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by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935)

Silence ineffable de l'heure
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Silence ineffable de l'heure
Où le cœur aimant sur un cœur
Se laisse en aller et s'endort,
-- Sur un cœur aimant qu'il adore !...

Musique tendre des paroles,
Comme un sanglot de rossignols,
Si tendre qu'on voudrait mourir,
-- Sur la bouche qui les soupire !...

L'ivresse ardente de la vie
Fait défaillir l'amant ravi,
Et l'on n'entend battre qu'un coeur,
-- Musique et silence de l'heure !...

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935), "Romance", written 1882, appears in Les Aveux, in Amour, no. 10, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1882 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

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