Tels que l'on vit jadis les enfants de la Terre

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



Tels que l'on vit jadis les enfants de la Terre
Plantés dessus les monts pour écheller les cieux,
Combattre main à main la puissance des dieux,
Et Jupiter contre eux, qui ses foudres desserre :

Puis tout soudainement renversés du tonnerre
Tomber deçà delà ces squadrons furieux,
La Terre gémissante, et le Ciel glorieux
D'avoir à son honneur achevé cette guerre :

Tel encore on a vu par-dessus les humains
Le front audacieux des sept coteaux romains
Lever contre le ciel son orgueilleuse face :

Et tels ores on voit ces champs déshonorés
Regretter leur ruine, et les dieux assurés
Ne craindre plus là-haut si effroyable audace.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBX BBB BBB
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 636
Words 106
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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