Claire de Lune

By Paul Verlaine (1844 – 1896)

Votre âme est un paysage choisi Que vont charmant masques et bergamasques Jouant du luth et dansant et quasi Tristes sous leurs déguisements fantasques.

Tout en chantant sur le mode mineur L'amour vainqueur et la vie opportune Ils n'ont pas l'air de croire à leur bonheur Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune,

Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres Et sangloter d'extase les jets d'eau, Les grands jets d'eau sveltes parmi les marbres.

Your soul is a chosen landscape Where charming masked and costumed figures go Playing the lute and dancing and almost Sad beneath their fantastic disguises.

All sing in a minor key Of all-conquering love and careless fortune They do not seem to believe in their happiness And their song mingles with the moonlight.

The still moonlight, sad and beautiful, Which gives the birds to dream in the trees And makes the fountain sprays sob in ecstasy, The tall, slender fountain sprays among the marble statues.

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I'm feeling inspired by this film at the moment!

Perhaps it's the rainy weather or the British Summer

I Capture the Castle is a story about Cassandra, who lives in a castle with her eccentric family, and the heartache that prevails when two rich Americans arrive at the castle. I have yet to read the book by Dodie Smith.

I love the 30's style in this film.

The knits and shift dresses with mary-janes and white stockings
And the permanent waves!

The film has a gorgeous palette of deep greens and blues, pale browns and greys

I particularly like Cassandras dress on Midsummer's Eve and the way Rose has layered on a cardigan and kimono dressng gown over her shift to keep warm

I'm almost longing for Autumn!