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Dix Mélodies Arabes

by Maurice Perez

1. Son nom  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
Si vous voulez savoir le nom de celle que j'ai le plus aimée,
cherchez à vous rappeler le nom de celle qui m'a fait le plus souffrir. 

Si votre mémoire vous trahit ou si vous n'avez pas connu cette femme,
disposez vos lèvres comme pour donner un baiser : 
son nom se prononce ainsi.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Son nom", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 140, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, L'édition d'Art H. Piazza, p.136


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2. La Sultane de l'amour  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
J'ai vu ses yeux, et ma vie en est illuminée à jamais.
J'ai entendu sa voix, et je ne peux plus écouter aucune musique.
J'ai respiré son parfum, et je ne peux plus me pencher sur les roses.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La Sultane de l'amour", written 1929?, appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 107, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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


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3. Une jeune fille  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
Une jeune fille, qui revenait du fleuve, 
modulait cette chanson que tu chantais si souvent. 

Je l'ai suivie, sans pouvoir retenir mes larmes. 

La voix liquide et pathétique d'un rossignol 
ne suffit-elle pas au prisonnier pour évoquer les délices des jardins 
où il ne se promènera plus ?

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Une jeune fille", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 143, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, Paris : H. Piazza, 1919, p.138


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4. Le Baiser dans la nuit  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
A deux mains j'ai pris ta tête, comme une urne, 
et je me suis versé la liqueur d'amour. 

Qui aurait pensé qu'une urne si petite contenait tant de liqueur ? 
L'aurore ruisselait déjà dans le ciel quand nos bouches se séparèrent.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Le baiser dans la nuit", written 1911?, appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 60, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1911

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, Paris : H. Piazza, 1919, p.61


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5. Le Bain  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
Les sourcils remontés, la bouche ouverte, tu regardais fuir,
dans le courant du fleuve, ta robe qui t'avait échappé. 
Je passais sur la berge, et je t'ai crié : 
« Salut, fille de Bakili ! Que le bonheur soit avec toi ! » 
Tu m'as répondu : « Comment se- rais-je heureuse ? 
Vois ma robe dans le courant... »
Le poète sait user des circonstances, et je t'ai dit : 
« Fille de Bakili,  
ta jeunesse est semblable à ta robe dans le courant : 
elle s'éloigne de toi, cha-que jour, et tu ne peux la retenir. 
Ne demeure pas à la regarder s'en aller. 
Viens sous ces ombrages...  Je te ferai une robe de caresses. » 

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Le Bain", written 1929?, appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 39, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le Jardin des Caresses, 73e édition, Paris : L'édition d'art H. Piazza, 1921, p.40


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6. L'Heure tranquille  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
Voici l'heure tranquille où les troupeaux s'acheminent vers le puits
Le jour décroît.
J'attends ma bien-aimée, étendu sur les coussins qui gardaient 
l'empreinte de son corps . 
En signal , j'ai posé sur la fenêtre un vase 
dans lequel trempe la tige d'une rose . 
Cette rose se détache au sommet d'une colline bleue.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "L'heure tranquille", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 6, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, Paris : H. Piazza, 1919


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7. Soudjoud  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
Longtemps encore, ô mon œillet flamboyant, 
refuseras-tu de me regarder ?
— Es-tu donc le soleil, 
pour vouloir que je me tourne vers toi ? 
— Et si, las de ta cruauté, j'escaladais, 
pour t'étrangler, le mur de ta demeure ? 
— Je te laisserais baiser mon cou parfumé, 
afin de t'entendre gémir d'amour. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Soudjoud", written 1929?, appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 83, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le Jardin des Caresses, 73e édition, Paris : L'édition d'art H. Piazza, 1921, p.84


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8. La Solitude  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
Comme chaque jour, je l'attends.  Reviendra-t-elle ? 
Je pense au soir de l'adieu,  au bruit de la porte qu'elle referma 
sans colère, au silence qu'il y eut dans  mon âme. 
Comme chaque jour, je l'attends.  Reviendra-t-elle ?
Elle entrerait en disant, pour parler : 
« Je passais devant ta demeure,  
et je viens voir si les roses n'ont pas  souffert de l'hiver... » 
Puis, elle sourirait à mon petit jar-din, 
à l'horizon calme, et je sais bien  qu'elle ne repartirait pas.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La solitude", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 129, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1911

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, L'édition d'Art H. Piazza


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9. Le Souvenir  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
En courant, mes amis ont emporté ton corps. 
Messaouda ! Messaouda !
puisque ton visage était découvert,
tu as revu, une dernière fois, 
la fontaine prés de laquelle je t'ai connue 
et le jardin qui nous accueillit, ce jour- là.
Chaque matin, j'irai m'asseoir sur ta tombe, 
parmi les pleureuses.
C'était un matin de la jeune année. 
Des colombes, bien lissées, 
venaient se poser sur les guirlandes de pampres 
qui flottaient entre les arbres.
Tes yeux avaient-ils fait déjà fleurir les jasmins ? 
Des papillons chavi- raient dans leur feuillage, 
et une odeur de miel nous environnait. 
Sur le minaret de la mosquée voisine, 
un moûeddin' célébrait les bienfaits de Dieu.
En courant, mes amis ont emporté ton corps.
Chaque matin, j'irai m'asseoir sur ta tombe, parmi les pleureuses.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Le Souvenir", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 11, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le Jardin des Caresses, 73e édition, Paris : L'édition d'art H. Piazza, 1921, p.16


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10. Daoulah  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
Son nom a le contour d'une volute de parfum. 
Il se déroule et enlace les âmes, 
comme un jasmin enlace un noisetier. 
C'est une danse et un chant. 
Il ondule puis s'éploie, semblable à une chevelure dans le vent, 
à une flamme sur une proue.
On se le rappelle ainsi qu'un visage, 
ainsi qu'un murmure de fontaine. 
Ce nom ?...
Daoulah.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Écoute", written 1929?, appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 106, Paris, Éd. Piazza

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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le Jardin des Caresses, 73e édition, Paris : L'édition d'art H. Piazza, 1921, p.104


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