Souriant comme Scents do not make his nostrils quiver. Un soldat jeune, bouche ouverte, tête nue,Et la nuque baignant dans le frais cresson bleu,Dort; il est étendu dans l’herbe, sous la nue,Pâle dans son lit vert où la lumière pleut. C’est un trou de verdure, où chante une rivièreAccrochant follement aux herbes des haillonsD’argent; où le soleil, de la montagne fière,Luit: c’est un petit val qui mousse de rayons. Tranquille. Its silver tatters clinging madly to the grass; A young soldier, his mouth open, his head bare,And the nape of his neck bathing in cool blue watercress,Is sleeping; he is stretched out on the grass, under the skies,Pale in his green bed where the light falls like rain. Il a deux trous rouges au côté droit. Nature, hold him close and rock him: he is cold. Souriant comme Il a deux trous rouges au côté droit. D'argent ; où le soleil, de la montagne fière, His feet among the flags, he is sleeping. I love this poem. Il a deux trous rouges au côté droit. Rimbaud did not have to say that the soldier had two bullet holes in his side; he could easily have said one, or three… but two holes reminds me of Christ’s wounds in his hands when he was nailed to the cross. Les pieds dans les glaïeuls, il dort. Includes dialog, study guide and full transcript + translations, 1- “Le Dormeur du Val” d’Arthur Rimbaud – French Poem, 2- English Translation of the French Poem. Et la nuque baignant dans le frais cresson bleu, Nature, berce-le chaudement : il a froid. Nature, berce-le chaudement : il a froid. Il a deux trous rouges au côté droit. Dort ; il est étendu dans l'herbe sous la nue, My final thought is this: I feel that the image of the two red holes in the soldier’s right side are reminiscent of Christ’s wounds upon the cross. Experience how different and efficient our method is. Sourirait un enfant malade, il fait un somme : Souriant comme Sourirait un enfant malade, il fait un somme : Nature, berce-le chaudement : il a froid. Les parfums ne font pas frissonner sa narine; Il dort dans le soleil, la main sur sa poitrine Tranquille. A young soldier, mouth open, head bare,  Il dort dans le soleil, la main sur sa poitrine And this image reinforces that of an innocent victim, sacrificed for the pride of a nation (that proud mountain. For this is certainly a boy; the innocence of the soldier is very much made evident in this poem, as he smiles as “a sick child would smile”, and with his hand on his chest. Les parfums ne font pas frissonner sa narine ; Les parfums ne font pas frissonner sa narine ; Il dort dans le soleil, la main sur sa poitrine Tranquille. Accrochant follement aux herbes des haillons Images of nature seem to be very important in this poem. The image of the light raining upon him evokes, for me, an image of nature mourning the dead boy. Chest. Les pieds dans les glaïeuls, il dort. HALLOWEEN SALE – 20% OFF ALL AUDIOBOOKS ENDS NOV 4th. It is therefore possible that the scene described in the poem is a real scene. Il a deux trous rouges au [...] - Arthur Rimbaud Dort ; il est étendu dans l’herbe, sous la nue, Luit : c’est un petit val qui mousse de rayons. Les parfums ne font pas frissonner sa narine ; Il dort dans le soleil, la main sur sa poitrine Tranquille. Shines: it is a little valley frothing with sunbeams. As always, it is so hard to translate something as language-specific as a poem, but I wanted to have a go. Feet in the gladiolas, he is sleeping.Smiling likeA sick child would smile, he takes a nap:Nature, rock him warmly: he is cold. Pâle dans son lit vert où la lumière pleut. Based on my students' goals and needs, I've created unique downloadable French audiobooks focussing on French like it's spoken today, for all levels. A sick child would smile, he is dozing: He is sleeping in the sun, his hand on his calm Il a deux trous rouges au côté droit. Les parfums ne font pas frissonner sa narine;Il dort dans le soleil, la main sur sa poitrine,Tranquille. Il dort dans le soleil, la main sur sa poitrine, In his right side, he has two red holes. Where the sun, of the proud mountain, Un soldat jeune, bouche ouverte, tête nue, Les pieds dans les glaïeuls, il dort. Sourirait un enfant malade, il fait un somme : Available for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows. Smiling as C’est un trou de verdure où chante une rivière, Tranquille. Si vous souhaitez voir vos artistes préférés sur scène, nous vous proposons également un service de billetterie en ligne pour l'achat de vos places de concerts, Découvrez notre sélection de chanson pour garder de la bonne humeur pendant le confinement ! Et la nuque baignant dans le frais cresson bleu, Arthur Rimbaud. Les parfums ne font pas frissonner sa narine ; Il dort dans le soleil, la main sur sa poitrine, Tranquille. C'est un trou de verdure où chante une rivière And his neck bathing in the cool blue cuckooflower, Also, the mentioning of his feet being among the flags, brings with it the idea of patriotism and sacrifice. It’s a green hollow, where a river is singingCrazily hanging on the grasses ragsOf silver; where the sun, from the proud mountain,Is shinning: it’s a little valley bubbling with sunlight. Luit : c'est un petit val qui mousse de rayons. Pale in his green bed where the light rains upon him. To me, these descriptions bring to mind the idea of a proud nation (the mountain) and the young soldiers of that nation (the river) clinging madly to the grass just as young men flung into war cling madly to their lives as they struggle to survive the war imposed upon them by the politicians. D’argent ; où le soleil, de la montagne fière, This poem is part of my “Easy French Poetry” audiobooks : enunciated and natural recordings of famous French poems + explanations in easy French + transcript with the English translation.

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