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by Albert Victor Samain (1858 - 1900)

Dilection
Language: French (Français) 
J'adore l'indécis, les sons, les couleurs frêles, 
Tout ce qui tremble, ondule, et frissonne, et chatoie : 
Les cheveux et les yeux, l'eau, les feuilles, la soie, 
Et la spiritualité des formes grêles ;

Les rimes se frôlant comme des tourterelles, 
La fumée où le songe en spirales tournoie, 
La chambre au crépuscule, où Son profil se noie, 
Et la caresse de Ses mains surnaturelles ;

L'heure de ciel au long des lèvres câlinée,
L'âme comme d'un poids de délice inclinée,
L'âme qui meurt ainsi qu'une rose fanée,

Et tel coeur d'ombre chaste, embaumé de mystère, 
Où veille, comme le rubis d'un lampadaire, 
Nuit et jour, un amour mystique et solitaire.

Text Authorship:

  • by Albert Victor Samain (1858 - 1900), "Dilection", written 1897, appears in Au jardin de l'Infante, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1897 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Albert Bertelin (1872 - 1951), "Dilection" [ voice and piano ], from Chansons intimes. Poésies de A. Samain, no. 1, Paris, Éd. E. Demets [sung text not yet checked]
  • by André-Marie Cuvelier , "Dilection", 1919 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chansons pour Hélène, 9ème recueil, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-06-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 108

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