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by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)

Son bras droit, dans un geste aimable de...
Language: French (Français) 
Son bras droit, dans un geste aimable de douceur,
Repose autour du cou de la petite soeur,
Et son bras gauche suit le rythme de la jupe.
A coup sûr une idée agréable l'occupe,
Car ses yeux si francs, car sa bouche qui sourit,
Témoignent d'une joie intime avec esprit.
Oh ! sa pensée exquise et fine, quelle est-elle ?
Toute mignonne, tout aimable, et toute belle,
Pour ce portrait, son goût infaillible a choisi
La pose la plus simple et la meilleure aussi :
Debout, le regard droit, en cheveux ; et sa robe
Est longue juste assez pour qu'elle ne dérobe
Qu'à moitié sous ses plis jaloux le bout charmant
D'un pied malicieux imperceptiblement.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 9, first published 1870 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 112

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