poetry
E. Armand, “Sentimentality” (1939)
Because she was very young
I have spoken very sweet words to her
So sweet that I have felt her heart melt.
I have spoken very sweet words to her
So sweet that I have felt her heart melt.
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christian anarchism
E. Armand, “In the World, but Not of the World” (1901)
Une méditation par mois Dans le monde, mais pas du monde …Je leur ai donné la parole et le monde les a haïs, parce qu’ils ne sont pas du monde, comme moi je ne suis […]
anarchist individualism
Louis Estève, “Opinion” (1937)
As I see it, the an-archist intends that every adult human individual should be SOVEREIGN, — “son of the king,” as Arthur de Gobineau said… Sovereign! That is, without any hierarchical power that hangs over them.
poetry
E. Armand, “Tout n’est pas encore perdu / All Is Not Yet Lost” (1937)
tout n’est pas encore perdu Tout n’est pas encore perdu, amie douce, puisque nos yeux pourront voir un printemps de plus. Oui, je sais la Bête rôde, la lippe pendante, vaniteuse, hurlant, triomphante. On exécute […]
poetry
E. Armand, “On me reproche de manquer d’idéal” (1928) (FR/EN)
I am reproached for lacking an ideal,
and those who gorge themselves on that food do not hesitate to let me know.
It is true that it is a dish that never figures on my menu
and I do not know to what part of a living being it belongs.
and those who gorge themselves on that food do not hesitate to let me know.
It is true that it is a dish that never figures on my menu
and I do not know to what part of a living being it belongs.
Working Translations
Henri Zisly, “A Question of Temperaments” (1910)
Why are there various tendencies in anarchism? Because of the diversity of temperaments.
Working Translations
Henri Zisly, “What the Naturians Are, Precisely” (1910)
Ce que sont exactement les Naturiens. MISE AU POINT Pour répondre à diverses critiques tant verbales qu’écrites, nous déclarons à nouveau que 1. — Les naturiens ne sont pas anarchistes si l’on considère leurs conceptions […]
songs
Sébastien Faure, “La Révolte / The Revolt” (1886)
We are the persecuted
Of all times and all races
Always we have been exploited
By the tyrants and predators
But we no longer want to bend
Under the yoke that yoked our fathers
For we want to free ourselves
From those who cause our miseries
Of all times and all races
Always we have been exploited
By the tyrants and predators
But we no longer want to bend
Under the yoke that yoked our fathers
For we want to free ourselves
From those who cause our miseries
poetry
E. Armand, “Le vrai camarade / The True Camarade” (1928)
Le vrai camarade Digne, tu l’es bien trop pour supporter la pensée qu’on t’aurait donné davantage que tu as reçu — ou que celui qui te donne puisse soupçonner qu’il a moins reçu que son […]
French texts
E. Armand, “Fleurs de Solitude” (1923-1925)
Fleurs de Solitude * (*) Tout ce qui paraitre ici sous le titre de Fleurs de Solitude à été composé en prison, au prix de quelles difficultés, hélas ! [Original dates of appearance: L’En […]