I will have a look, but the date is improbable, as Victor Hugo died on 22 May 1885.
I will have a look, but the date is improbable, as Victor Hugo died on 22 May 1885.
Yes my apologize Rene. I meant to say around 1885 near his death. Typo mistake
That's what they call a terrible handwriting! I guess our friend Victor didn't want others to read his poems before he had finished them.
I managed to find a few lines. I hope you or others can find some more.
I found the complete poem here:
part 1: https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Le_Seuil_du_gouffre
part 2: https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99Oc%C3%A9an_d%E2%80%99en_haut
The lines I found all come from the second part.
line 2 & 3: Ta broche plie, offrant les lièvres et les cailles.
À la bûche qui rit, monstre aux rouges écailles,
line 11 & 12: Où l’oiseau fume, où flambe l’orme,
Est un des trous béants de la fournaise énorme !
last line: Aux mâchoires de feu de l’âtre qui se creuse !
Thank you René and Andreas for your replies!! This helps me out a lot!
Michael
zei op donderdag 5 januari 2023 - 23:41