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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Chanson d'orient
 (Sung text for setting by D. Fleuret)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Mes baisers comme les abeilles 
Toujours voleront vers ces fleurs
Tes seins, ces roses sans pareilles, 
Tes yeux, où je boirai des pleurs.

Mes baisers viendront à tes lèvres, 
Sous les clairs de lune d'été,
T'exhaler mes soupirs, mes fièvres, 
Rossignols fous de ta beauté.

Et le matin ces hirondelles,
Sur le palais blanc de ton corps,
Mes baisers fermeront leurs ailes, 
De trop d amour ivres ou morts.

Composition:

    Set to music by Daniel Fleuret (1869 - 1915), "Chanson d'orient", published 1912 [ high voice and piano ], from L'Illusion, poème en neuf chants de Jean Lahor, no. 5, Lyon, Éd. Janin Frères

Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Chanson persane", appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1875

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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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