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by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894)

Nell
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG GER JPN
Ta rose de pourpre à ton clair soleil,
   Ô Juin, étincelle enivrée,
Penche aussi vers moi ta coupe dorée :
   Mon cœur à ta rose est pareil.

Sous le mol abri de la feuille ombreuse
   Monte un soupir de volupté :
Plus d'un ramier chante au bois écarté.
   Ô mon cœur, sa plainte amoureuse.

Que ta perle est douce au ciel parfumé.
   Étoile de la nuit pensive !
Mais combien plus douce est la clarté vive
   Qui rayonne en mon coeur, en mon cœur charmé !

La chantante mer. Le long du rivage, 
   Taira son murmure éternel,
Avant qu'en mon cœur, chère amour.
   Ô Nell, ne fleurisse plus ton image !

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Text Authorship:

  • by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Nell", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Chansons écossaises, Paris, Éd. Librairie Marc Ducloux, first published 1852 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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