Fishes, swimmers, boats
Transform the water. The water is soft and moves
Only for what affects it.
The fish moves forward as a finger in a glove
The swimmer dances slowly
And the sail breathes.
But the fresh water moves
For what affects it
For the fish, for the swimmer, for the boat
Which it carries
And what it takes.
Transform the water. The water is soft and moves
Only for what affects it.
The fish moves forward as a finger in a glove
The swimmer dances slowly
And the sail breathes.
But the fresh water moves
For what affects it
For the fish, for the swimmer, for the boat
Which it carries
And what it takes.
Paul Eluard
Les poissons, les nageurs, les bateaux
Transforment l’eau.
Transforment l’eau.
L’eau est douce et ne bouge
Que pour ce qui la touche.
Le poisson avance
Le poisson avance
Comme un doigt dans un gant,
Le nageur danse lentement
Et la voile respire.
Mais l’eau douce bouge
Mais l’eau douce bouge
Pour ce qui la touche,
Pour le poisson, pour le nageur, pour le bateau
Qu’elle porte
Et qu’elle emporte.
Paul Eluard
