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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

Zéphyr
 (Sung text for setting by C. Debussy)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Si j'étais le Zéphyr ailé,
J'irais mourir sur votre bouche.
Ces voiles, j'en aurais la clef
Si j'étais le Zéphyr ailé.
Près des seins pour qui je brûlais
Je me glisserais dans la couche.
Si j'étais le Zéphyr ailé,
J'irais mourir sur votre bouche.

Composition:

    Set to music by Claude Achille Debussy (1862 - 1918), "Zéphyr", L. 19/(12) (1881), published 1932 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott

Text Authorship:

  • by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "Triolet à Philis", written 1842, appears in Les Cariatides, in En habit zinzolin, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Charpentier, first published 1879

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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-28
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Word count: 44

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