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by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839 - 1907)

L'éventail
Language: French (Français) 
C’est moi qui soumets le zéphire 
A mes battements gracieux; 
Ô Femmes, tantôt je l’attire 
Plus vif et plus frais sur vos yeux; 
Tantôt je le prends au passage 
Et j’en fais le tendre captif 
Qui vous caresse le visage 
D’un souffle lent, tiède et plaintif. 
C’est moi qui porte à votre oreille 
Dans un frisson de vos cheveux 
Le soupir qui la rend vermeille, 
Le soupir brûlant des aveux; 
C’est moi qui pour vous le provoque 
Et vous aide à dissimuler 
Ou votre rire qui s’en moque 
Ou vos larmes qu’il fait couler.

Text Authorship:

  • by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839 - 1907), "L'éventail", written 1886?, appears in Le Prisme, in Prélude, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre [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 Louis Bridet , "L'éventail", published <<1907 [ medium voice, piano, and violin ad libitum ], from Nell / L’Éventail, no. 2, Paris, Édition de l’Institut musical de France [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Aimée de Valbranca , "L'Éventail", <<1921 [ high voice and piano ], Nice, Éd. Delrieu Frères [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-09-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 94

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