251. Chanson d'Automne by Paul Verlaine

Published: June 6, 2008, 6:06 a.m.

b"Verlaine read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\n http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n \\n ---------------------------------------------\\n \\n Chanson d'Automne\\n by Paul Verlaine\\n \\n In French\\n \\n Les sanglots longs \\n Des violons \\n De l'automne \\n Blessent mon c\\u0153ur \\n D'une langueur \\n Monotone. \\n \\n Tout suffocant \\n Et bl\\xeame, quand \\n Sonne l'heure, \\n Je me souviens \\n Des jours anciens \\n Et je pleure \\n \\n Et je m'en vais \\n Au vent mauvais \\n Qui m'emporte \\n De\\xe7\\xe0, del\\xe0, \\n Pareil \\xe0 la \\n Feuille morte\\n \\n \\n In English\\n \\n The long sobs \\n of autumn's \\n violins \\n wound my heart \\n with a monotonous \\n languor. \\n \\n Wholly breathless \\n and pale, When \\n the clock strikes,\\n I remember \\n the old days,\\n And I weep.\\n \\n And I set off \\n in the ill wind\\n that carries me \\n here and there,\\n Like \\n a dead leaf.\\n \\n \\n \\n For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n \\n To be notified of new postings, and to receive some extra, short text about each poetry reading, join the mailing list.\\n \\n Reading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008"