Divins esprits, dont la poudreuse cendre

Joachim du Bellay 1525 (Liré) – 1560 (Paris)



Divins esprits, dont la poudreuse cendre
Gît sous le faix de tant de murs couverts,
Non votre los, qui vif par vos beaux vers
Ne se verra sous la terre descendre,

Si des humains la voix se peut étendre
Depuis ici jusqu'au fond des enfers,
Soient à mon cri les abîmes ouverts
Tant que d'abas vous me puissiez entendre.

Trois fois cernant sous le voile des cieux
De vos tombeaux le tour dévotieux,
A haute voix trois fois je vous appelle :

J'invoque ici votre antique fureur,
En cependant que d'une sainte horreur
Je vais chantant votre gloire plus belle.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBA BBC AAC
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 553
Words 101
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Joachim du Bellay

Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade. more…

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