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Le Lac (English: The Lake) is a poem by French poet Alphonse de Lamartine. The poem was published in 1820. [citation needed] The poem consists of sixteen quatrains. It was met with great acclaim and propelled its author to the forefront of famous romantic poets.
The Lake By Alphonse de Lamartine Translated by A.Z. Foreman So driven onward to new shores forever, Into the night eternal swept away, Upon the sea of time can we not ever Drop anchor for one day? O Lake! Scarce has a single year coursed past. To waves that she was meant to see again, I come alone to sit upon this stone You saw her sit on then.
Alphonse de Lamartine's most famous poem is Le lac . Even though it already had a number of good English translations, after translating L'isolement, I couldn't resist trying to come up with my own translation. So here it is: The Lake Alphonse de Lamartine Towards new and different shores forever driven onward,
The Lake is a poem by Alphonse De Lamartine. Towards new and different shores forever driven onward, Through endless darkness always borne away, Upon the sea of time can we not lie at anchor For but...comments, analysis, and meaning.
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (French: [alfɔ̃s maʁi lwi dəpʁa də lamaʁtin]; 21 October 1790 – 28 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the French Second Republic and the continuation of the tricolore as the flag of France.
O lake! Now hardly by a year grown older, And nigh the well-known waves her eyes should greet, Behold! I sit alone on this same boulder. Thou knewest for her seat. Thus didst thou murmur in thy rocky haven, Thus didst thou shatter on its stony breast; Thus fell the wind-flung foam on sands engraven.
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Jul 29, 2018 · Alphonse de Lamartine - Le lac (English translation) : Thus ever drawn toward far shores uncharted, / Into eternal darkness borne away, / May we not ever.
