Sea Song of the Exiles
Victor Marie Hugo 1802 (Besançon) – 1885 (Paris)
Dear land, farewell!
Waves surge and swell.
Dear land, farewell, --
Blue sky!
Farewell, white cot whence the ripe grapes fall,
Gold blooms that bask on the mossy wall!
Dear land, farewell!
Hill, plain, and dell!
Dear land, farewell, --
Blue sky!
Dear land, farewell!
Waves surge and swell.
Dear land, farewell, --
Blue sky!
Farewell, betrothed, with the pure, pale brow;
'Neath sombre heaven dark billows we plough.
Dear land, farewell!
In thee our loves dwell;
Dear land, farewell, --
Blue sky!
Dear land, farewell!
Waves surge and swell.
Dear land, farewell, --
Blue sky!
Our eyes, whose tears all brightness blot,
Leave the dark wave for a darker lot!
Dear land, farewell!
In our heart's a knell.
Dear land, farewell, --
Blue sky!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAAB cc AaAB AAAB dd AaAB AAAB ee AaAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 720 |
Words | 127 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4 |
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