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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Tes grands yeux doux semblent des îles
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Language: French (Français) 
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Tes grands yeux doux semblent des îles 
Qui nagent dans un lac d'azur :
Sous la paix de tes yeux tranquilles,
Fais-moi tranquille et fais-moi pur.

Ton corps a l'adorable enfance 
Des clairs paradis de jadis :
Enveloppe-moi de silence,
De ton corps blanc comme les lys.

Je souffre, j'étouffe, je pleure :
Ô mon amour, fais de tes bras,
Pour que je m'y perde et j'y meure,
Un tombeau que tu m'ouvriras !

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Confirmed with L'Illusion, Troisième édition, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1893, p. 14.


Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Sérénade mélancolique", appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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