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by Léon Valade (1841 - 1884)

Sur la mer de tes yeux sincères
Language: French (Français) 
Sur la mer de tes yeux sincères
Qu’abritent les doux cils arqués,
Mes rêves se sont embarqués
Comme d’aventureux corsaires.

Sur l’azur glauque de tes yeux
Où baignent des lueurs d’étoiles,
Mes rêves déployant leurs voiles
Ont cru fendre le bleu des cieux.

Et dans vos prunelles profondes,
Beaux yeux perfides où je lis,
Mes rêves sont ensevelis
Comme le noyé sous les ondes.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Léon Valade (1841 - 1884), no title, written 1874, appears in À mi-côte, in Les matins, in Madrigaux amers, no. 7, Paris, Édition Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1874 [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 Charles Bordes (1863 - 1909), "Sur la mer", op. 5 no. 3 (1885), published 1921? [ medium voice and piano ], from Madrigaux amers, no. 3, Éd. J. Hamelle [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-08-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

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