English translation of Aimons-nous et rêvons
by Blair Fairchild (1877 - 1933), "Aimons-nous et rêvons", op. 40 no. 5, published 1915 [ high voice and piano ], from Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, no. 5, London, AugenerScore: IMSLP [external link]
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Aimons-nous et rêvons, nous n'aurons pas toujours Ce ciel devant nos yeux, doux comme une soierie : Les morts ne la voient pas, la belle nuit fleurie Qui nous caresse et fait plus tendres nos amours.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 22, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1896
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Confirmed with Henri Cazalis, Œuvres de Jean Lahor: En Orient, Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 22.
Note: This is not a translation. Al-Ghazali left no known poetry; these quatrains were written by Jean Lahor (pseudonym of Henri Cazalis), who imagined himself into Al-Ghazali's life and thought, adopting the quatrain form because it was current in Omar Khayyam's era.
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Mets mon front sur ton sein, mets ta main sur mes yeux : Oh ! cache-moi la mort, et cache-moi la vie ! Rien au monde que toi, rien ne faisant envie A mon cœur caressé par ton toucher soyeux.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 23
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor. En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 22.
Note: This is not a translation. Al-Ghazali left no known poetry; these quatrains were written by Jean Lahor (pseudonym of Henri Cazalis), who imagined himself into Al-Ghazali's life and thought, adopting the quatrain form because it was current in Omar Khayyam's era.
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Bois, ô lune d'amour, à la coupe vermeille, Car la lune du ciel, après nous, bien longtemps Luira sur ces vergers des milliers de printemps, Mais sans nous retrouver par une nuit pareille. Aimons-nous et rêvons, et rêvons.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 39, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Jean Lahor, Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1896, page 13.
Note: This is not a translation. Al-Ghazali left no known poetry; these quatrains were written by Jean Lahor (pseudonym of Henri Cazalis), who imagined himself into Al-Ghazali's life and thought, adopting the quatrain form because it was current in Omar Khayyam's era.
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Let’s love each other and dream: we will not always have This sky before our eyes, soft like silk: The dead do not see it anymore, this beautiful flowering night That caresses us and makes our loves more tender.
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Place my brow on your breast, place your hand over my eyes: Oh! hide death from me, and hide life from me! Nothing in the world but you, nothing to tempt My heart caressed by your silken touch.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (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 Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 23
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View text with all available footnotesDrink, O moon of love, from the ruby goblet, For after us the moon in the sky will for ages Shine on these orchards, across thousands of springs, Without once finding us again on such a night.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2025 by Grant Hicks, (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 Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 39, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre
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