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by Jules Gustave Besson (b. 1868)

Les litanies de la rose
Language: French (Français) 
O Reine de toufes les fleurs 
Triomp hatrice gardant de subtiles langueurs 
Dans ton calice ! 
Fleur vivante aux reflets de chair, 
Toi qui te dresse gardant de subtiles langueurs
Orgueilleuse dans le ciel clair
Fleur de caresse. 
Rubis aux pétales sanglants que des orfevres 
Auraient modeles, 
Opulents 
Comme des lèvres !
Reine des couchants glorieux, rose mystique 
Dont le souffle odorant aux cieux 
Monte en cantique
Qu'importe que saignent nos mains de tes épines, 
Si tu parfumes les chemins des môts divines
Si, dans nos âmes de ferveur, 
Douce et lointaine, subsiste à jamais la saveur
De ton haleine
0 reine de toutes les fleurs, 
Triomphatrice gardant de subtiles langueurs 
Dans ton calicе !...

Text Authorship:

  • by Jules Gustave Besson (b. 1868) [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 Léonie-Albertine d'Autezac (1871 - 1949), as Léo d'Autezac, "Les litanies de la rose", published c1909 [ voice and piano ], Paris: G. Ondet [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2025-06-06
Line count: 22
Word count: 112

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