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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Ouvre tes bras nus que j'y tombe
Language: French (Français) 
Ouvre tes bras nus que j'y tombe 
Pour y dormir, pour y mourir : 
Las de vivre et las de souffrir, 
J'y veux mon lit, j'y veux ma tombe. 

Prends mon souffle dans un baiser ; 
Brise mon cœur dans une étreinte, 
Et, sous ta lèvre, vois sans crainte
Mon sang tarir et s'épuiser ;

Car, si les dieux me font renaître, 
Je rapporterai de la Mort 
Le désir plus jeune et plus fort 
De m'anéantir dans ton être !

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with La Chanson des Heures. Poésies nouvelles (1874-1878), Paris, G. Charpentier, 1878, pages 109-110.


Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), written 1874-1878, appears in La chanson des heures, poésies nouvelles 1874-1878, in 4. Intermèdes païens, in 2. A L'Innommée, no. 1, 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), "Ouvre tes bras nus que j'y tombe", published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], from En aimant, douze poésies d'Armand Silvestre, no. 10, Paris, Éd. E. Fromont [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Lucien Lambert (1858 - 1945), "À L'Innommée", published [1889] [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 76

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