L'adieu

J’ai cueilli ce brin de bruyère

L’automne est morte1 souviens-t’en

Nous ne nous verrons plus sur terre

Odeur du temps brin de bruyère

Et souviens-toi que je t’attends

1. On dit : l'automne est mort (masc) - Apollinaire dit : l[a saison de l]'automne est morte(fem)

Translation

The farewell

I picked this twig of heather.

You shall remember fall is gone.

We won't meet again on this earth

Smell of seasons1, twig of heather,

and remember I shall await.

1. "temps" can both mean "weather" and "time", "season" is the best middle ground I could find between the two meanings

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