Paul Verlaine citáty
Paul Verlaine
Datum narození: 30. březen 1844
Datum úmrtí: 8. leden 1896
Paul Marie Verlaine [Verlén] byl francouzský básník, představitel prokletých básníků a symbolismu.
Citáty Paul Verlaine
„Falling tears in my heart,
Falling rain on the town.
Why this long ache,
A knife in my heart.“
— Paul Verlaine, One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine: A Bilingual Edition
"Il pleur dans mon cœur" line 1, from Romances sans paroles (1874); Sorrell p. 69
„White moon gleaming
Among trees,
From every branch
Sound rising into
Canopies.“
— Paul Verlaine
"La lune blanche", line 1, from La Bonne Chanson (1872); Sorrell p. 57
„Grip eloquence by the throat and squeeze
It to death. And while you're about it
You might corral that runaway, Rhyme,
Or you'll get Rhyme Without End, Amen.
Who will denounce that criminal, Rhyme?
Tone-deaf children or crazed foreigners
No doubt fashioned its paste jewellery,
Tinplate on top, hollow underneath.“
— Paul Verlaine
Line 21; Sorrell p. 125
„By far the worst pain
Is not to understand
Why without love or hate
My heart's full of pain.“
— Paul Verlaine
"Il pleur dans mon cœur" line 13, from Romances sans paroles (1874); Sorrell p. 71
„And so I leave
On cruel winds
Squalling
And gusting me
Like a dead leaf
Falling.“
— Paul Verlaine
"Chanson d'automne", line 13, from Poèmes saturniens (1866); Sorrell p. 27
„What have you done, you standing there
In floods of tears?
Tell me what you have done
With your young life?“
— Paul Verlaine
"Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit", line 13, from Sagesse (1880); Sorrell p. 111
„The long sobs of
The violins
Of autumn
Lay waste my heart
With monotones
Of boredom.“
— Paul Verlaine
"Chanson d'automne", line 1, from Poèmes saturniens (1866); Sorrell p. 24
„Let's hear the music first and foremost,
And that means no more one-two-one-twos…
Something more vague instead, something lighter
Dissolving in air, weightless as air.
When you choose your words, no need to search
In strict dictionaries for pinpoint
Definitions. Better the subtle
And heady Songs of Imprecision.“
— Paul Verlaine
Line 1; Sorrell p. 123
„Colour's forbidden, only Nuance!“
— Paul Verlaine
Line 14; Sorrell p. 125
