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

Ton corps exquis a les pâleurs
Language: French (Français) 
Ton corps exquis a les pâleurs 
D'une eau pâle où dorment des îles : 
Tes yeux ont le calme des fleurs,
Tes yeux si troublants et tranquilles. 

Ils émeuvent sans s'émouvoir,
Pareils à de larges calices,
Tes grands yeux larges fleurs du soir
Versant de mortelles délices.

Leur clair azur de firmament,
Leur silencieuse caresse 
Tour à tour indifféremment 
Répandent l'angoisse ou l'ivresse :

Et tandis que de tes chers yeux 
Coule ce poison que j'aspire,
Je sens ton corps délicieux 
Comme un lac pâle qui m'attire.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Jean Lahor, L'Illusion, Troisième édition, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1893, page 79.


Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort, in Mensonges, no. 1 [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 Lucien Lambotte (1888 - 1969), "Mensonges", published 1935 [ voice and piano ], from Six Mélodies sur des poèmes de Jean Lahor, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 85

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