| Attente (original) | Attente (translation) |
|---|---|
| Mon âme a joint ses mains étranges | My soul joined its strange hands |
| À l’horizon de mes regards; | On the horizon of my gaze; |
| Exaucez mes rêves épars | Grant my scattered dreams |
| Entre les lèvres de vos anges! | Between the lips of your angels! |
| En attendant sous mes yeux las | Waiting under my weary eyes |
| Et sa bouche ouverte aux prières | And his mouth open to prayers |
| Éteintes entre mes paupières | Extinguished between my eyelids |
| Et dont les lys n'éclosent pas; | And whose lilies do not bloom; |
| Elle apaise au fond de mes songes | She soothes deep in my dreams |
| Ses seins effeuillés sous mes cils | Her breasts stripped under my eyelashes |
| Et ses yeux clignent aux périls | And his eyes blink at perils |
| Éveillés au fil des mensonges | Awakened by the lies |
