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by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935)

Au vent des nuits la barque ouvrait...
Language: French (Français) 
Au vent des nuits la barque ouvrait toutes ses voiles 
Et nous nous embrassions ! Ces baisers éperdus, 
Qui les a vus, ma belle ? Oh ! dis ! -- Qui les a vus ? 
  Les yeux des moqueuses étoiles. 

Une étoile a glissé sans bruit le long des cieux : 
Elle a dit à la mer, qui l'a dit à la rame, 
L'histoire des baisers où s'oublia notre âme 
  Durant ces soirs silencieux. 

La rame a répété nos soupirs de tendresse 
Au matelot qui vient de chanter à son tour 
    Les beaux secrets de notre amour
A la fenêtre en fleur où sourit sa maîtresse.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Bourget, La Vie inquiète, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, éditeur, 1875, pages 176-177.


Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935), "Les Témoins de l'amour", subtitle: "Chanson grecque", appears in La vie inquiète, in 4. La vie inquiète, in Vers le Levant (later editions: "Souvenirs du Levant"), no. 7, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1875 [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 Albert Cahen d’Anvers (1846 - 1903), "Le Secret", subtitle: "Barcarolle", published [1894] [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ], from Marines, no. 6, Édition Choudens [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 99

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