by
Louis-Alexandre Fortoul (1870 - 1948), as Ludovic Fortolis
Chanson de neige
Language: French (Français)
Ô neige, blanche neige
Qui fais l'horizon gris,
Pourquoi te sourirai-je?
Pourquoi te sourirai-je,
Si tu ne me souris?
Nos illusions éperdues
Tombent comme tes papillons
Et virevoltent sous la nue,
À l'heure où nous nous éveillons.
Elles dansent comme des folles,
À la moindre note du vent,
Mais s'abattent, tristes et molles,
Pour fondre, pour fondre lamentablement.
Ô neige, blanche neige
Qui fais l'horizon gris,
Pourquoi te sourirai-je?
Pourquoi te sourirai-je,
Si tu ne me souris?
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- ENG English (Beth Neuerburg) , "Song of snow", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Beth Neuerburg
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 77
Song of snow
Language: English after the French (Français)
Oh snow, white snow
That makes the horizon gray,
Why do I smile at you?
Why do I smile at you,
If you do not smile upon me?
Our overwhelming illusions
Fall like your butterflies
And twirl beneath the cloud,
At the hour when we wake.
They dance like fools,
At the least touch of wind,
But they fall, sad and soft,
To melt, to melt lamentably.
Oh snow, white snow
That makes the horizon gray,
Why do I smile at you?
Why do I smile at you,
If you do not smile upon me?
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 95
