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.
Aimons-nous et rêvons
Set by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Aimons-nous et rêvons", published 1919 [ high voice and piano ], from Sous le ciel de l'Islam, no. 11, Paris, Éd. Heugel
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Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
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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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Joost van der Linden) , "Laat ons beminnen en dromen", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Anyi Sharma) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]Mets mon front sur ton sein, mets ta main sur mes yeux : Ah ! 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
See other settings of this text.
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.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]Ainsi que le croyant le sol de la mosquée, Agenouillé, tremblant, je baise avec transport, Temple aussi de ma foi, toute ta chair musquée, Perdu dans un amour qui ressemble à la mort.
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. 25
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Il n'est nulle douceur comme celle d’aimer, Ni fièvre dévorante égalant cette fièvre, Ni fruit délicieux qui sache alors calmer Ma lèvre, en s’y fondant, comme le fait ta lèvre.
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. 16
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Author(s): Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909)