Her high-born cheekbones spake of Brittany

Описание: Medieval-Modern Poetry & Music — Ballads in English, Icelandic & Spanish. Where myth meets melody.
POETRY OF THE 21ST CENTURY. MEDIEVAL-MODERN POEMS.
AI assisted composition:
Lush ambient intro with evolving textures. Airy synth pads, subtle reversed piano, gentle wind and nature sounds, gradually blending into romantic German-style piano duet, distant string quartet, and woodwinds. Spacious, ethereal, calm yet expectant. No vocals, purely instrumental.

Songwriter / AI Composer: Jean de Bresson
Publisher: Jean de Bresson Music / Medieval-Modern Poetry
Copyright (C) and (P):
(C) Jean de Bresson (for lyrics and poem)
(P) Jean de Bresson (for the phonographic recording)

Cover design and English translation by Jean de Bresson
FOSTER, Harold R. & CULLEN MURPHY, John: “El Príncipe Valiente (1937)”, Planeta de Agostini, Barcelona, 2011, Pág. 52

Lyrics by Jean de Bresson:

Instrumental

Her high-born cheekbones spake of Brittany

I. A marvel too was seen in Deirdre’s face,
Her nose long, straight, a noble line of pride,
Sufficing well to meet whate’er might trace
The coming doom—Destruction, or a guide of Solace wide.
Her lips, half-open, alabaster rare,
So perilous, so costly in their art;
Lips wrought for kissing, fashioned to ensnare,
And ever to be kissed by yearning heart.

II. Beneath that mouth her maiden chin was shown,
Square-set, yet graced with dimple’s gentle spell,
A certain sign that beauty claimed its own,
And harmony within her presence dwelt.
Her high-born cheekbones spake of Brittany,
Of Britain’s distant tale and ancient song;
Her skin, her hands, as snow new-fallen lie,
White as the winter’s first descent, so strong.

III. Yet all his counsel faltered at her stand,
For there she stayed, with mystery arrayed;
Whether of dust, or snowy skin unmanned,
She lingered, sovereign, like Maeve displayed.
Better had he a circle drawn in sand,
And stood within its guarded, sacred bound,
Than face that White Dame’s rapt, ensnaring hand,
That bore men forth where none are ever found.

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ROMANCE DE LA PRIMERA MUERTE DE THOMAS RHYMER (TRILOGIA. VOLUMEN II) © Jean de Bresson

279. Llamaba igualmente la atención
La larga y recta nariz de esa Deirdre,
Suficiente para no dejarse intimidar
Por lo-venidero. ¿Destrucción o Consuelo?
Los labios entreabiertos, seductores,
De esos de alabastro tan caros y valiosos,
¡Labios hechos para besar
Y (siempre) ser besado por ellos!

280. Debajo de tal boca, la joven Dama
Mostraba una barbilla rectangular
Hendida por un gracioso hoyuelo
Claro signo de belleza y armonía.
Los pómulos altos de la mujer-doncella
Hablaban de Bretaña y la lejanía:
«Materia de Bretaña» son. Qué decir de piel y manos,
Blancas como la nieve recién caída.

281. Perturbando sus propósitos
O su misteriosa agenda,
Estaba la Dama allí plantada.
Fuese el polvo o la tez como nieve,
Esperaba como hizo la reina Maeve …
¡Más le valdría haber trazado un círculo
En el seco suelo y colocarse dentro
Por tal «Blanca Dama» raptado!


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