Léda

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



Au centre du bassin où le marbre arrondi
Entoure une onde léthargique qui tressaille
D’une ride qu’y fait, de son bec qui l’entaille,
Un cygne se mirant à son miroir verdi,

Elle cambre son corps qu’une attente roidit ;
Son pied nu touche l’eau que son orteil éraille,
Et sa langueur s’accoude à la rude rocaille,
Et son geste s’étire au métal engourdi.

Les cygnes nonchalants qui nagent autour d’elle
Approchent de la Nymphe et la frôlent de l’aile
Et caressent ses flancs de leurs cols onduleux ;

Et le bronze anxieux dans l’eau qui le reflète
Semble encor palpiter de l’amour fabuleux
Qui jusqu’en son sommeil trouble sa chair muette.
  

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

33 sec read
72

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBA BBC ACA
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 665
Words 111
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 Léda 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

    "Léda" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/17204/léda>.

    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!

    More poems by

    Henri de Regnier

    »

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    11
    days
    19
    hours
    55
    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?

    »
    A poem in which the first letters of each line spell a word is called _______.
    A a sestina
    B an acrostic
    C an ode
    D a haiku