SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 114
Set by Guy Innes A prize of £5, which may be divided, is offered for a translation of the following two stanzas from Edmond Rostand's poem "La Princesse Lointaine " : C'est chose bien commune De soupirer pour une Blonde, chataine, ou brune Maitresse ; Lorsque brune, chataine, Ou blonde, on l'a sans peine- Moi, j'aime la lointaine Princesse.
Car c'est chose devine D'aimer lorsqu'on devine Reve, invente, imagine, • A peine . .
Le seul rive -interesse, Vivre sans rive, qu'est-ce ?
Et j'aime la princesse Lointaine !
Rostand's scansion and rhyme-scheme should be followe d.
Entries must be addressed to the Spectator, 99 (lower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked" Competition," and must be received not later than April 30th. Results will be published in the Spectator of May 9th.
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