Comme le marinier, que le cruel orage

Joachim du Bellay 1525 (Liré) – 1560 (Paris)



Comme le marinier, que le cruel orage
A longtemps agité dessus la haute mer,
Ayant finalement à force de ramer
Garanti son vaisseau du danger du naufrage,

Regarde sur le port, sans plus craindre la rage
Des vagues ni des vents, les ondes écumer ;
Et quelqu'autre bien loin, au danger d'abîmer,
En vain tendre les mains vers le front du rivage :

Ainsi, mon cher Morel, sur le port arrêté,
Tu regardes la mer, et vois en sûreté
De mille tourbillons son onde renversée :

Tu la vois jusqu'au ciel s'élever bien souvent,
Et vois ton Du Bellay à la merci du vent
Assis au gouvernail dans une nef percée,

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXA ABBA CXC CXC
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 604
Words 110
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Joachim du Bellay

Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade. more…

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