by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor
Le paradis noir de tes yeux noirs Matches original text
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Tes yeux s'ouvrent pour moi comme un paradis noir, Un lointain paradis où mon rêve, le soir, Va se perdant parmi des fleurs et des étoiles, Mais sans y pénétrer le secret que tu voiles.
Note: This is not a translation. Al-Ghazali left no known poetry; these quatrains were written by Jean Lahor (pseudonym of Henri Cazalis), who imagined himself into Al-Ghazali's life and thought, adopting the quatrain form because it was current in Omar Khayyam's era.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Le paradis noir de tes yeux noirs", published 1919 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sous le ciel de l'Islam, no. 10, Paris, Éd. Heugel
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, written 1896, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 90, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1907
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This text was added to the website: 2023-05-03
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Word count: 35