“It is found again.
What? Eternity.
It is the sea
Gone with the sun.”
Elle est retrouvée,
Quoi ?
L'Éternité.
C'est la mer allée
Avec le soleil.
L'Éternité (1872)
Variant translation:
It has been recovered.
What? — Eternity.
It is the sea escaping
With the sun.
Source: آرتور رامبو: الآثار الشعرية
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