Holy John
Acrobat
These lines do not sound as "poetic" as the original ones I've wrote, the reason being that the original ones are written in French (like all my writtings of that kind) and so the way I wrote it may not feel the same in English. I also make a reference to the Battle of Verdun and the "Holy Road" (Voie Sacr?e in French). The Battle of Verdun was one of the bloodiest battle (if not the most bloodiest) battle of World War I, in France. It lasted for 6 months I think, in I9I6. Hundred of thousands of soldiers, both French and German, lost their lives there. And for those of you knowing how horrible the Trench War during WWI was, you can imagine how Verdun must have look like. For the Holy Road, it was, for the French, the only road leading to Verdun (Verdun had an important French Fortress and was an important strategic point). This battle is very important in the French culture.
So, here my "poem" goes. It is short though.
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Disillusioned, I go for the Liberation of my youth dream
My heart full of tears I didn't cried
I took the only weapons that are left
To fight the ferocity of an hidden ennemy
Under a provocative sky, I run in blindness
Leaving unceasingly my trench
To find my unbearable antagonism
Each time bringing me into my own distress
It's been a while that this dirty war lasts
My heart is only a sad Verdun
Unceasingly bombarded by the eagle of my morbid thoughts
The Holy Road is now only reduced to a lost souvenir
Unceasingly under pressure to call an armistice
In the failure of a new attempt of hope
I raise the only white flag left
Making of myself my own capitulation
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My original (French) version :
D?silusionn?, je pars ? la Lib?ration de mon r?ve de jouvence
Le coeur gros et d?bordant de larmes que je n'ai pu pleur?
Je reprends les seules armes qui me reste
Pour combatre la f?rocit? d'un ennemi dissimul?
Le ciel provocateur, je fonce ? l'aveuglette
Sortant sans cesse de ma tranch?e
Pour trouver l'insupportable antagonisme
Qui me ram?ne chaque fois dans ma d?tresse
Et voil? plusieurs temps que dure cette sale guerre
Mon coeur n'est plus qu'un triste Verdun
Sans cesse bombard? par l'aigle des mes tourments
La Voie Sacr?e n'?tant plus r?duite qu'? un vague souvenir
Sans cesse sous pression de demander une armistice
Dans l'?chec d'une nouvelle tentative d'esp?rance
Je hisse le seul drapeau blanc qui me rest
Faisant de moi-m?me ma propre capitulation
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My soul is corroded by fear
My mind corrupted by blindness
My only escape is flying away...
So, here my "poem" goes. It is short though.
-
Disillusioned, I go for the Liberation of my youth dream
My heart full of tears I didn't cried
I took the only weapons that are left
To fight the ferocity of an hidden ennemy
Under a provocative sky, I run in blindness
Leaving unceasingly my trench
To find my unbearable antagonism
Each time bringing me into my own distress
It's been a while that this dirty war lasts
My heart is only a sad Verdun
Unceasingly bombarded by the eagle of my morbid thoughts
The Holy Road is now only reduced to a lost souvenir
Unceasingly under pressure to call an armistice
In the failure of a new attempt of hope
I raise the only white flag left
Making of myself my own capitulation
-
My original (French) version :
D?silusionn?, je pars ? la Lib?ration de mon r?ve de jouvence
Le coeur gros et d?bordant de larmes que je n'ai pu pleur?
Je reprends les seules armes qui me reste
Pour combatre la f?rocit? d'un ennemi dissimul?
Le ciel provocateur, je fonce ? l'aveuglette
Sortant sans cesse de ma tranch?e
Pour trouver l'insupportable antagonisme
Qui me ram?ne chaque fois dans ma d?tresse
Et voil? plusieurs temps que dure cette sale guerre
Mon coeur n'est plus qu'un triste Verdun
Sans cesse bombard? par l'aigle des mes tourments
La Voie Sacr?e n'?tant plus r?duite qu'? un vague souvenir
Sans cesse sous pression de demander une armistice
Dans l'?chec d'une nouvelle tentative d'esp?rance
Je hisse le seul drapeau blanc qui me rest
Faisant de moi-m?me ma propre capitulation
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My soul is corroded by fear
My mind corrupted by blindness
My only escape is flying away...
