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by Maurice Magre (1877 - 1941)

Le plus beau présent
 (Sung text for setting by R. Hahn)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Tu m'as donné un coussin de soie,
Un brûle-parfums d'un art persan;
Tu m'as donné ton rire et ta joie,
Ta peau jeune où court ton sang.

Tu m'as donné tes jours de vacances,
Des larmes d'adieu en me quittant,
Des lettres d'amour sans innocence,
Des portraits compremetants,

Tu m'as donné tes bouquets de roses,
Ton long corps blond sur mon lit défait
Je suis confus de toutes ces choses,
Accablé de tes bienfaits.

O chère enfant, généreuse et folle,
Tu m'as tout donné, je le sais bien,
Sauf la toute petite parole
Qui m'aurait fait tant de bien!

Composition:

    Set to music by Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "Le plus beau présent", published 1917 [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies - 2ème volume, no. 18, Paris, Éd. Heugel

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Magre (1877 - 1941), no title, written 1913, appears in Les belles de nuit, Paris, Éd. Fasquelle, first published 1913

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

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The most beautiful gift", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 99

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