Elles t'aiment plus que la vie;
Tu les mettrais au désespoir
Si tu ne venais pas ce soir
Au souper où je te convie.
Viens.
Il y aura sous mon toit
Les plus belles de tes compagnes,
Des roses rouges du champagne
Et une surprise pour toi.
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First published in La Nouvelle Revue Française, nouvelle série, February 1, 1920 (7ème année, n°77).
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- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "The guest", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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They love you more than life.
They would be in despair
if you don't come to the supper
I'm inviting you to tonight.
Come.
Under my roof
you will find the loveliest of your female friends,
red roses of champagne
and a surprise.