Lumière de l'amour

By well-wisher

Sat, 06 May 2017
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Lumière de l'amour,
retour à la terre.
 
Vive la voix de la paix
mais pas le bruit brutal de la nuit.
 
Chaîne la chien de la haine!
Délier le lion d'alliance;
la courageuse colombe du coeur.
 
Abandonnez l'enfant de l'enfer!
Libérez l'esprit d'espoir!
 
 
(Forgive me if this poem makes no sense since I do not speak french)
 
Translation:
 
 
Light of love,
Return to the land.

Long live the voice of peace
But not the brutal noise of the night.

Chain the dog of hate!
Untie the lion of alliance;
The courageous dove of the heart.

Abandon(abort)the child of hell!
Free the spirit of hope!
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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Sense or no sense, it sounds lovely when read. 

Could you provide a translation underneath please wellwisher? It's part of our terms and conditions to only publish in the english language (or to provide a translation if not). Tony will get antsy if you don't.

 

Submitted by well-wisher on

Hello, insert.

I've put down what I think it means below the poem.

I only tried to write a poem in french because its a comment about the rise of the evil Marine La Pen's fascism in France.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Thanks for the translation - I understood what you were doing and I really liked it. If you're looking for suggestions, here

La fin de l'enfant de l'enfer!
Libérez l'esprit d'espoir!

I'd put 'A bas l'enfant de l'enfer' instead. it means down with, but I think it sounds good with the hard b - a bit like you're spitting in contempt.

 

 

Submitted by well-wisher on

Hi, insert.

I went with:

Abandonnez l'enfant de l'enfer!
Libérez l'esprit d'espoir!

The reason being the 'child of hell' is something that could grow into a monster but could also be avoided if people either don't vote for the Front National or the Left and Centre within france unite against the far right threat and vote for Macron.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn