Venus Anadyomene
Out of what seems a coffin made of tinA head protrudes; a woman's, dark with grease -Out of a bathtub! - slowly; then a fat
With ill-concealed defects upon the skin.
Then streaked and grey, a neck; a shoulder-blade,
A back - irregular, with indentations - Then round loins emerge, and slowly rise;
The fat beneath the skin seems made of lead;
The spine is somewhat reddish; then, a smell,
Strangely horrible; we notice above
Some microscopic blemishes in front…Horribly beautiful!
A title:
Clara Venus;
Then the huge bulk heaves, and with a
She bends and shows the ulcer on her anus.
Original FrenchVénus
Comme d'un cercueil vert en fer-blanc, une
De femme à cheveux bruns fortement pommadésD'une vieille baignoire émerge, lente et bête,
Avec des déficits assez mal ravaudés ;
Puis le col gras et gris, les larges
Qui saillent ; le dos court qui rentre et qui ressort ;
Puis les rondeurs des reins semblent prendre l'essor ;
La graisse sous la peau paraît en feuilles plates :
L'échine est un peu rouge, et le tout sent un
Horrible étrangement ; on remarque
Des singularités qu'il faut voir à la loupe.....
Les reins portent deux mots gravés :
Clara Venus ;- Et tout ce corps remue et tend sa large
Belle hideusement d'un ulcère à l'anus.
Arthur Rimbaud
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