La mer
Language:
French
O mer, sinistre mer, que la bise d'automne
Secoue et fait claquer ainsi qu'un vain lambeau;
O mer, joyeuse mer, magnifique manteau
Qu'agraffe le soleil aux flancs nus de Latone1;
O mer, sinistre mer, dont les gémissements
Troublent l'esprit nocturne attardé sur les grèves.
O mer, joyeuse mer, qui pour bercer les rêves
As des bruits de baisers et des frémissements;
O mer, sinistre mer, pleine de funérailles,
O mer, joyeuse mer, qui peuple un flot vivant;
La vie avec la mort en toi semblent s'unir
Pour féconder tes profondes entrailles;
Puisque sans te lasser l'âpre travail du vent
Engloutit dans tes flancs de charnelles semailles.
O mer, sinistre mer, pleinde de funérailles,
O mer, joyeuse mer, qui peuple un flot vivant!
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1 In Roman mythology, Latone was the mother of Apollo and Diana through Jupiter. Juno pursued Latone in revenge, but Neptune took her under his protection, creating the island of Delos for her to live on with her children.
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