Recognize yourself / Reconnais-toi | A poem by Guillaume Apollinaire, 1915

Guillaume Apollinaire, calligram, extrait from the poem of February 9th, 1915 Lou (Louise de Coligny-Châtillon)

Recognize yourself

This adorable person it is you

Under the big hat boater

Eye

Nose

Your Mouth

Here is the oval of your face

Your Delicious neck

Here is finally imperfect image of your adored bust

Seen as through a cloud

A little more low it is your heart which beats

9th February, 1915

Reconnais-toi
Cette adorable personne c’est toi
Sous le grand chapeau canotier
Oeil
Nez
Ta Bouche
Voici l’ovale de ta figure
Ton cou Exquis
Voici enfin l’imparfaite image de ton buste adoré
Vu comme à travers un nuage
Un peu plus bas c’est ton coeur qui bat