by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)
Sur ta bouche avec le désir
Language: French (Français)
Sur ta bouche avec le désir, Je bois ta dernière caresse : Car je ne veux plus de maîtresse, Que celle qui ne sait trahir. Sur ta bouche, avec le désir, Je veux boire l'oubli des roses : Car je n'aimerai plus des choses, Que celles qu'on ne peut flétrir. Sur ta bouche, avec le désir, J'ai bu ma dernière espérance : Car je ne veux plus de souffrance, Que celle dont je dois mourir.
About the headline (FAQ)
Titled "Un adieu" in Les Renaissances (Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, 1870); no title in Poésies 1861-1874 (Paris, Éd. G. Charpentier, 1875).
Authorship:
- by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Un adieu", written 1866, appears in Poésies 1861-1874, in 1. Les amours, in 2. Vers pour être chantés, in Mignonne, no. 16, appears in Les Renaissances, in 5. À travers l'âme, in 3. Impressions, no. 11, first published 1870 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Paul-Charles-Marie Curet (1848 - 1917), as Paul Puget, "Un adieu", published 1884 [ high voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, Vol. 2, no. 13, Paris, Éd. Henry Lemoine & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Antoine Mariotte (1875 - 1944), "Sur ta bouche", 1899, published 1903 [ low voice and orchestra or piano ], from Chansons dramatiques, no. 6, Lyon, Éditions Janin Frères [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Un adieu", 1866-72, published 1882 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Tessier (1851 - 1909), as Ernest Lavigne, "Sur ta bouche" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Samuel Byrne) , "On your lips, with fondest desire"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 75