Song of Autumn/Chanson d’automne – Paul Verlaine

Autumn is a melancholic season. The Song of Autumn (‘‘Chanson d’automne’’) was written by Paul Verlaine, a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement in the 19th-century. His poetry was known for its elegance, refinement and musicality. This poem expresses the sadness and disappointment in the poet's heart. Each stanza is formed by continuous division of a long sentence, extending like filaments fluttering in the air, which just corresponds to the sobbing sound of the violin. The poem was also adapted into a French song.

During World War II, in June 1944, when the Allies was planning the Normandy landings, the first few lines of the "Autumn Song" were broadcast by BBC as a coded signal to the French resistance that the invasion of Normandy was imminent. #France #poetry #autumn #landscape #travel

秋天，是一个容易令人伤感的季节。似乎总有一丝多愁善感萦绕在心头，无法追溯。《秋之歌》（‘‘Chanson d’automne’’）出自法国19世纪诗人保罗·魏尔伦（Paul Verlaine) 之手。他是象征主义派别的早期代表，其诗歌以优雅、精美且富有音乐性而著称。这首诗渲染了诗人内心的悲切、忧伤与失望，每一个诗节都由一个长句不断分割而形成，如游丝般延伸，恰好对应了如泣如诉的提琴声。这首诗也被改编成了法文歌曲。

二战期间，在1944年6月，盟军策划诺曼底登陆行动时，用英国 BBC 播送这首《秋之歌》的前几行诗句，向法国抵抗运动组织发出即将登陆的信息，暗示对方可以展开破坏铁路行动。#法国#诗歌 #秋天 #风景 #旅行