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by Achille Segard (1872 - 1936)

Belle petite morte au squelette exigu
Language: French (Français) 
Belle petite morte au squelette exigu
Qui sans doute mourus au début de ton âge, 
Tes jaunes as couchés dans ce beau sarcophage
Gardent le geste encor d'un sommeil ingénu.

Nul de ceux qui t'aimaient, hélas, n'avait prévu 
De tes restes charmants le profana étalage, 
Et pour parer un peu ton ultime voyage
Près de toi, dans la tombe, ils avaient maintenu

Cette rose dont For est presque de la cendre
Cet anneau qui peut-être était un gage tendra, 
Cette poupée et ces menus jouets d'enfant.

Petite, il est encor quelques âmes pieuses, 
Ton ombre peut dormir, je lui fais lentement
Une libation de larmes amoureuses.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Achille Segard (1872 - 1936), "Musée du Capitole", appears in Poèmes choisis, Paris, Éd. Arthème Fayard, first published 1922 [author's text not yet checked 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 Aimée Strohl (1865 - 1941), "La Momie", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Dix poésies mises en musique, no. 7, Paris: F. Toledo & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 106

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