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sometimes misattributed to Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901) and by Émile Souvestre (1806 - 1854)

Penses‑tu que ce soit aimer ?
 (Sung text for setting by C. Cui)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
Trouver dans mes rêves du soir 
Cet oeil que sur moi tu soulèves ;
Suivre pleine d'un vague espoir
Des pensers plus doux que ces rêves ;
Par ta voix me sentir charmer,
Ne compter demon existence,
Que les instants de ta présence...
Penses-tu, penses-tu que ce soit aimer ?

Deviner le bruit de tes pas,
Dont mon cœur prévient mon oreille ;
Aimer a répéter tout bas
ce que tu m'avais dis la veille ;
Pour toi sans cesse m'alarmer ;
Rougir quand ton nom se prononce ;
A ta voix rester sans reponse
Penses-tu, penses-tu que ce soit aimer ?

Composition:

    Set to music by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Penses-tu que ce soit aimer ?", op. 9 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances)) no. 6 (1874), published 1874-5 [ voice and piano ], St. Petersburg: Bessel, also set in Russian (Русский)

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)
  • by Émile Souvestre (1806 - 1854)

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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