by
Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
Fête de Bordeaux
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Le manège à vapeur regarde s'en aller
Interminablement le paquebot "Touraine"
Il donnerait tout l'or de sa gloire foraine
Pour défaire sur l'eau son voyage enroulé.
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The Festival in Bordeaux
Language: English  after the French (Français)
The steam tugboat regards the progress
of the interminably slow barge “Touraine”
It would give all the gold of its open air glory
To undo its coiled watery journey.
Translator's notes:
Line 3: "open air" - as in, an open air fairground environment
Line 4: "coiled" - tied down, i.e. connected to other ships
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