by
Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Une Sainte en son auréole
Language: French (Français)
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Une Sainte en son auréole,
Une Châtelaine en sa tour,
Tout ce que contient la parole
Humaine de grâce et d'amour.
La note d'or que fait entendre
[Un cor dans le lointain des bois]1 des bois,
Mariée à la fierté tendre
Des nobles Dames d'autrefois;
Avec cela le charme insigne
D'un frais sourire triomphant
Éclos [de]2 candeurs de cygne
Et des rougeurs de femme-enfant;
Des aspects nacrés, blancs et roses,
Un doux accord patricien:
Je vois, j'entends toutes ces choses
Dans son nom Carlovingien.
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1 Fauré: "Le cor dans les lointains"
2 Fauré: "dans les"
Note: Verlaine's young fiancee was named Mathilde, a name of Germanic origin. The Germanic dynasty known as the Carolingian included Charlemagne, and is closely associated with a great artistic flowering.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Una santa en la seva aurèola", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Shawn Thuris) , "A saint within her halo", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "A saint enhaloed", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Didier Pelat
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 86
Una santa en la seva aurèola
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the French (Français)
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Una santa en la seva aurèola,
una castellana a la seva torre,
tot el que conté la paraula
humana de gràcia i d’amor.
La nota d’or que fa sentir
el corn a les llunyanies del bosc,
casada amb la tendra altivesa
de les nobles dames d’antany;
amb això, l’encís insigne
d’un fresc somriure triomfant
desclòs en el candor d’un cigne
i el rubor de dona-infant;
aspectes nacrats, blancs i roses,
una dolça aristocràtica harmonia:
jo veig, sento totes aquestes coses
en el seu nom carolingi.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 85