Si nos coeurs ont brûlé en des jours exaltants

Emile Verhaeren 1855 (Sint-Amands) – 1916 (Rouen)



Si nos coeurs ont brûlé en des jours exaltants
D'une amour claire autant que haute,
L'âge aujourd'hui nous fait lâches et indulgents
Et paisibles devant nos fautes.

Tu ne nous grandis plus, ô jeune volonté,
Par ton ardeur non asservie,
Et c'est de calme doux et de pâle bonté
Que se colore notre vie.

Nous sommes au couchant de ton soleil, amour,
Et nous masquons notre faiblesse
Avec les mots banals et les pauvres discours
D'une vaine et lente sagesse.

Oh ! que nous serait triste et honteux l'avenir,
Si dans notre hiver et nos brumes
N'éclatait point, tel un flambeau, le souvenir
Des âmes fières que nous fûmes.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAA BCBC DAAA DADA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 628
Words 110
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Emile Verhaeren

Emile Verhaeren was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism. more…

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