Hymn
1900
Carlos Schwabe
This painting is made based on Charles Baudelaire’s book, Les Fleurs du mal:
To the dearest, fairest woman
Who sets my heart ablaze with light,
To the angel, the immortal idol,
Greetings in immortality !
She permeates my life
Like air impregnated with salt
And into my unsated soul
Pours the taste for the eternal.
Sachet, ever fresh, that perfumes
The atmosphere of a dear nook,
Forgotten censer smoldering
Secretly through the night,
Everlasting love, how can I
Describe you truthfully ?
Grain of musk that lies unseen
In the depths of my eternity !
To the dearest, fairest woman
Who is my health and my delight
To the angel, the immortal idol,
Greetings in immortality !
