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Parsifal

by: Paul Verlaine (Author)

from: La Révue wagnérienne (P. 336) January 8, 1886

                     Dedit et tristibus sanguinis poculum.
                          (SAINT-THOMAS D'AQUIN)

                                              Sir Percivale
     Whom Arthur and his Knighthood call'd the Pure.
                                             (TENNYSON)

PARSIFAL a vaincu les Filles, leur gentil
Babil et la luxure amusante — et sa pente
Vers la Chair de garçon vierge que cela tente
D'aimer les seins légers et ce gentil babil;

Il a vaincu la Femme belle, au cœur subtil,
Étalant ses bras frais et sa gorge excitante;
Il a vaincu l'Enfer et rentre sous sa tente
Avec un lourd trophée à son bras puérile,

Avec la lance qui perça le Flanc suprême!
Il a guéri le roi, le voici roi lui-même,
Et prêtre du très saint Trésor essentiel.

En robe d'or il adore, gloire et symbole,
Le vase pur où respendit le Sang réel.
— Et, ô ces voix d'enfants chantant dans la coupole!

Additional Information:
The poem was published again in Les Chroniques on May 1, 1887, and contained the following dedication:

À Jules Tellier.