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Translation
Tomorrow, at dawn
Tomorrow at dawn, when the countryside whitens,
I will leave. You see, I know you’re waiting for me.
I will go through the forests, I will go by the mountain.
I cannot stay away from you any longer.
I will walk with my eyes fixed on my thoughts,
Not seeing anything outside, not hearing any noise,
Alone, unknown, back bent, hands crossed,
Sad, and the day for me will be like the night.
I will not look at the gold evening falling,
Nor at the far off boats sailing towards Harfleur,
And when I arrive, I will put on your grave
A bunch of green holly and heather in bloom.
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Valeriu Raut on 2014-04-03
Valeriu Raut on 2014-04-03Last edited by Valeriu Raut on 2020-04-29
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Comments
Jadis Valeriu Raut
Thu, 24/12/2020 - 12:52
Vous avez raison.
Je ne suis pas un poète.
Mais vous pouvez concevoir et publier une version poétique anglaise.
Meilleurs voeux de fin d'année.
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About translator
It's a poem by Victor Hugo, a masterpiece of French literature. Only three stanzas: the morning, the day and the evening. The author let us think he will meet the woman he loves. He knows she is waiting for him. Then, why is he sad?
Only in the last two verses we find out why: he will visit the woman's grave.
In fact, Léopoldine, Victor Hugo’s daughter, drowned with her husband. Their boat capsized in the meanderings of Seine river, by Villequier.
The tragedy happened in 1843, when she was 19 and newly married.