I translated this French poem by Arthur Rimbaud during the summer of 1997 as I was in the middle of translating a Vietnamese novel by my piano teacher into English. The English title of this novel is River of Time. Hope you enjoy this one!

"True, I have cried too much
Every dawn writhes in bitterness
Even the moon rays sink in pain
And the sun sways in agony..."
(Mais, vrai, j'ai trop pleure
Les Aubes sont navranes
Toute lune est atroce
Et tout soleil amer...)
Arthur Rimbaud

Painting by Edvard Munch, 1896