2011 Alliance Francais Poem L’automne (Autumn)
French and English (translation)

French

L’automne

On voit tout le temps, en automne,

Quelque chose qui vous étonne,

c’est une branche, tout à coup,

Qui s’effeuille dans votre cou.

c’est un petit arbre tout rouge,

Un, d’une autre couleur encore,

Et puis, partout, ces feuilles d’or

Qui tombent sans que rien ne bouge.

Nous aimons bien cette maison,

Mais la nuit si tot va descendre!

Retournons vite à la maison

Rotir nos marrons dans la cendre.

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus

English

Autumn

Autumn is seen all the time in the fall,

Something that surprises you,

It is a branch, suddenly,

Which sheds leaves in your neck.

It is a small tree all red

One, of yet another colour,

And then everywhere, the gold leaves

Which fall without nothing moving.

We like this house

But the night is coming down so early!

Return home soon

roast

Roast our horse chestnuts in the cinder.

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus

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  • chicken98 on Jul 11, 2011

    autumn is so beatiful

  • chicken98 on Jul 11, 2011

    autumn is so beatiful!

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