Chansons pour elle

by Paul Verlaine

Compagne savoureuse et bonne
À qui j’ai confié le soin
Définitif de ma personne,
Toi mon dernier, mon seul témoin,
Viens çà, chère, que je te baise,
Que je t’embrasse long et fort,
Mon cœur près de ton cœur bat d’aise
Et d’amour pour jusqu’à la mort :
Aime-moi,
Car, sans toi,
Rien ne puis,
Rien ne suis.

Genres: Poetry

58 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1891

About the author

Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.

Despite Rimbaud admiring his poetry, these poets had a stormy affair which led to Verlaine's incarceration after shooting Rimbaud. This incident indirectly preceded his re-conversion to Roman Catholicism.

Verlaine's last years were particularly marked by alcoholism, drug addiction and poverty.

His poems have inspired many composers, such as Chopin, Fauré and Poldowski.

Art Poétique describes his decadent style and alludes to the relevance of nuances and veils in poetry.

Reviews

[Ivanko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nemam sreće sa ženama
i u svome muškom vijeku
uvijek nađoh takvu neku
i svadljivu i bez srama.

Svadljivost i mene mori,
prgav sam i srdžbi vičan,
u svemu sam njima sličan,
ako nisam još i gori.


7.8/10

I.J.

[simon :3 · Rating 2 out of 5]

« Mais j’adore le désordre de tes cheveux. »