by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)

Le Cœur sanglant
Language: French (Français) 
Tu as ri de mes larmes î Sache
que tu es la première devant
qui j'ai pleuré.

Jouis de ton triomphe, ne perds pas
un instant, car, cette nuit, 
je pénétrerai dans ta chambre, 
éclairé par mon poignard, 
et, à l'aube, je jetterai ton cœur aux corbeaux. 

Il aura palpité dans ma main : l'eau
de ma fontaine la purifiera. Il aura pollué le sable : 
le vent effacera son empreinte.

Corbeaux noirs, 
arrivez de l'horizon pour la curée d'un cœur de
femme I Je vous le lancerai, après y
avoir enfermé mon âme.

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le Jardin des caresses, H. Piazza, Paris : 1921, p.98


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  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Francesco Santoliquido (1883 - 1971) , "Il cuore sanguinante" ; composed by Francesco Santoliquido.

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