Qu'est Qu'il Dit'

Charles Kingsley 1819 – 1875



Espion aile de la jeune amante
De l'ombre des palmiers pourquoi ce cri?
Laisse en paix le beau garcon plaider et vaincre-
Pourquoi, pourquoi demander 'Qu'est qu'il dit?'

'Qu'est qu'il dit?' Ce que tu dis toi-meme
Chaque mois de ce printemps eternel;
Ce que disent les papillons qui s'entre-baisent,
Ce que dit tout bel jeun etre a toute belle.

Importun! Attende quelques lustres:
Quand les souvenirs 1'emmeneront ici-
Mere, grand'mere, pale, lasse, et fidele,
Demande mais doucement-'Et le vieillard,
Qu'est qu'il dit?'

Trinidad, January 10, 1870

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA XCAC DDCAA A
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 541
Words 91
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5, 1

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