Vieux Paris

Marché Biron, Puces de Clignancourt/Saint Ouen
Clignancourt/Saint Ouen Flea Market

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No more war / Plus jamais la guerre
The Deserter, Boris Vian ,1943
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjndTXyk3mw

Mr President,
I am writing you a letter
That you will read, perhaps
If you have the time
I came to receive
My military papers
To go to the war
Before Wednesday evening
Mr President
I don't want to do it
I am not on this earth
To kill poor people
It's not to make you angry
I must say to you
My decision is made
I am going to desert

Since I was born
I saw my father die
I saw my brothers leave
And my children cry
My mother has suffered so much
That she is inside her tomb
And she mocks bombs
And she mocks the worms
When I was a prisoner
You stole my wife from me
You stole my soul from me
And all my dear past
Tomorrow in the early morning
I will close my door
In the nose of the dead years
I will go on the roads

I will beg for my life
On the roads of France
Of Brittany and Provence
And I will say to people
Refuse to obey
Refuse to do it
Don't go to war
Refuse to leave
If we must give one's blood
Go to give yours
You are a good apostle
Mr President
If you chase me
Tell your policemen
That I am not armed
And that they can shoot

Dominique-Lucy Renson, Bruno Suignard, Frany, Nautilus and 30 other people have particularly liked this photo

24 comments - The latest ones

Malik Raoulda ^club

Remarquable cette belle photo bien illustrée et joliment partagée.
Des paroles d'une grande sensibilité qui ne laissent personne indifférent.
Monsieur le Président
Je ne veux pas faire ça
Je ne suis pas sur cette terre
Pour tuer ces pauvres gens

Merci pour ce superbe partage d'actualité.
Bonne et agréable fin de semaine salutaire.

2 years ago.

Eric Desjours ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci Malik pour ce commentaire et pour cet échange qui nous rapproche tous, nous si nombreux qui n'aspirons qu'à la paix et la fraternité.
Bon week-end mon ami.

2 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Phenomenal shot and colors! Great and timely poem too! Stay well!

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2 years ago.

Eric Desjours ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Many thanks and my gratitude, William.

2 years ago.

Boro

Superbe *******

2 years ago.

Eric Desjours ^club has replied to Boro

Un franc merci, Boro.

2 years ago.

Pam J ^club

THE WORDS ARE HEARTBREAKING

HUGSSSSSS

2 years ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Toute une ambiance, toute une lumière. Une très belle création photographique! Bravo Eric et bon weekend****

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Well said !!!

Peace and freedom for Ukraine.

2 years ago.

HelenaPF ^club

Je ne voyais pas les Puces de Clignancourt ainsi avec ces couleurs pastel!
Mais par contre "le déserteur" de Vian, je la connais par coeur et
j'adhère totalement! peace and Love to every one.Stop to the wars!

2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

@ngélique ❤️ ^club

superbe photo Eric *************bon we mon ami !

2 years ago.

* ઇઉ * ^club

The image is excellently composed and very sensitively edited, Eric!
The song linked and translated by you here fits perfectly.

Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister, said on Twitter addressed to the Russian ruler: “It is not greatness when you attack weaker people, bomb cities, let children die”.
I wish Russian soldiers the decency and courage to resist Putin's pathological lust for power.
A pious wish, I know, and yet justified.

2 years ago.