Classic Poetry Series. Marceline Desbordes- Valmore - poems -

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1 Classic Poetry Series Marceline Desbordes- Valmore - poems - Publication Date: 2012

2 Publisher: Poemhunter.com - The World's Poetry Archive 1

3 (20 June July 1859) was a French poet. She was born in Douai. Following the French Revolution, her family emigrated to Guadeloupe. In 1817 she married her second husband, the actor Prosper Lanchantin-Valmore. She published Élégies et Romances, her first poetic work, in Her melancholy, elegiacal poems are admired for their grace and profound emotion. Marceline appeared as an actress and singer in Douai, Rouen, the Opéra- Comique in Paris, and the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where she notably played Rosine in Beaumarchais's Le Barbier de Séville. She retired from the stage in She later became friends with the novelist Honoré de Balzac, and he once wrote that she was an inspiration for the title character of La Cousine Bette. Her poetry is also known for taking on dark and depressing themes, which reflects her troubled life. She is the only female writer included in the famous Les poètes maudits anthology published by Paul Verlaine in A volume of her poetry was among the books in Friedrich Nietzsche's library. She died in Paris. 2

4 A L'Amour 3

5 A Ma Soeur Cécile 4

6 A Rouen, Rue Ancrière 5

7 Allez En Paix 6

8 Ame Et Jeunesse 7

9 Amour, Divin Rôdeur 8

10 Apart (Les Séparés) Do not write. I am sad, and want my light put out. Summers in your absence are as dark as a room. I have closed my arms again. They must do without. To knock at my heart is like knocking at a tomb. Do not write! Do not write. Let us learn to die, as best we may. Did I love you? Ask God. Ask yourself. Do you know? To hear that you love me, when you are far away, Is like hearing from heaven and never to go. Do not write! Do not write. I fear you. I fear to remember, For memory holds the voice I have often heard. To the one who cannot drink, do not show water, The beloved one's picture in the handwritten word. Do not write! Do not write those gentle words that I dare not see, It seems that your voice is spreading them on my heart, Across your smile, on fire, they appear to me, It seems that a kiss is printing them on my heart. Do not write! 9

11 Au Livre De Léopardi 10

12 Aux Trois Aimés 11

13 Avant Toi 12

14 Aveu D'Une Femme 13

15 Cigale 14

16 Crois-Moi 15

17 Croyance 16

18 Dernière Entrevue 17

19 Dors! 18

20 Dors-Tu? 19

21 Fierté, Pardonne-Moi! 20

22 Fleur D'Enfance 21

23 Hiver 22

24 Inès 23

25 J'Avais Froid 24

26 Je L'Ai Promis 25

27 Je Ne Sais Plus, Je Ne Veux Plus 26

28 Jeune Homme Irrité 27

29 Jour D'Orient 28

30 La Couronne Effeuillée 29

31 La Fidèle 30

32 La Fleur D'Eau 31

33 La Jeune Châtelaine 32

34 La Jeune Fille Et Le Ramier 33

35 La Lune Des Fleurs 34

36 La Maison De Ma Mère 35

37 La Mère Qui Pleure 36

38 La Ronce 37

39 La Rose Flamande 38

40 La Sincère 39

41 La Voix D'Un Ami 40

42 Laisse-Nous Pleurer 41

43 L'Âme Errante 42

44 L'Ami D'Enfance 43

45 L'Amour 44

46 L'Attente 45

47 Le Beau Jour 46

48 Le Bouquet Sous La Croix 47

49 Le Coucher D'Un Petit Garçon 48

50 Le Dernier Rendez-Vous 49

51 Le Grillon 50

52 Le Luxembourg 51

53 Le Nid Solitaire 52

54 Le Papillon Malade 53

55 Le Pardon 54

56 Le Portrait 55

57 Le Premier Amour 56

58 Le Rendez-Vous 57

59 Le Réveil 58

60 Le Rossignol Aveugle 59

61 Le Secret 60

62 Le Soir 61

63 Le Souvenir 62

64 Le Ver Luisant 63

65 L'Églantine 64

66 L'Église D'Arona 65

67 L'Enfant Au Miroir 66

68 L'Entrevue Au Ruisseau 67

69 Les Cloches Du Soir 68

70 Les Cloches Et Les Larmes 69

71 Les Deux Amitiés 70

72 Les Éclairs 71

73 Les Roses 72

74 Les Roses De Saadi 73

75 Les Séparés (N'Écris Pas...) 74

76 L'Esclave Et L'Oiseau 75

77 L'Espoir 76

78 L'Horloge Arrêtée 77

79 L'Impossible 78

80 L'Imprudence 79

81 L'Innocence 80

82 Loin Du Monde 81

83 L'Oreiller D'Un Enfant 82

84 Ma Chambre 83

85 Malheur À Moi 84

86 Ne Fuis Pas Encore 85

87 Plus De Chants 86

88 Point D'Adieu 87

89 Pourquoi? 88

90 Prière Pour Lui 89

91 Quand Le Fil De Ma Vie... 90

92 Qu'En Avez-Vous Fait? 91

93 Refuge 92

94 Regarde-Le 93

95 Regret 94

96 Renoncement 95

97 Rêve D'Une Femme 96

98 Sans L'Oublier 97

99 S'Il L'Avait Su 98

100 Simple Histoire 99

101 Soir D'Été 100

102 Solitude 101

103 Son Image 102

104 Son Retour 103

105 Toi Qui M'As Tout Repris

106 Toi! 105

107 Tristesse 106

108 Trop Tard 107

109 Tu N'Auras Pas Semé

110 Un Arc De Triomphe 109

111 Un Billet De Femme 110

112 Un Cri 111

113 Un Moment 112

114 Une Lettre De Femme 113

115 Une Ruelle De Flandre 114

116 Veillée 115