Life, Literature, Quotes

Et par le pouvoir d’un mot
Je recommence ma vie
Je suis né pour te connaître
Pour te nommer

Liberté

– Paul Eluard, Poésies et vérités, 1942
English Translation by Carla Yasmine Atwi

And for the want of a word
I renew my life
For I was born to know you
To name you

Liberty.

Source: http://allpoetry.com/poem/8502863-Liberté–by-Paul-Eluard
Poème complet en français: https://ruoxiangchau.com/2014/03/12/paul-eluard-liberte/

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