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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

J'ai bu, dans l'haleine des fleurs
Language: French (Français) 
J'ai bu, dans l'haleine des fleurs, 
Le premier souffle de ta bouche ; 
Au front d'argent du lis farouche, 
J'ai lu tes premières pâleurs. 

Le chant de tes lèvres rosées, 
Les oiseaux me l'avaient appris 
Et tes dents, lorsque tu souris, 
Y perlent comme des rosées. 

Le long enchantement des cieux 
Avec toi descend sur la terre 
Et se confond dans le mystère 
De ton être délicieux ! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Poésies de Armand Silvestre 1872-1878. La Chanson des Heures, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1887, page 205.


Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), no title, written 1878?, appears in La chanson des heures, poésies nouvelles 1874-1878, in 6. Vers pour être chantés, in 1. Poème de mai, no. 2, Paris, Éd. G. Charpentier, first published 1878 [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 Amédée Dutacq (1848 - 1929), "J'ai bu dans l'haleine des fleurs", published 1895 [ medium voice and piano ], from En aimant, douze poésies d'Armand Silvestre, no. 6, Paris, Éd. E. Fromont [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pierre Joret , "J'ai bu, dans l'haleine des fleurs" [ medium voice and piano ], from Poème de Mai, no. 2, Éd. L. Laloue et Cie [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Cayetano Troiani (1873 - 1942), "J'ai bu, dans l'haleine des fleurs", published 1923 [ medium voice and piano ], from Douze Mélodies, no. 3, G. Ricordi e C. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-11-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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