Célébrer Flora, de Villon à Labuchin
flora se yon bèl fanm
yon bèl, bèl ti womèn
villon pas te sa viv
san flora, bèl womèn
di mwen non bèl flora
nan ki peyi ou ye
flora, lwa tout jadin
flora, lwa tout bèl flè
tete jasmin kreyòl
depi villon mouri
flora etènite
tounen yon bouras van
kap mache fè dega
di mwen non bèl flora
nan ki peyi ou ye….
rassoul labuchin
et la Flora de Villon dans la Ballade des dames du temps jadis
Dites-moi où, en quel pays,
Est Flora la belle Romaine…
Archipiade, et Thaïs,
Qui fut sa cousine germaine?
Echo parlant quand bruit on mène
Dessus rivière ou sur étang,
Qui beauté eut trop plus qu’humaine?
Mais où sont les neiges d’antan?
Villon
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Le culte de la déesse Flora aurait pour origine un legs important qui aurait été fait au peuple romain par une courtisane nommée Flora, à la condition qu’on célébrerait tous les ans une fête en son honneur.
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Michèle Voltaire Marcelin is a poet/writer, performer and painter who was born and raised in Haiti, sojourned in Chile, and currently lives in the United States. The publication of her first novel “La Désenchantée” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2006) was followed by its Spanish translation “La Desencantada” and two other books of poetry and prose: “Lost and Found” and “Amours et Bagatelles” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2009) - translated into Spanish by Editorial ALBA as "Amores y cosas sin importancia" - all of which garnered rave reviews. Her writings are also featured in 3 anthologies published in France: "Cahier Haiti" (published by RAL'M-2009), "Terre de Femmes" (Editions Bruno Doucey-2011) "Revue Intranqu'îllités" (2012). She speaks and writes fluently French, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. She has a BFA from the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts at CUNY and a Masters from The New School for Social Research.
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