Paul Verlaine Quotes

French poet (1844-1896)

Paul-Marie Verlaine (March 30 1844 – January 8 1896) was a French Symbolist poet. He is often characterized as a poète maudit and an example of fin-de-siècle decadence in literature.

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Pen Names: Pauvre Lelian • Pablo de Herlagnèz

Alternative Names: Paul-Marie Verlaine

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And so I leave
On cruel winds
Squalling
And gusting me
Like a dead leaf
Falling.

Et je m'en vais
Au vent mauvais
Qui m'emporte
Deçà, delà,
Pareil à la
Feuille morte.

The long sobs of
The violins
Of autumn
Lay waste my heart
With monotones
Of boredom.

Les sanglots longs
Des violons
De l'automne
Blessent mon cœur
D'une langueur
Monotone.