From the album Easter, the song Easter. The lyrics were inspired by Rimbaud‘s first communion, Easter Sunday 1866 – Frederick was a brother, Vitalie and Isabelle his sisters. When the album was first released (1978) it came with a sleeve insert featuring the following photograph of Rimbaud at his first communion (which I cut out and stuck on my wall, because, I’m afraid, that’s the kind of teenager I was).
Rimbaud at his first communion
And the song …
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