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by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)

Le vaincu
 (Sung text for setting by L. Aubert)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Je ne veux que te meurtrir de caresses,
et je n'en désire aucune.

Je ne veux qu'écouter la mer dans tes mains creuses,
puis mettre tes mains sur mes yeux, comme de la nuit.

Je ne veux que me griser de nostalgies,
en soutenant ton regard.

Je ne veux qu'entendre ta voix,
qui me rappellera les voix des femmes de mon pays.

Je ne veux que caresser sur ton corps
des souvenirs et des regrets.

Et si je baise tes lèvres,
leur suc me sera très amer.

Mais j'ai baisé tes lèvres,
et leur suc m'a enivré.
J'ai caressé ton corps,
et ma main tremblait.
J'ai entendu ta voix,
et les voix des femmes de mon pays
n'était plus qu'une musique barbare.
J'ai soutenu ton regard,
et j'ai baissé les yeux.
J'ai écouté la mer dans tes mains creuses,
et cette océan m'a submergé!

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Composition:

    Set to music by Louis Aubert (1877 - 1968), "Le vaincu", 1917, published 1917 [ medium voice and piano or orchestra ], from Six poèmes arabes, no. 2, Paris, Édition Durand

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Le vaincu", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 110, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1911

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

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Vanquished", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-12-11
Line count: 23
Word count: 146

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