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Noël, Bernard: Portrait (Portrait in English)

Portre of Noël, Bernard

Portrait (French)

où est la lettre?

 

cette question vient d’un mourant

puis il se tait

 

tant qu’un homme vit

il n’a pas besoin de compter sa langue

quand un homme meurt

il doit rendre son alphabet

 

de chaque mort

nous attendons le secret de la vie

le dernier souffe emporte

la lettre manquante

 

elle s’envole derrière le visage

elle se cache au milieu du nom



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Portrait (English)

where is the letter?

 

asks the dying man

before going silent

 

as long as a man lives

there is no need to justify his tongue

when a man dies

he must return his alphabet

 

from each death

we await the secret of life

the last breath carries

the missing letter

 

it vanishes behind the face

it hides within the name



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