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by P. Huguenin

A l'inconnue
Language: French (Français) 
Celle que j'aimerais, je ne la connais pas
Et mon cœur cependant voudrait tant la connaître !
Peut-être ai-je foulé l'empreinte de ses pas 
Peut-être je la vois passer de ma fenêtre !
Est-elle brune e pâle a-t-elle de doux jeux
Avec un front pensif ?
Telle je l'ai rêvée
Existe-t-il enfin, 
L'idéal gracieux ?..
Bienheureux je serai...
Quand je l'aurai trouvée
Chaque jour je l'attends et ne vois rien venir ;
Je sens que mon désir persiste et me pénètre
Je voudrais un instant
Dévoiler l'avenir
Celle que j'aimerai, ah !
je voudrais la connaître !

Text Authorship:

  • by P. Huguenin , "A l' inconnue" [author's text not yet checked 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 Augusta de Kabath (flourished 1870-1914), "A l'inconnue", c1901, published c1901 [ voice and piano ], Paris : Quinzaine musicale [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-12-21
Line count: 17
Word count: 91

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