English translation of Dans la nuit, j'ai versé mon âme
by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Dans la nuit, j'ai versé mon âme", published 1919 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sous le ciel de l'Islam, no. 2, Paris, Éd. HeugelNote: this is a translation of one multi-text setting.
Je sens dans tout mon être un étrange tourment, Je sens dans tout mon être une affreuse détresse, Je souffre d'une soif immense de tendresse, D'immenses désirs fous en mon cœur trop aimant.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, written 1907, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 8, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1907
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Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor. En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 15.
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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La souffrance d’aimer même atroce a des charmes ; Les meilleurs des amours, ce sont les plus ardents, Ceux qui font mal, ceux qui nous font grincer des dents, Ceux qui nous font pleurer les plus âcres des larmes.
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. 9
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Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor. En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 15.
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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Offre tes seins, ta joue en flamme Aux souffles de la nuit d'été : Dans la nuit j’ai versé mon âme Pour la mêler à ta beauté.
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. 12
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Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor. En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 17.
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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I feel, in all my being, a strange discomfort, I feel, in all my being, a frightful distress, I suffer from an immense thirst for tenderness, From great foolish desires in my heart, which loves too deeply.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2024 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (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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- a text in French (Français) by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, written 1907, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 8, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1907
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The suffering caused by being in love, even with those who behave atrociously, has its charms; The greatest loves, are those that are the most ardent, Those who do evil, who cause us to gnash our teeth, Those who cause us to weep the most bitter tears.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2024 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (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. 9
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Offer your breasts, your burning cheek To the breezes of the summer night: Into the night I have poured my soul To mingle it with your beauty.
Text Authorship:
- 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. 12
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