Vois le sort qui m’amène au pays du déni
(Poème écrit sous la forme de Sonnet Occitan, traduit en anglais ci-dessous ou ici)
20 mai 2016

Me vois-tu là œuvrer préparer le départ
Eriger mes flambeaux en vue d’un long voyage
Tu peux lors admirer le summum de mon art
De tanner oripeaux en un immense voilage
Le départ va sonner trois petits tours et un quart
Vois préparer les eaux insondable barrage
Miroir pour se mirer traversée de l’écart
Estampillés les sceaux de mon royal plumage
Je perce les flancs serrés d’un rideau de combats
Tréteaux blafards d’une scène où l’on vit l’ennemi
Coups en corps par milliers inlassables soldats
Vois le sort qui m’amène au pays du déni
Qui me fait retourner au ciel de mes abats
Où j’enfante Roi mécène Dieu des deux mondes béni
Lecture du poème:

Je m’en vais – Miossec
Brest – Miossec
La Grande Marée – Miossec
See the fate that brings me to land of denial
(translation of a Sonnet written in french in Occitan Sonnet format. See original above or here)
20 May 2016

Do you see me at work preparing departure
Erecting my torches for a very long trip
You can now admire the pinnacle of art
In tanning all the rags into an immense sail
The departure will ring three small rounds and quarter
See prepare the waters in unfathomable wall
Mirror to see oneself, the crossing of the gap
Well stamped are now my seals of royal heritage
I pierce through the tight flanks of curtain of combat
Pale trestles of a scene where we live enemy
Shots in body thousands from the tireless soldiers
See the fate that brings me to land of denial
That makes me return to heaven of my innards
I give forth King patron God of both worlds blessed
Reading of the poem:

Death is the road to awe – Clint Mansell
Xibalba – Clint Mansell
Stay with me – Clint Mansell
I struggled with this one. An analogy for the dying refugees?
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How very insightful of you Derrick! That problem was on my mind but as it so happens we are all somehow refugees as well, just wanting to go home
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Phew 🙂
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😀
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Beautiful poem!
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Thank you Blair
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You’re welcome Geetha! 🙂
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🙂
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