English poem
Impression Fausse
by Paul Verlaine (1844–1896)
Dame mouse patters Black against the shadow grey; Dame mouse patters Grey against the black.
Hear the bed-time bell! Sleep forthwith, good prisoners; Hear the bed-time bell! You must go to sleep.
No disturbing dream! Think of nothing but your loves: No disturbing dream, Of the fair ones think!
Moonlight clear and bright! Some one of the neighbors snores; Moonlight clear and bright-- He is troublesome.
Comes a pitchy cloud Creeping o'er the faded moon; Comes a pitchy cloud-- See the grey dawn creep!
Dame mouse patters Pink across an azure ray; Dame mouse patters.... Sluggards, up! 'tis day!
Poemes Saturniens