June Nights, Poem by Victor Hugo

Poem by Victor Hugo Collection Les Rayons et les OmbresPeriod 19th century

XLIII

In summer, when the day has fled, covered with flowers
The plain pours out afar an intoxicating perfume;
With eyes closed, ear half open to the murmurs,
One sleeps only halfway in a transparent sleep.

The stars are purer, the shadow seems better;
A vague half-light tints the eternal dome;
And the soft pale dawn, awaiting its hour,
Seems to wander all night at the bottom of the sky.
September 28, 1837.

Victor Hugo

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