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by Alexandre Dumas, fils (1824 - 1895)

Quand un regard que rien ne voile
Language: French (Français) 
Quand un regard que rien ne voile
Brille au-dessous d'un front charmant,
Vite on le compare à l'étoile
Qui brille au fond du firmament.

Quand une bouche est pleine 
Des plus amoureuses senteurs, 
On la dit semblable à l'haleine 
Qu'exhalent au matin les fleurs.

Quand une taille que l'on aime 
Est mince et facile à plier, 
On la compare à l'instant même 
A la souplesse du palmier. 

Une comparaison nouvelle 
Est nécessaire, et j'offre, moi, 
Quand une chose sera belle,
Qu'on ne la compare qu'à toi.

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Confirmed with La Petite revue anecdotique, Volume supplémentaire -- Tome XIII de la Collection, Paris, Librairie Richelieu, 1867, page 56.


Text Authorship:

  • by Alexandre Dumas, fils (1824 - 1895), "Comparaison" [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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Compliment", CG 366 (<<1876) [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. H. Lemoine [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-02-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 86

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