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

Lydia
 (Sung text for setting by G. Fauré)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG GER
Lydia sur tes roses joues
Et sur ton col frais et si blanc
Roule étincelant 
L'or fluide que tu dénoues ;

Le jour qui luit est le meilleur,
Oublions l'éternelle tombe.
Laisse tes baisers de colombe
Chanter sur ta lèvre en fleur.

Un lys caché répand sans cesse
Une odeur divine en ton sein ;
Les délices comme un essaim
Sortent de toi, jeune déesse.

Je t'aime et meurs, ô mes amours.
Mon âme en baisers m'est ravie !
Ô Lydia, rends-moi la vie,
Que je puisse mourir toujours !

Composition:

    Set to music by Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "Lydia", op. 4 no. 2 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Lydia", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Études latines, no. 17, first published 1852

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Marike Lindhout) , "Lydia", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Rowcliffe Browne) , "Lydia", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lydia", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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