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by Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925), as Pierre Louÿs

Les contes
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Je suis aimée des petits enfants; dès qu'ils 
me voient, ils courent à moi, et s'accrochent 
à ma tunique et prennent mes jambes dans 
leurs petits bras.

S'ils ont cueilli des fleurs, ils me les donnent 
toutes ; s'ils ont pris un scarabée ils le 
mettent dans ma main; s'ils n'ont rien ils me 
caressent et me font asseoir devant eux.

Alors ils m'embrassent sur la joue, ils 
posent leurs têtes sur mes seins ; ils me 
supplient avec les yeux. Je sais bien ce que 
cela veut dire.

Cela veut dire: "Bilitis chérie, dis-nous, 
car nous sommes gentils, l'histoire du héros 
Perseus ou la mort de la petite Hellé."

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Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925), as Pierre Louÿs, "Les contes", appears in Les Chansons de Bilitis, in Bucoliques en Pamphylie, no. 18 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Line count: 15
Word count: 110

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