Le blog de maud.tardieu

Mots clefs: bruit, foule, soudain, être ému, fleur, ciment, trottoir, ténacité récompense, être là, vivre, prendre sa place, difficulté, fierté, impressionner, les yeux, étonnement, force, passion, vouloir vivre, les pas des passants, se pencher, admiration, écraser, petite fleur, réussir, se faire écraser, l’asphalte, la vie, les pas des passants, elle, Maud, pronom féminin en anglais, fleur personnifiée et féminine, interprétation, objet.

La malle de Maud (8)

Stubbornness of will

Text by Maud Tardieu, translated by Patrice Tardieu.

«　Amongst the noise, the crowd, suddenly I am moved by a flower that has grown between two blocks, along the street; her stubbornness has prevailed. She is there, she lives, she has made her way against all odds. She seems so proud; it’s true she makes an impression. Eyes are surprised by her will, her passion to survive amongst the crowd. The passers-by look at her with admiration and do not tread on it.　»

Interpretative commentary by Patrice Tardieu: This little flower which succeeds not to be crushed by life’s asphalt and the feet of the passers-by, is her, is Maud herself…

Note du traducteur: j’emploie le pronom féminin «　she　» en anglais tout le long du texte car la fleur est personnifiée et est féminine suivant mon interprétation, sauf à la fin «　tread on it　» car alors la fleur redevient un objet sans identification que l’on peut écraser sans même y penser.

Maud’s trunk (8).

The shadow (1)

Keyword : the shadow, slyly, to hide the edges, to distort, to make suspicious, full of irresolution, an artificial prolongation, from I don’t know where, to stretch beyond measure, a figure, insidiously, to shroud, all the space, eternal stillness, to rest, to surround, to widen, to cover all possible places, every living being, to sleep, the monstrous shroud, to take all life, revenge on the sun’s glare, the noise, to triumph, to become larger, to go strait ahead, to stay behind, to become the broken edges, to gnaw, to swell, to take everything on the way, not to be anymore yourself, to be owned by something else, to be made fun of, to win, the shadow, the shroud, to shroud.

Maud’s trunk (7)

The shadow

Text by Maud Tardieu, translated by Patrice Tardieu

«　The shadow comes close slyly, hiding the edges, distorting them, making suspicious everything which is full of irresolution, giving to the rest an artificial prolongation; sometimes, however, from I don’t know where, stretching beyond measure a figure. And the shadow insidiously shrouds a tree, then a square, and finally all the space becomes eternal stillness. It rests, surrounding, widening, everything so that it covers all possible places. Every living being is invited to sleep.

The monstrous shroud has taken all life. It has its revenge on the sun’s glare, the noise; it triumphs.

The shadow can become larger, go strait ahead, or stay behind, becoming the broken edges.

It gnaws, swells, takes everything on his way. You are not anymore yourself; you are owned by it; it makes fun of you; it wins.　»

Note du traducteur: je tire le texte sur l’ombre vers une interprétation accentuée sur le deuil: l’ombre («　the shadow　») est un «　suaire　» qui conduit toute chose au dernier sommeil; et devient, de ce fait, «　the shroud　» (le linceul) qui «　enveloppe　».comme il est écrit. Le verbe anglais «　to shroud　» signifie en effet «　envelopper　» (de mystères).Patrice Tardieu

Maud’s trunk (7)

Keyword: Life, strength, courage, you, the strongest in oneself, the «　not forgotten　», «　the beyond　», the regret, the impalpable, the intangible, the non-visible, the feeling without words, the silent approach, the silent access of great value, of great worth, «　the nearness so profound　», tenderness, the happiness to read, eyes blurred with tears, moved by what is written, to blame oneself, to return the love-tenderness.