Cette nuit là, tu régardais le ciel débordant d'étoiles. Tu disais: "Je pense aux jardins de Damas, qui ont des fleurs bien plus belles." Assis dans l'ombre, je caressais tes jambes, qui humiliaient le clair de lune.
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First published in Mercure de France, 1976.Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Amr Yazid", appears in Kacidas Mauresques du Xe siècle [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 Ruy Coelho (1889 - 1986), "Amr Yazid", published [1931], from 6 Kacides mauresques, no. 5, Lisboa : Oliveira [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
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