Le Temoignage.(Translation) . Poem by Michael Walker
Le Temoignage.(Translation) .
Au passe quand la terre etait nouvelle
et le ciel un simple chuchotement,
au passe quand les noms des choses
n'avaient pas le temps de rester;
au passe quand les plus petites brises
fondaient l'ete en automne,
quandtous les peupliers tressaillaient
doucement en rang et troupe...
le monde appela, et je repondis.
Chaque coup d'oeil enflamme a un regard fixe.
Je retins mon souffle et appelai cela la vie,
je me palmai entre des cuillerees de sorbet au citron.
J'etais pirouette et fleurissement,
J'etais filigraine et flamme.
Comment pourrais-je compter mes graces
quand je ne connaissais pas leurs noms?
Au passe quand tout etait encore a l'avenir,
la chance fuissait partout.
Je donnai ma promesse au monde,
et le monde me suivit ici.
- ' Testimonial'.Rita Dove b.1952.
This is a poem about Rita Dove'sbeginnings and later success as a poet. She looks back into the past, 'when the smallest breezes/ melted summer into autumn', and she answered the call of the world. She was a colorful writer, 'pirouette and flourish', but she could not count her blessings when she didn't know their names. Everything was still in the future back then, but there was plenty of good luck around;
she delivered to the world as a writer, and the world followed her to success.
A writer needs a wide readership in order to gain confidence and succeed, going from strength to strength. Such has been the career of Rita Dove.
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8/29/2026 12:32:14 AM # rel_20260827T145718Z_a0f1bd3
In the past when the earth was new and the sky a mere whisper the powerful glance was glazed with fixed breeze. An excellent poem is very beautifully penned. This translation is perfect translation. Thanks for sharing this poem...10