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by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)

Remords posthume
Language: French (Français) 
Lorsque tu dormiras, ma belle ténébreuse,
Au fond d'un monument construit en marbre noir,
Et lorsque tu n'auras pour alcôve et manoir
Qu'un caveau pluvieux et qu'une fosse creuse ;

Quand la pierre, opprimant ta poitrine peureuse
Et tes flancs qu'assouplit un charmant nonchaloir,
Empêchera ton coeur de battre et de vouloir,
Et tes pieds de courir leur course aventureuse,

Le tombeau, confident de mon rêve infini
(Car le tombeau toujours comprendra le poète),
Durant ces grandes nuits d'où le somme est banni,

Te dira : " Que vous sert, courtisane imparfaite,
De n'avoir pas connu ce que pleurent les morts ? "
- Et le ver rongera ta peau comme un remords.

First published in La Revue des Deux Mondes, June 1, 1855; appeared in Les Fleurs du Mal in Spleen et Idéal as number 32 in the 1857 edition, number 33 in the 1861 edition, and number 34 in the 1868 edition.


Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867), "Remords posthume", appears in Les Fleurs du mal, in 1. Spleen et Idéal, no. 34 [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 Nicolas Chevereau (b. 1989), "Remords posthume", 2015, published 2017, first performed 2016 [ baritone and piano ], from Cinq Poèmes de Baudelaire pour baryton et piano, no. 2, Sampson (France), Éd. Delatour  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Aimée Strohl (1865 - 1941), as Rita Strohl, "Remords posthume", 1894 [ soprano and piano ], from Six Poésies de Baudelaire mises en musique, no. 5, Paris : Toledo & Ce. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 109

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