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by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)

Que le jour me dure!
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG
Que le jour me dure!
Passé loin de toi,
toute la nature
n'est plus rien pour moi.

Le plus vert bocage,
quand tu n'y viens pas,
n'est qu'un lieu sauvage,
pour moi, sans appas.

Hélas! si je passe
Un jour sans te voir,
Je cherche ta trace
Dans mon désespoir...

Quand je t'ai perdue,
Je reste à pleurer,
Mon âme éperdue
Est près d'expirer.

Le coeur me palpite
Quand j'entends ta voix,
Tout mon sang s'agite
Dès que je te vois;

Ouvres-tu la bouche,
Les cieux vont s'ouvrir...
Si ta main me touche,
Je me sens frémir.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778), "Romance" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

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