by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Mon bras pressait ta taille frêle Matches base text
Language: French (Français)
Mon bras pressait ta taille frêle Et souple comme le roseau; Ton sein palpitait comme l'aile D'un jeune oiseau! Longtemps muets, nous contemplâmes Le ciel où s'éteignait le jour. Que se passait-il dans nos âmes? Amour! Amour! Comme un ange qui se dévoile, Tu me regardais, dans ma nuit, Avec ton beau regard d'étoile, Qui m'éblouit.
Composition:
- Set to music by Carlo Rossaro (1827 - 1878), "Mon bras pressait ta taille frêle " [ voice and piano ], from 15 Romanze e Contemplazioni in chiave di Sol con accompagnamento di Pianoforte, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Mon bras pressait ta taille frêle", written 1834, appears in Les Contemplations, in 2. Livre deuxiême -- L'âme en fleur, no. 10
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 56