[COMPLETE] The Wounded Soldier in the Convent, by François Coppée - tg

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The Wounded Soldier in the Convent, by François Coppée (1842 - 1908), translated by George Curzon (1859 - 1925)

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LibriVox volunteers bring you -- recordings of The Wounded Soldier in the Convent by François Coppée.
This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 23, 2022, in honour of Coppée's 180th birthday on January 26. The poem was written in Paris during the Siege, November 1870.
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François Coppée was a French poet and novelist. He was famed as le poète des humbles (the poet of the humble). His verse and prose focus on plain expressions of emotion, patriotism, the joy of young love, and the pitifulness of the poor. - Summary by TriciaG & Wikipedia
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The Wounded Soldier in the Convent by François Coppée, translated by George Curzon. Read for librivox.org by [your name].
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What is that clanging noise I hear
⁠Through the still convent ringing?
It is the carriage-ambulance
⁠A wounded soldier bringing.

Upon his coat the blood-spots shine;
⁠He limps—a shell has caught him—
His gun he uses for a crutch,
⁠Descending, to support him.

A veteran he, with fierce moustache—
⁠The triple stripes he's wearing—
All prudes and hypocrites he loathes,
⁠And starts by loudly swearing.

Well-nigh insulting are his looks,
⁠With ill-bred gibes he rallies
The novices—beneath their caps
⁠They blush at his coarse sallies.

If at his side, thinking he sleeps,
⁠The sister breathes a prayer,
Straightway astir he fills his pipe
⁠And whistles a bored air.

What use to him their faithful watch,
⁠The care that never ceases?
He knows his leg is lost and done,
⁠And he'll be hacked to pieces.

He's very angry—Let him be!
⁠Here no one knows impatience,
There reigns an atmosphere that soothes
⁠And cows the rudest patients.

Slow is the spell, but sure, that wields
⁠This band, to service given,
With fingers soft they touch the wounds,
⁠And softly speak of Heaven.

So subtle is their pious charm,
⁠Our grumbler soon will see it
In his own way—and to each prayer
⁠Make the response, "So be it!"
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Now for something just a little more edgy. :)
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Yes, it is.

Could you send the link again? You *ahem* flubbed it a bit. ;)
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Interesting near rhymes. Do we know if this is a translation?

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TriciaG wrote: January 22nd, 2022, 7:07 pm Yes, it is.

Could you send the link again? You *ahem* flubbed it a bit. ;)
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Yep, translation. Do you think I should have readers note the translator in the audio intro? I am putting it on the catalog page but didn't put it in the audio.
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TriciaG wrote: January 22nd, 2022, 7:08 pm Yep, translation. Do you think I should have readers note the translator in the audio intro? I am putting it on the catalog page but didn't put it in the audio.
I don't know how important it is. I would do so.

I'll be happy to add this to my recording.
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Yeah, I guess I will.

I'll wait to PL your poem in that case. :)
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Thanks! The reading is PL OK.

You have a lot of plosives. This is when your breath directly hits the microphone on letters like P, F, or TH. Move your microphone a little bit to the side of your mouth if a desktop mic, or a little above or below your mouth if a headset mic. This will help the air pass by the mic instead of directly hitting it. :)
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Kevin - PL OK. Thanks!
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Thanks! Are your initials KLH or did you just copy those from the first post? :lol:

The pause between the intro and the poem seems a bit long to me (6 seconds). Otherwise it's very PL OK!
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TriciaG wrote: January 24th, 2022, 7:27 am
Thanks! Are your initials KLH or did you just copy those from the first post? :lol:

The pause between the intro and the poem seems a bit long to me (6 seconds). Otherwise it's very PL OK!

dagnabit, i forgot to change out the initials! OK, i'll re-label and shorten the intro down to about three seconds
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