The Mirabeau Bridge

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The Mirabeau bridge (1912)
by Guillaume Apollinaire, translated by John Irons
98965The Mirabeau bridgeJohn IronsGuillaume Apollinaire


Under the Mirabeau bridge flows the Seine
And all our loves
Why does it make so plain
That any joy must always follow pain
 
Let the night come the hour sound clear
The days all pass I’m still here
 
Our hands intertwined let’s stay face to face
While far below
The bridge of our arms strays
The languid wave of each endless gaze

Let the night come the hour sound clear
The days all pass I’m still here
 
Our love drifts away like these waters flow
Love drifts away
And our lives are so slow
With Hope more violent than we could know
 
Let the night come the hour sound clear
The days all pass I’m still here.
 
The days and weeks pass in a ceaseless train
But no past time 
Or past love comes again
Under the Mirabeau bridge flows the Seine
 
Let the night come the hour sound clear
The days all pass I’m still here.

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