“L’ état, c’est moi,” said Louis Fourteenth
The king of France and Navarre
La grâce de Dieu, he thought of that too
And ruled with an absolute power.
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“Hail, Caesar” the crowd regaled back in Rome
Dictator Perpetuo, he
None dared to refuse, nor give an excuse
Until Brutus exacted the fee.
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They’re rulers and tyrants, they’re dictators all
They lurk ever ready to prey
If you don’t give them room, they will never bloom
Resist while you can, U.S.A.
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"L'etat, c'est moi" - Literally, "The state is me."
La grace de Dieu - God-given right; divine right
Dictator Perpetuo - Dictator Forever
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Love Letters Through Time
Context: Grace (Gráinne) Gifford, was a participant in the Irish nationalist struggle against British rule, which led to ‘The Easter Rising’, Easter Monday, 1916 in Dublin, Ireland. She was betrothed to one of the leaders, who were due to be executed the morning after being taken prisoner. Joseph and Grace were married the night before in his prison cell. Joseph (Seosamh Pluinceid)) was one of the leaders of The Rising, a signatory of the Irish Proclamation and, in death, a revered Irish hero. These are my imaginings of ‘her’ final words to him. I include a few words in Irish Gaelic as the movement that led to the rebellion favored speaking Irish, instead of English. I would wager a guess, as they were both poets and writers in the Irish republican movement that she would have chosen to marry her love of country with her love of him in expressing her devotion.
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Thank you for sharing this evocative and thought-provoking piece.
wow-- talk about a history lesson -- will read this one a few more times!