Saturday, 25 June 2022

Marie Dauguet: 'Plonge mon âme moribonde'


 

Plonge mon âme moribonde

 

Plonge mon âme moribonde,

Au cœur las des forêts profondes,

Que tout désir s’anéantisse,

Que tout feu perfide périsse,

Et que s’ouvre muet blanc

(Car la première neige tombe

A travers l'âme qui succombe)

Le gouffre moëlleux du néant.

 

 

Plunge now my soul marked by death’s dart

 

Plunge now my soul marked by death’s dart

Into the forests’ weary heart,

May all desire dissolve to air,

All fire unfaithful perish there,

And, mutely white, the void unfolds

(As the first snow of winter comes

Across the soul which soon succumbs)

While its vast, soft abyss takes hold.

 

 

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