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Black Widow
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DES GAGES D’AMOUR
Tu m’as donné une bague d’or
Une bague d’or pour mon nez
Tu m’as donné un bracelet d’argent
Menotte pour mon poignet
Tu m’as donné un rang de perles
Un nœud coulant pour mon cou
Tu m’as donné ton nom de famille
Et tu m’as retiré mon tout
Si je te rends ton nom de famille
La bague, et les autres bijoux
Si je te rends le rang de perles
Et mets mon corps à nu …
Tu me rendras mes choses précieuses ?
Ma vie, mon esprit perdu ?
Si tu rends à moi, moi-même
Je rendrai à toi, mon tout.
IG
LOVE TOKENS
You gave to me a ring of gold
A ring of gold for my nose,
You gave me a bracelet of silver
A shackle for my wrist
You gave to me a string of pearls
A noose around my neck,
You gave to me your family name
And took away my all
If I give you back your name
The ring, and other jewels,
If I give you back the pearls
And strip my body naked …
Will you return my precious things?
My life, my spirit lost?
Give me back myself
And I’ll give to you my all.
IG
Very powerful and poignant poem, Isobel... sort of a Feminist Hymn.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sally! Next time I'll post a poem I originally wrote in English, so that it'll have the added element of rhyme...
ReplyDeleteShe’s got everything she needs
ReplyDeleteShe’s an artist, she don’t look back
She’s got everything she needs
She’s an artist, she don’t look back
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
And paint the daytime black