Le dernier adieu
Rene Francois Armand Prudhomme 1839 (Paris) – 1907 (Châtenay-Malabry)
Quand l'être cher vient d'expirer,
On sent obscurément la perte,
On ne peut pas encor pleurer :
La mort présente déconcerte ;
Et ni le lugubre drap noir,
Ni le dies irae farouche,
Ne donnent forme au désespoir :
La stupeur clôt l'âme et la bouche.
Incrédule à son propre deuil,
On regarde au fond de la tombe,
Sans rien comprendre à ce cercueil
Sonnant sous la terre qui tombe.
C'est aux premiers regards portés,
En famille, autour de la table,
Sur les sièges plus écartés,
Que se fait l'adieu véritable.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB ACAC DEDE FDFD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 512 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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