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MAURICE ASSELIN
French, 1882 - 1947
The Pont Mirabeau
Pen and black ink and watercolor, 1911
Burton Emmett Collection, 58.1.2030
THE PONT MIRABEAU

The Pont Mirabeau

Under the Pont Mirabeau flows the Seine
And our loves
Must I remember [Does it have to come back to me]
Joy always came after pain

Let the night come the hour chime
The days go by I remain

Keep hands in hands face to face
              While underneath
              The bridge of our arms passes
The languid wave of eternal looking

Let the night come the hour chime
The days go by I remain

Love goes by like that flowing water
                           Love goes by
              How slowly life moves
And how violent hope is

Let the night come te hour chime
The days go by I remain

The days pass the weeks pass
                           Neither past time
              Nor our loves return
Under the Pont Mirabeau flows the Seine

Let the nights come the hour chime
The days go by I remain

Guillaume Apollinaire