Le Bassin rose

Henri de Regnier 1864 (Honfleur) – 1936 (Paris)



Si le jet d’eau s’est tu dans la vasque, si l’or
De la statue en pleurs au centre du bassin
S’écaille sur la hanche et rougit sur le sein,
Si le porphyre rose en l’onde saigne encor ;

C’est que tout, alentour, s’engourdit et s’endort
D’avoir été charmant, mystérieux et vain,
Et que l’Écho muet dans l’ombre tend la main
Au Silence à genoux auprès de l’Amour mort.

L’allée est inquiète où l’on ne passe plus ;
La terre peu à peu s’éboule du talus ;
La porte attend la clef, le portique attend l’hôte,

Et le Temps, qui survit à ce qu’il a été
Et se retrouve toujours tel qu’il s’est quitté,
Fait l’eau trop anxieuse et les roses trop hautes.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

36 sec read
109

Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXA BCCB DDB BBD
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 692
Words 121
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Henri de Regnier

Henri-François-Joseph de Régnier was a French symbolist poet, considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century. more…

All Henri de Regnier poems | Henri de Regnier Books

0 fans

Discuss the poem Le Bassin rose with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Le Bassin rose" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/17188/le-bassin-rose>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    March 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    7
    hours
    4
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Which poet is known for writing "Ode to a Nightingale"?
    A Percy Bysshe Shelley
    B John Keats
    C Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    D William Wordsworth