Don Rodrigue est \u00e0 la chasse.
\nSans \u00e9p\u00e9e et sans cuirasse,
\nUn jour d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, vers midi,
\nSous la feuill\u00e9e et sur l\u2019herbe
\nIl s\u2019assied, l\u2019homme superbe,
\nDon Rodrigue le hardi.<\/p>\n
La haine en feu le d\u00e9vore.
\nSombre, il pense au b\u00e2tard maure,
\n\u00c0 son neveu Mudarra,
\nDont ses complots sanguinaires
\nJadis ont tu\u00e9 les fr\u00e8res,
\nLes sept infants de Lara.<\/p>\n
Pour le trouver en campagne,
\nIl traverserait l\u2019Espagne
\nDe Figu\u00e8re \u00e0 Setuval.
\nL\u2019un des deux mourrait sans doute.
\nEn ce moment sur la route
\nIl passe un homme \u00e0 cheval.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Chevalier, chr\u00e9tien ou maure,
\nQui dors sous le sycomore,
\nDieu te guide par la main !
\n\u2014 Que Dieu r\u00e9pande ses gr\u00e2ces
\nSur toi, l\u2019\u00e9cuyer qui passes,
\nQui passes par le chemin !<\/p>\n
\u2014 Chevalier, chr\u00e9tien ou maure,
\nQui dors sous le sycomore,
\nParmi l\u2019herbe du vallon,
\nDis ton nom, afin qu\u2019on sache
\nSi tu portes le panache
\nD\u2019un vaillant ou d\u2019un f\u00e9lon.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Si c\u2019est l\u00e0 ce qui t\u2019intrigue,
\nOn m\u2019appelle don Rodrigue
\nDon Rodrigue de Lara ;
\nDo\u00f1a Sanche est ma s\u0153ur m\u00eame,
\nDu moins, c\u2019est \u00e0 mon bapt\u00eame
\nCe qu\u2019un pr\u00eatre d\u00e9clara.<\/p>\n
J\u2019attends sous ce sycomore ;
\nJ\u2019ai cherch\u00e9 d\u2019Albe \u00e0 Zamore
\nCe Mudarra le b\u00e2tard,
\nLe fils de la ren\u00e9gate,
\nQui commande une fr\u00e9gate
\nDu roi maure Aliatar.<\/p>\n
Certe, \u00e0 moins qu\u2019il ne m\u2019\u00e9vite,
\nJe le reconna\u00eetrais vite ;
\nToujours il porte avec lui
\nNotre dague de famille ;
\nUne agate au pommeau brille,
\nEt la lame est sans \u00e9tui.<\/p>\n
Oui, par mon \u00e2me chr\u00e9tienne,
\nD\u2019une autre main que la mienne
\nCe m\u00e9cr\u00e9ant ne mourra.
\nC\u2019est le bonheur que je brigue\u2026
\n\u2014 On t\u2019appelle don Rodrigue,
\nDon Rodrigue de Lara ?<\/p>\n
Et bien ! seigneur, le jeune homme
\nQui te parle et qui te nomme,
\nC\u2019est Mudarra le b\u00e2tard.
\nC\u2019est le vengeur et le juge.
\nCherche \u00e0 pr\u00e9sent un refuge ! \u2014
\nL\u2019autre dit : \u2014 Tu viens bien tard !<\/p>\n
\u2014 Moi, fils de la ren\u00e9gate,
\nQui commande une fr\u00e9gate
\nDu roi maure Aliatar,
\nMoi, ma dague et ma vengeance,
\nTous les trois d\u2019intelligence,
\nNous voici ! \u2014 Tu viens bien tard !<\/p>\n
\u2014 Trop t\u00f4t pour toi, don Rodrigue,
\n\u00c0 moins qu\u2019il ne te fatigue
\nDe vivre\u2026 Ah ! la peur t\u2019\u00e9meut,
\nTon front p\u00e2lit ; rends, inf\u00e2me,
\n\u00c0 moi ta vie, et ton \u00e2me
\n\u00c0 ton ange, s\u2019il en veut !<\/p>\n
Si mon poignard de Tol\u00e8de
\nEt mon Dieu me sont en aide,
\nRegarde mes yeux ardents,
\nJe suis ton seigneur, ton ma\u00eetre,
\nEt je t\u2019arracherai, tra\u00eetre,
\nLe souffle d\u2019entre les dents !<\/p>\n
Le neveu de do\u00f1a Sanche
\nDans ton sang enfin \u00e9tanche
\nLa soif qui le d\u00e9vora.
\nMon oncle, il faut que tu meures.
\nPour toi plus de jours ni d\u2019heures !\u2026
\n\u2014 Mon bon neveu Mudarra,<\/p>\n
Un moment ! attends que j\u2019aille
\nChercher mon fer de bataille.
\n\u2014 Tu n\u2019auras d\u2019autres d\u00e9lais
\nQue celui qu\u2019ont eu mes fr\u00e8res ;
\nDans les caveaux fun\u00e9raires
\nO\u00f9 tu les as mis, suis-les !<\/p>\n
Si, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019heure venue,
\nJ\u2019ai gard\u00e9 ma lame nue,
\nC\u2019est que je voulais, bourreau,
\nQue, vengeant la ren\u00e9gate,
\nMa dague au pommeau d\u2019agate
\nE\u00fbt ta gorge pour fourreau.<\/p>\n
1er mai 1828.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"annee":[312],"poems-book":[311],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[206],"class_list":["post-4356","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-312","poems-book-les-orientales","poete-victor-hugo"],"yoast_head":"\n