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    A French Poem called “Le Printemps” or “Springtime”

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    A French Poem called “Le Printemps” or “Springtime”

    Sunday, March 19th, 2006

    I asked Monique of Mama Lisa’s World en français, if she could recommend any well-known French songs or poems about the Spring. She wrote:

    Here is a poem we often teach the students, called Le Printemps by Théophile Gautier (1811 – 1872)…

    Le Printemps
    par Théophile Gautier

    Regardez les branches
    Comme elles sont blanches,
    Il neige des fleurs.

    Riant de la pluie
    Le soleil essuie
    les saules en pleurs.

    Et le ciel reflète
    Dans la violette
    Ses pures couleurs…

    La mouche ouvre l’aile
    Et la demoiselle
    Aux prunelles d’or,
    Au corset de guêpe
    Dépliant son crêpe,
    A repris l’essor.

    L’eau gaiement babille,
    Le goujon frétille
    Un printemps encore !

    Monique and I prepared this English translation for you…

    Springtime
    By Théophile Gautier

    Look at the boughs,
    How white they are,
    It’s snowing flowers!

    Scoffing at the rain,
    The sun dries
    The weepy willow.

    And the sky reflects
    In the violets
    Its pure colors…

    The fly opens its wings
    And the dragonfly
    With the golden pupils,
    And the wasp-like corset,
    Unfolding its silky wings,
    Has resumed its flight.

    The water happily babbles,
    The tiny fish wriggles
    It’s Springtime again!

    Come visit the Mama Lisa’s World France page for French children’s songs with their English translations and…

    Mama Lisa’s World en français for children’s songs around the world with their French translations.

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    Posted in Countries & Cultures, France, French, French Poems, Languages, Le Printemps, Poems about Spring, Poetry, Poetry about the Seasons, Poetry about the Weather, Théophile Gautier | 14 Comments »

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