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Chimères

Set by Théodore Terestchenko (1888 - 1950), "Chimères", op. 21 [ medium voice and piano ], from Reflets d'Orient, pour une voix avec accompagnement de piano, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Jules Hamelle, ancienne maison J. Maho  [sung text not yet checked]

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Je sais des airs anciens dont la langueur rappelle 
La langueur de tes yeux si mortellement doux. 
Je sais de tes regards dont la douceur est celle 
De flûtes dans la nuit, soupirant comme nous. 

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. 21, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1907

Based on:

  • a text in Arabic (العربية) by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad aṭ-Ṭūsiyy al-Ġazzālīy (c1058 - 1111) [text unavailable]
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Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor. En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 21.


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Je te voudrais donner un amour sans souffrance,
Sans ce regret qui suit chaque désir humain, 
— Regret ou haine, ou pire encore, indifférence, 
Une fête d*amour qui fût sans lendemain.

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. 40

Based on:

  • a text in Arabic (العربية) by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad aṭ-Ṭūsiyy al-Ġazzālīy (c1058 - 1111) [text unavailable]
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Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor. En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 31.


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Author(s): Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909)
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