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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Madone
Language: French (Français) 
Le toucher de ta chair, fraîche comme une fleur,
Tes yeux d'un azur vague, et l'exquise pâleur
De ta beauté tranquille et pourtant si troublante,
Et ton doux parler lent, et ta démarche lente, 
Me rappellent parfois ces vierges de jadis, 
Peintes sur un fond d'or, tenant en mains des lys, 
Au visage très pâle, avec des yeux étranges, 
Et dont le corps semblait nourri du pain des anges.

Confirmed with Jean Lahor, L'Illusion, 3rd edition, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1893, page 106.


Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Madone", written 1868, appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1875 [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 Georges Adolphe Hüe (1858 - 1948), "Madone", published 1924 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-12-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 69

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