by
Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
Bonne d'enfant
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Técla: notre âge d'or. Pipe, Carnot, Joffre.
J'offre à toute personne ayant des névralgies...
Girafe. Noce. Un bonjour de Gustave.
Ave Maria de Gounod, Rosière,
Air de Mayol, Touring Club, Phonographe.
Affiche, crime en couleurs. Piano mécanique,
Nick Carter; C'est du joli!
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité.
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Bonne d'enfant", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 45
Bonne d'enfant
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Técla: our golden age. Pipe, Carnot, Joffre.
I offer to everyone who has neuralgia…
Giraffe. Wedding. A hello from Gustave.
Ave Maria by Gounod, Rosière,
Air by Mayol, Touring Club, Phonograph.
Poster, crime in full color. Mechanical piano,
Nick Carter; it’s cute!
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
Translator's notes: Many lines end with the same letters that begin the following lines: Gust
ave,
Ave Maria. This technique is also used for the titles of the collections: Nar
bonne,
Bonne d’enfant. Nick Carter was the main character in a popular American detective serial.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 45