Russia is waging a disgraceful war on Ukraine. Stand With Ukraine!
Le Guide Suprême (English translation)
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Le Guide Suprême
C’est un pâle voyou, un seigneur illusoire,
Qui ourdit en secret ses complots souterrains.
D’un immense pays il s’est fait le parrain ;
Il lui faut le pouvoir, et le gaz, et la gloire.
Pour lui, bien sûr, le droit des gens est accessoire ;
Pour des millions d’entre eux il est seul souverain.
On l’écoute, on l’encense, on le hait, on le craint,
Il berce le troupeau par des chants de victoire.
Ses rivaux balayés, il se prend pour un Dieu ;
La guerre et sa rumeur lui paraissent piquantes
– Maladive obsession, chez les tyrans fréquente.
Et pour faire aboutir ses projets ambitieux,
Encourageant ses chiens en agitant les rênes,
Il rêve désormais d’assujettir l’Ukraine.
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Jadis on Thu, 27/01/2022 - 09:19
Jadis on Thu, 27/01/2022 - 09:19
English translationEnglish (poetic)
The Supreme Ruler
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A bully beyond the pale 1, master of illusion,
Weaving his web of plots in secret.
The Godfather of the land largesse, if in debt,
His needs are power, glory, gas - lest there be any confusion.
For him, the rights of others - nonessential accessory
For millions of minions, he is the only sovereign,
Followed, praised, hated, and feared under his reign,
A herd is marching to the tunes of victory.
Rivals stricken, he fancies himself a deity:
The rumors of the war to him particularly piquant
– A sick obsession, commonly observed in a tyrant.
To see his ambitions though true to his personality,
He lets the dogs of war off the leash with fire, sword, and famine 2,
And dreams of yet another subjugation - this time, of Ukraine.
- 1. lit. Petty thug. I used “beyond the pale” noun: an area or the limits within which one is privileged or protected (as from censure)
E.G.: conduct that was beyond the pale - 2. lit. yanks his dogs reins
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Ce poème est bâti sur les rimes d'un sonnet de José-Maria de Heredia, L'Oubli.
Toute ressemblance avec une personne existante ne saurait être qu'une malheureuse coïncidence.