Sisina Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ABAB CCB BBB D EBBD AFGB GBB BBB E D HBHB IEIE BBD BDB J| Imaginez Diane en galant quipage | A |
| Parcourant les for ts ou battant les halliers | B |
| Cheveux et gorge au vent s'enivrant de tapage | A |
| Superbe et d fiant les meilleurs cavaliers | B |
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| Avez vous vu Th roigne amante du carnage | A |
| Excitant l'assaut un peuple sans souliers | B |
| La joue et l'oeil en feu jouant son personnage | A |
| Et montant sabre au poing les royaux escaliers | B |
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| Telle la Sisina Mais la douce guerri re | C |
| l' me charitable autant que meurtri re | C |
| Son courage affol de poudre et de tambours | B |
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| Devant les suppliants sait mettre bas les armes | B |
| Et son coeur ravag par la flamme a toujours | B |
| Pour qui s'en montre digne un r servoir de larmes | B |
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| Sisina | D |
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| Imagine Diana in elegant attire | E |
| Roaming through the forest or beating the thickets | B |
| Hair flying in the wind breast bare drunk with the noise | B |
| Superb defying the finest horsemen | D |
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| Have you seen Th roigne that lover of carnage | A |
| Urging a barefoot mob on to attack | F |
| Her eyes and cheeks aflame playing her role | G |
| And climbing sword in hand the royal staircase | B |
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| That is Sisina But the sweet amazon's soul | G |
| Is as charitable as it is murderous | B |
| Her courage exalted by powder and by drums | B |
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| Before supplicants knows how to lay down its arms | B |
| And her heart ravaged by love has always | B |
| For him who is worthy a reservoir of tears | B |
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| Translated by William Aggeler | E |
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| Sisina | D |
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| Picture Diana gallantly arrayed | H |
| Ranging the woods elated with the chase | B |
| With flying hair and naked breasts displayed | H |
| Defying fleetest horsemen with her pace | B |
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| Know you Theroigne whom blood and fire exalt | I |
| Hounding a shoeless rabble to the fray | E |
| Up royal stairways heading the assault | I |
| And mounting sword in hand to show the way | E |
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| Such is Sisina Terrible her arms | B |
| But charity restrains her killing charms | B |
| Though rolling drums and scent of powder madden | D |
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| Her courage laying by its pikes and spears | B |
| For those who merit her scorched heart will sadden | D |
| And open in its depth a well of tears | B |
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| Translated by Roy Campbell | J |
Charles Baudelaire
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