Liebkosungen | Umfass mich sanft mit deinen Armen, als würdest du mich gürten

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

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Tendresses

(Sung text for setting by Uddén)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: GER

Ferme doucement tes bras, comme une ceinture sur moi.
Ô touche, ô touch ma peau ainsi!
Ni l'eau ni la brise de midi ne sont plus douces que ta main.

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Donne-moi ta main. Qu'elle est chaude!
Serre la mienne, ne la quitte pas.
Les mains mieux que les bouches s'unissent,
et leur passion ne s'égale à rien.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4 of the original text.

Composition:

Åke Uddén

Text Authorship:

by Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925), as Pierre Louÿs, "Tendresses", appears in Les Chansons de Bilitis, in Élégies à Mytilène, no. 65

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GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Liebkosungen", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Liebkosungen

(Sung text translation for setting by Uddén)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)

Umfass mich sanft mit deinen Armen, als würdest du mich gürten.
Ach rühre, fasse so an meine Haut!
Kein Wasser, noch die linde Mittagsluft sind zärtlicher als deine Hand.

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Reich mir die Hand. Wie heiß sie ist!
Die meine drück und lasse sie nicht los.
Hände verschmelzen besser noch als Lippen,
und ihrer Leidenschaft gleicht nichts.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4 of the original text.

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a text in French (Français) by Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925), as Pierre Louÿs, "Tendresses", appears in Les Chansons de Bilitis, in Élégies à Mytilène, no. 65
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This text was added to the website: 2013-03-12
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