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Mes désirs ne sont point lassés. Donne-moi tes baisers, maîtresse ! Je n'en aurai jamais assez. Je veux boire jusqu'à l'ivresse. Donne-moi tes baisers ! Encor ! Je veux boire à ta lèvre rose. Tu me dis, et j'en suis d'accord, Que c'est toujours la même chose ; Mais c'est toujours nouveau pourtant ! Je suis un buveur peu sévère, De ceux qui boivent tant et tant Qu'ils se noient au fond de leur verre. Folle, il faut te griser aussi. Laisse-toi donc faire, et sois ivre ! Donne tes baisers, comme si Tu n'avais plus qu'un jour à vivre.
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Confirmed with Les caresses, Nouvelle Édition, Paris, G. Charpentier, [no date], pages 114-115.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), no title, written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 2. Thermidor, no. 21, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882 [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 Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937), "Donne-moi tes baisers", op. 48, Heft 2 (Thermidor) no. 1 (1924), published 1927 [ high voice and piano ], from Le poème de l'amour, no. 4, Éd. Henry Lemoine [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Corinne Orde) , "Give me your kisses", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Dammi i tuoi baci", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Corinne Orde
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 94
I miei desideri non sono punto logori. Dammi i tuoi baci mia signora! Io non ne avrò mai abbastanza. Ne voglio bere fino all'ebbrezza. Dammi i tuoi baci ancora! Voglio bere alle tue labbra rosa! Tu mi dici, e io sono d'accordo, Che è sempre la stessa cosa; Eppure è sempre nuova! Io sono un bevitore poco rigoroso Di quelli che bevono tanto e poi tanto Fino ad annegare nel fondo del bicchiere. Folle, bisogna stordirti, Lasciati andare e sii ebbra! Concedimi i tuoi baci come se Non avessi più che un giorno da vivere.
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- Translation from French (Français) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2013 by Francesco Campanella, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), no title, written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 2. Thermidor, no. 21, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 95