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by Jean Bellon (1867 - 1914), as Jean Bénédict

Comme un vol clair de papillons
Language: French (Français) 
Comme un vol clair de papillons,
Aux aîles largement ouvertes,
L’essaim léger de mes chansons
A fui mon âme: elle est muette.

D’autres que toi s’efforceront
Peut être d’en pousser la porte;
Mais leurs mains se retireront
Découragées; mon âme est morte.

Ah ! laisse ton cœur s’attendrir,
Permets qu’un instant, sur ta bouche,
Les papillons de mon désir
Battent de l’aîle en frémissant.

Si mes vives chansons te touchent,
Ces chansons, ma chair et mon sang,
Si tu m’ouvres tes bras farouches,
Mon âme, qui mourut par toi,
Mon âme morte, revivra.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Bellon (1867 - 1914), as Jean Bénédict [author's text not yet checked 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 Georges Adolphe Hüe (1858 - 1948), "Comme un vol clair de papillons", 1902, published c1902 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons printanières, no. 7, Paris: Rouart, Lerolle & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-05-16
Line count: 17
Word count: 92

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