Chanson
Henri de Regnier 1864 (Honfleur) – 1936 (Paris)
J’ai fleuri l’ombre odorante
Et j’ai parfumé la nuit
De la senteur expirante
De ces roses d’aujourd’hui.
En elles se continue,
Pétale à pétale, un peu
Du charme de t’avoir vue
Les cueillir toutes en feu.
Est-ce moi, si ce sont elles ?
Tout change et l’on cherche en vain
A faire une heure éternelle
D’un instant qui fut divin ;
Mais tant qu’elles sont vivantes
De ce qui reste de lui
Respire l’ombre odorante
De ces roses d’aujourd’hui.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aaaB cxcx dxec deaB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 459 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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