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by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929)

Viola
 (Sung text for setting by M. Bonis)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
Viola ! Ton sourire et tes yeux caressants
Où le ciel curieux et ravi se reflète
Ton sourire et tes yeux, ma fraîche Violette,
Chantent l'inaltérable amour que je pressens

toi, que j'entrevis à peine, ton sourire
Me parle de tendresse et d'immortalité
Je veux t'aimer, je t'aime et me voici hanté
Par tes yeux où le ciel émerveillé se mire.
J'évoque en ce moment tes cheveux blonds et
fins,
Tes yeux, ta joue en fleur que je n'ai point baisée
Ton sourire et, dans la lumière irisée,
J'abandonne mon âme à des songes divins.

Composition:

    Set to music by Mel Bonis (1858 - 1937), "Viola", op. posth. 91 no. 1 (1912), published 2001 [ high voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929), "Vers l'amour", appears in Les symboles, nouvelle série, Paris, Éd. Chailley, first published 1895

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Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-05-06
Line count: 13
Word count: 94

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