Persian Women | In this region

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by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Les Persanes

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Dans cette région,
les lits des torrents sont tapissés de tant de fleurs violettes,
que l'on croit voir couler toujours l’eau bleue de la montagne, 
et les yeux clairs des femmes sont tellement chargés d’énigmes, 
que l’on ne sait jamais si leur cœur vous a répondu.

Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, Paris: H. Piazza, 1921, pages 98-99.

Text Authorship:

by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Les Persanes" [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 Claude Guillon (1879 - 1956), "Les Persanes", published 1923 [ voice and piano ], from Sept Poèmes arabes tirés du "Jardin des Caresses", no. 3, Paris: Hamelle [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Persian Women", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-12-21
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Word count: 46

Persian Women

Language: English after the French (Français)

In this region, 
the streambeds are carpeted with so many violet flowers
that you seem to see blue mountain water always flowing, 
and the women's bright eyes are so laden with riddles 
that you never know whether their heart has responded to you.

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Les Persanes"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-02
Line count: 5
Word count: 43