Ô Catherine Ivanowna,
Ô ma douce colombe,
Quitte ce vieux banquier qui n'a
Déjà qu'odeur de tombe.
On jase dans tout le district
De nos mains désunies.
Songe à mon cœur fidèle et strict,
À sa peine infinie.
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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 faithless one", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Oh, Catherine Ivanovna,
my tender dove,
leave this old banker who
already smells of the grave.
Everyone is talking
about our breakup.
Think of my faithful, constant heart
and its infinite pain.