Ensemble

Richard Seltzer
Morning Musings Magazine
1 min readJan 7, 2022

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il errait dans la rue

tout seul, perdu

du brouillard dedans, dehors

rien que les mains dans les poches

rien que le coeur dans la tête

il ne cherchait rien partout

elle errait dans la rue

toute seule, perdue

du brouillard dedans, dehors

rien que les mains dans les poches

rien que le coeur dans la tête

elle ne cherchait rien partout

ils se sont rencontrés

ils flânent dans les rues ensemble

clarté dedans dehors

rien que le monde dans les poches

rien que l’autre dans la tête

ils cherchent demain ensemble

(written Christmas 1964 in Brussels and Feb. 5, 1965 in Brentwood, Essex, England)

Translation

Together

He wandered through the streets,

alone and lost.

fog inside and out,

nothing but his hands in his pockets,

nothing but his heart in his head.

He looked for nothing everywhere.

She wandered through the streets,

alone and lost,

fog inside and out,

nothing but her hands in her pockets,

nothing but her heart in her head.

She looked for nothing everywhere.

They met.

Now they stroll through the streets together,

clarity inside and out,

nothing but the world in their pockets,

nothing but one another in their heads.

They look for tomorrow together

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Richard Seltzer
Morning Musings Magazine

His recent books include Echoes from the Attic, Grandad Jokes, Lizard of Oz, Shakespeare'sTwin Sister, To Gether Tales. and Parallel Lives, seltzerbooks.com