ART & Thoughts
Paul Eluard
Alphaville – Capital of pain, Paul Eluard poems
Anna Karina, the Danish-born actress who became a symbol of the French New Wave in Jean Luc Godard’s 1960s films, died on Saturday in Paris. She was 79. In Jean-Luc Godard’s futuristic detective movie Alphaville (1965) there is a famous scene in which Natacha (Anna Karina) recites some lines of poetry. She is holding a copy of … Continue reading
The Absence by Paul Eluard / Gabriele Münter
I speak to you across cities I speak to you across plains My mouth is upon your pillow Both faces of the walls come meeting My voice discovering you I speak to you of eternity O cities memories of cities Cities wrapped in our desires Cities come early cities come lately Cities strong and cities … Continue reading
The Beloved : Paul Eluard – Peter Seelig
She is standing on my eyelids And her hair is wound in mine, She has the form of my hands, She has the colour of my eyes, She is swallowed by my shadow Like a stone against the sky. Her eyes are always open And will not let me sleep. Her dreams in broad daylight … Continue reading
I love You – Paul Eluard / Peter Seelig
Je t’aime Je t’aime pour toutes les femmes que je n’ai pas connues Je t’aime pour tous les temps où je n’ai pas vécu Pour l’odeur du grand large et l’odeur du pain chaud Pour la neige qui fond pour les premières fleurs Pour les animaux purs que l’homme n’effraie pas Je t’aime pour aimer … Continue reading
Air Vif – Paul Eluard
J’ai regardé devant moi Dans la foule je t’ai vue Parmi les blés je t’ai vue Sous un arbre je t’ai vue Au bout de tous mes voyages Au fond de tous mes tourments Au tournant de tous les rires Sortant de l’eau et du feu L’été l’hiver je t’ai vue Dans ma maison je … Continue reading
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