Demain dès l'aube (English: Tomorrow at dawn) is one of French writer Victor Hugo's most famous poems. It was published in his 1856 collection Les Contemplations. It consists of three quatrains of rhyming alexandrines. The poem describes a visit to his daughter Léopoldine Hugo's grave four years after her death.[1]
Demain dès l'aube | |
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by Victor Hugo | |
First published in | 1847 |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Series | Les Contemplations |
Publication date | 1856 |
Lines | 12 |
Text and translation
editDemain, dès l'aube, à l'heure où blanchit la campagne, |
Tomorrow, at dawn, at the moment when the day breaks, |
References
edit- ^ Oxenhandler, Neal (1986). "The Discourse of Emotion in Hugo's "Demain, Dès L'aube . . ."". French Forum. 11 (1): 29–39. ISSN 0098-9355.
External links
edit- (in French)'Demain dès l'aube' by Victor Hugo (from Association Audiocité).