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10. Here it is translated to English, if that helps:

Sat May 11, 2013, 04:34 AM

May 2013

Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)

He cries in my heart

He cries in my heart
As it rains on the city;
What is this languor
That penetrates my heart?

O sweet sound of rain
The ground and on the roofs!
For a heart in pain,
Oh the song of the rain!

He cries for no reason
In this heart that sickens.
What! no treason? ...
This mourning is no reason.

This is the worst pain
Why do
Without love and hate
My heart has so much pain!

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can someone please help translate this?? [View all] orleans May 2013 OP

My ancient French gives me this: CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #1

thanks peggy--that makes more sense (i suppose) n/t orleans May 2013 #2

Yes, Paul Verlaine elleng May 2013 #4

Great links, thanks, elleng. Ptah May 2013 #5

You're welcome, Ptah. elleng May 2013 #6

Late, Ptah, elleng May 2013 #21

thank you! n/t orleans May 2013 #8

I get: "He cries in my heart as it rains on the city." Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #7

thank you. n/t orleans May 2013 #9

Here it is translated to English, if that helps: Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #10

His 'Chansons d'automme' was used as code for the Call Me Wesley May 2013 #11

that is cool. Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #12

wonder if Paul wrote it to/about Arthur Rimbaud? Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #13

That could easily been. Call Me Wesley May 2013 #14

sounds like it, I think. yes. Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #15

Seems like it's getting summer here. Call Me Wesley May 2013 #17

In French, the words for rain and cry are very similar DFW May 2013 #16

Oui, elleng May 2013 #18

C'est �a DFW May 2013 #19

Oui, comme ca beaucoups! elleng May 2013 #20