by
James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
Of that so sweet imprisonment
Language: English
Of that so sweet imprisonment
My soul, dearest, is fain --
Soft arms that woo me to relent
And woo me to detain.
Ah, could they ever hold me there
Gladly were I a prisoner!
Dearest, through interwoven arms
By love made tremulous,
That night allures me where alarms
Nowise may trouble us;
But sleep to dreamier sleep be wed
Where soul with soul lies prisoned.
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De ce si doux emprisonnement
Language: French (Français) after the English
De ce si doux emprisonnement
Mon âme, très chère, est désireuse --
De doux bras qui cherchent à me plaire
Et à me retenir.
Ah, s'ils pouvaient toujours me tenir là
Heureux je serais leur prisonnier !
Très chère, à travers les bras entrelacés
Par l'amour rendus tremblants,
Cette nuit m'attire où les alarmes
Ne pourront nous troubler ;
Mais le sommeil se marie à un sommeil plein de rêves
Où l'âme reste prisonnière avec l'âme.
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Word count: 73