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Denigration of the US War in Iraq


Author:

stol schumacher

Time:

10/21/2007 13:36

Text:


TO THEE OLD CAUSE

To thee old cause!
Thou peerless, passionate, good cause
Thou stern, remorseless, sweet idea
Deathless througout the ages, races, lands,
After a strange sad war, great war for thee
(I think all war through time was really fought and ever will be really fought for thee.)
These chants for thee, the eternal march for thee.

(A war O soldiers not for itself alone,
Far, far more stood silently waiting behind, now to advance this book.)

Thou orb of many orbs!
Thou seething principle! thou well-kept, latent germ! thou centre!
Around the idea of thee the war revolving,
With all its angry and vehement play of causes,
(With vast results to come for thrice a thousand years.)
These recitatives for thee,-my book and the war are one,
Merged in its spirit I and mine, as the contest hinged on thee,
As a wheel on its axis turns, this book unwitting to itself,
Around the idea of thee.

WALT WHITMAN

French translation:

A TE CAUSE VIEUX

A te la cause vieux!
Toi la cause hors pair, passione, bon,
Toi la idee severe, sans pitie, sucre,
Immortel partout les ages, les races, les terres,
Apres une guerre estrange, triste, la guerre grand pour te,
(Je pense toutes les guerres a travers le temps furent vraiment se battront, et jamais battront pour te.)

(Une guerrre O les soldats nour pour lui-meme seul,
Loin, loin plus resterent en silence attendent derriere maintenant avancer sen ce liver.)

Toi le globe des beaucoup les globes!
Toi le principe fumasse toi le germ bien entretenu, latent! toi le centre!
Autour la idee de te la guerre tourne,
Avec tout sa jeu en colore et vehement des causes,
Avec les resultats vaste venir pour trois fois une annee mille,
Ces recitatifs pour te,-mon livre et la guerre sont une,
Unitent en sa esprit je et les miennes, comme le combat dependit sur te,
Comme une roue en sa axe tourne, ce livre involuntaire a sa,
Autour la idee de te.

WALT WHITMAN



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