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Description L'horloge - Charles Baudelaire

Horloge! dieu sinistre, effrayant, impassible,
Dont le doigt nous menace et nous dit : "Souviens-toi !"
Les vibrantes Douleurs dans ton coeur plein d'effroi
Se planteront bientôt comme dans une cible;

Le plaisir vaporeux fuira vers l'horizon
Ainsi qu'une sylphide au fond de la coulisse;
Chaque instant te dévore un morceau du délice
A chaque homme accordé pour toute sa saison

Trois mille six cents fois par heure la Seconde
Chuchote: Souviens-toi!- Rapide, avec sa voix
D'insecte, Maintenant dit : Je suis Autrefois,
Et j'ai pompé ta vie avec ma trompe immonde!

Remember! Souviens-toi! Prodigue! Esto memor!
( Mon gosier de métal parle toutes les langues.)
Les minutes, mortel folâtre, sont des gangues
Qu'il ne faut pas lâcher sans en extraire l'or!

Souviens-toi que le Temps est un joueur avide
Qui gagne sans tricher, à tout coup! c'est la loi,
Le jour décroît; la nuit augmente; souviens-toi!
La gouffre a toujours soif; la clepsydre se vide,

Tantôt sonnera l'heure où le divin Hasard,
Où l'auguste Vertu, ton epouse encore vierge,
Où le Repentir même ( oh! la dernière auberge! ),
Où tout te dira : Meurs vieux lâche! il est trop tard!

[Les fleurs du mal]


Just a clock. The shoot was taken by my father in Prague (Czech Republic), I only made the retouch; contrast/ colors, centring and the frame.

::English translation of the Baudelaire's poem::

The Clock

Impassive clock! Terrifying, sinister god,
Whose finger threatens us and says: "Remember!
The quivering Sorrows will soon be shot
Into your fearful heart, as into a target;

Nebulous pleasure will flee toward the horizon
Like an actress who disappears into the wings;
Every instant devours a piece of the pleasure
Granted to every man for his entire season.

Three thousand six hundred times an hour, Second
Whispers: Remember! — Immediately
With his insect voice, Now says: I am the Past
And I have sucked out your life with my filthy trunk!

Remember! Souviens-toi, spendthrift! Esto memor!
(My metal throat can speak all languages.)
Minutes, blithesome mortal, are bits of ore
That you must not release without extracting the gold!

Remember, Time is a greedy player
Who wins without cheating, every round! It's the law.
The daylight wanes; the night deepens; remember!
The abyss thirsts always; the water-clock runs low.

Soon will sound the hour when divine Chance,
When august Virtue, your still virgin wife,
When even Repentance (the very last of inns!),
When all will say: Die, old coward! it is too late!"

— William Aggeler, The Flowers of Evil
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Comments: 30

Zerolr-RM [2010-11-19 07:00:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful poem, and beautiful picture

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Anawielle In reply to Zerolr-RM [2010-11-19 14:39:04 +0000 UTC]

Baudelaire is one of my favourites poets
And thanks, for the pic!

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kez245 [2010-05-04 17:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Nice capture of the clock, I was in Prague 12 hours ago, I loved looking at the clock and have taken many pictures my self

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Anawielle In reply to kez245 [2010-05-04 18:02:26 +0000 UTC]

Will you put these photos on your DA gallery?

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kez245 In reply to Anawielle [2010-05-04 22:24:51 +0000 UTC]

Yes I will eventully, just been sorting throught them tonight

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Anawielle In reply to kez245 [2010-05-05 01:10:44 +0000 UTC]

Ok, I'll take a look at them

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Taitai03 [2009-09-17 23:33:56 +0000 UTC]

Qu'est ce que j'aime l'horloge de la tour de l'horloge... Je pouvais rester des heures à la regarder...

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Anawielle In reply to Taitai03 [2009-09-17 23:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Ah j'imagine et je te crois sans problèmes merci du fav

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Taitai03 In reply to Anawielle [2009-09-17 23:58:34 +0000 UTC]

De rien!

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Ayhe [2009-05-17 02:06:08 +0000 UTC]

That clock is extraordinarily beautiful! And you managed to take a great shot of it
And I also loved the poem

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Anawielle In reply to Ayhe [2009-05-17 09:38:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you again, it's so nice to you tot take time to comment on my pic
The poem is very beautiful, I love all Baudelaire's ones

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Ayhe In reply to Anawielle [2009-05-17 18:46:35 +0000 UTC]

I should read Baudelaire sometime And it was my pleasure commenting in your photo, it´s really very good

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Anawielle In reply to Ayhe [2009-05-17 22:47:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh, sure you should! He's very good
And thank you again!

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Seu4 [2008-08-25 14:13:22 +0000 UTC]

oh Prague!! my city Very nice shot!

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Anawielle In reply to Seu4 [2008-08-25 14:45:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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milkfork [2008-06-24 19:59:39 +0000 UTC]

what a beautiful image. i love that clock.

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Anawielle In reply to milkfork [2008-06-24 20:21:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much...

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milkfork In reply to Anawielle [2008-06-24 20:30:29 +0000 UTC]

oh any time.

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Zinoodle [2008-06-18 13:05:25 +0000 UTC]

je veux la même dans mon salon!

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Anawielle In reply to Zinoodle [2008-06-18 14:08:00 +0000 UTC]

XD Pas sûr que t'auras la place! Mais moi aussi elle me plaît^^

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trygothic [2008-06-13 21:59:20 +0000 UTC]

great object dear, hey sometime if i need clock for may photomanipulation, can i use this dear ?...i am to much interesting with this image, great great

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Anawielle In reply to trygothic [2008-06-13 22:46:37 +0000 UTC]

Sure you can... if you show me what you do with it!
Thank you for the fav

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trygothic In reply to Anawielle [2008-06-13 22:48:59 +0000 UTC]

your welcome dear, great picture

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Anawielle In reply to trygothic [2008-06-14 00:24:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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trygothic In reply to Anawielle [2008-06-15 00:54:00 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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Anawielle In reply to trygothic [2008-06-15 16:59:15 +0000 UTC]

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Saguine [2008-06-13 05:11:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is an epic clock! Imagine having that on your wrist!

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Anawielle In reply to Saguine [2008-06-13 12:42:34 +0000 UTC]

On my wrist? XD I'm not big enough!!

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bia37 [2008-06-12 14:51:23 +0000 UTC]

thats a very nice clock and unique looking

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Anawielle In reply to bia37 [2008-06-12 14:58:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks^^

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