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by Ambroise-Paul-Touissaint-Jules Valéry (1871 - 1945)

L'insinuant
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Language: French (Français) 
Ô courbes, méandre,
Secrets du menteur,
Est-il art plus tendre
Que cette lenteur ?

Je sais où je vais,
Je t'y veux conduire,
Mon dessein mauvais
N'est pas de te nuire...

Quoique souriante
En plein fierté,
Tant de liberté
Te désoriente ?

Ô courbes, méandre,
Secrets du menteur,
Je veux faire attendre
Le mot le plus tendre.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. Mompou 

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First published in Les Écrits Nouveaux, tome II, n°8, June 1918.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ambroise-Paul-Touissaint-Jules Valéry (1871 - 1945), "L'insinuant", appears in Charmes, first published 1918 [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: 16
Word count: 57

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