by
Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Âne ou vache coq ou cheval
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG GER LIT
Âne ou vache coq ou cheval
Jusqu'à la peau d'un violon
Homme chanteur un seul oiseau
Danseur agile avec sa femme
Couple trempé dans son printemps
L'or de l'herbe le plomb du ciel
Séparés par les flammes bleues
De la santé de la rosée
Le sang s'irise le coeur tinte
Un couple le premier reflet
Et dans un souterrain de neige
La vigne opulente dessine
Un visage aux lèvres de lune
Qui n'a jamais dormi la nuit.
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Marc Chagall", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Julia Henning) , "Marc Chagall", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 77
Marc Chagall
Language: English  after the French (Français)
An ass or a cow, a rooster or a horse,
even the skin of a violin,
a man singing, a single bird,
an agile dancer with his wife,
a couple soaked in their springtime.
Golden grass and leaden sky
separated by the blue flames
of health and of dew.
Blood grows iridescent, hearts are ringing.
A couple, the first reflection.
And in a tunnel of snow
the abundant vine sketches
a moon-lipped face
that has never slept all night.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 79