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by Pauline Mary Tarn (1877 - 1909), as tarn under the pseudonym Renée Vivien

Ondine
Language: French (Français) 
Ton rire est clair, ta caresse est profonde, 
Tes froids baisers aiment le mal qu'ils font ; 
Tes yeux sont bleus comme un lotus sur l'onde, 
Et les lys d'eau sont moins purs que ton front.

Ta forme fuit, ta démarche est fluide,
Et tes cheveux sont de légers réseaux ;
Ta voix ruisselle ainsi qu'un flot perfide ;
Tes souples bras sont pareils aux roseaux,

Aux longs roseaux des fleuves, dont l'étreinte 
Enlace, étouffe, étrangle savamment, 
Au fond des flots, une agonie éteinte 
Dans un nocturne évanouissement.

Text Authorship:

  • by Pauline Mary Tarn (1877 - 1909), as tarn under the pseudonym Renée Vivien, "Ondine", appears in Etudes et préludes [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 Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Ondine", op. 245 no. 1 (2015) [ medium voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder nach Renée Vivien, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-10-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 85

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