Promenade

Henri de Regnier 1864 (Honfleur) – 1936 (Paris)



Sur l’eau verte, bleue ou grise,
Des canaux et du canal,
Nous avons couru Venise
De Saint-Marc à l’Arsenal.

Au vent vif de la lagune
Qui l’oriente à son gré
J’ai vu tourner ta Fortune,
O Dogana di Mare !

Souffle de l’Adriatique,
Brise molle ou sirocco,
Tant pis, si son doigt m’indique
La Cà d’Or ou San Rocco !

La gondole nous balance
Sous le felze, et, de sa main,
Le fer coupe le silence
Qui dormait dans l’air marin.

Le soleil chauffe les dalles
Sur le quai des Esclavons ;
Tes détours et tes dédales,
Venise, nous les savons !

L’eau luit ; le marbre s’ébrèche ;
Les rames se font écho
Quand on passe à l’ombre fraîche
Du Palais Rezzonico.
  

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EEEE FCFC AAXA GXGE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 662
Words 119
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Henri de Regnier

Henri-François-Joseph de Régnier was a French symbolist poet, considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century. more…

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