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by Henri Villard

Quand ta lèvre, ô ma bien aimée
Language: French (Français) 
Quand ta lèvre, ô ma bien aimée,
Effleura mon front d'un baiser
Dont j'ai l'âme encore embaumée,
Qui nous a vus nous embrasser.

Il était nuit, mais la nuit même,
Ô cher amant, la nuit t'a vu ;
Quand mon baiser disait : Je t'aime !
Les étoiles l'ont entendu.

Puis en le touchant de sa flamme,
Une étoile l'a dit au flot,
Celui-ci l'a dit à la rame,
Qui l'a redit au matelot.

Puis à la porte de sa belle,
Sous les pampres un soir d'été,
En causant d'amour à sa belle,
Le matelot l'a raconté.

About the headline (FAQ)

Note: Marcel Noël's setting begins "Quand ta lèvre, ô ma bien aimée" but the original text begins "Quand tes lèvres, ô ma bien-aimée".


Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Villard , "Les témoins de l'amour (imité du grec moderne)", appears in Les vacances, essais poétiques par Henri Villard [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 Marcel Noël (1857 - 1935), "Les témoins de l'amour", <<1905 [ high voice and piano ], from Dix mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Éd. J. Hamelle [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 94

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