It’s always nice to celebrate the season with a poem. Here’s a French piece about Autumn by Théodore de Banville (1823 – 1891). You can read it below, while listening along with the recording, followed by an English translation…
MP3 of L’AutomneL’Automne
Sois le bienvenu, rouge Automne,
Accours dans ton riche appareil,
Embrase le coteau vermeil
Que la vigne pare et festonne.
Père, tu rempliras la tonne
Qui nous verse le doux sommeil ;
Sois le bienvenu, rouge Automne,
Accours dans ton riche appareil.
Déjà la Nymphe qui s’étonne,
Blanche de la nuque à l’orteil,
Rit aux chants ivres de soleil
Que le gai vendangeur entonne.
Sois le bienvenu, rouge Automne.
Autumn
Welcome, red autumn,
Hurry in your rich apparel,
Set ablaze the ruby hillside
That the grapevine embellishes and adorns.
Father, you’ll fill the cask
That makes us sleep sweetly.
Welcome, red autumn,
Hurry in your rich apparel.
Already the Nymph who’s surprised,
White from neck to toe,
Laughs at the sun-drunk songs
That the merry grape-picker chants
Welcome, red autumn.
Translated by Lisa and Monique
Recorded by Monique
Photo by Lisa
Enjoy the season!
Mama Lisa
Monique Palomares works with me on the French and Spanish versions of Mama Lisa’s World.
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2 Responses to “French Fall Poem called "Automne" with an MP3 Recording”
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July 18th, 2019 at 4:52 am
Please send me the mp3 french poem
September 22nd, 2019 at 1:53 pm
Thank you very much for your translation c: