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by Eugène, Marquis de Lonlay (1815 - 1866)

Ta main
Language: French (Français) 
Partout, l'on vante
Ton œil d'azur,
Ta voix charmante,
Ton front si pur !
Mais moi, j'adore,
Ange divin,
Bien plus encore
Ta blanche main.

Pourquoi cacher tes doigts d'ivoire
Sous des anneaux, vains ornements ?
Ta blanche main, tu peux m'en croire,
N'a pas besoin de diamants.
Partout, l'on vante etc.

On donnerait, dans son ivresse,
Passé présents et lendemain,
Rêves de gloire et de jeunesse
Pour un instant presser ta main.
Partout, l'on vante etc.

Heureux celui dont l'âme espère
Avec ta main avoir ton cœur !
Mais c'est un vœu bien téméraire,
C'est demander trop de bonheur.
Partout, l'on vante etc.

Text Authorship:

  • by Eugène, Marquis de Lonlay (1815 - 1866) [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 Jean-Étienne-Guillaume Arnaud (1807 - 1863), "Ta main" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-21
Line count: 23
Word count: 101

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