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by Charles van Lerberghe (1861 - 1907)

Je voudrais te la dire
Language: French (Français) 
Je voudrais te la dire,
Dans la simplicité claire
De mon bonheur,
Sans une image, sans une fleur,
En n’y mêlant que la lumière
Et l’air où je respire.

Je voudrais te la dire,
Ma première chanson,
Presque les lèvres closes,
Et comme si, tous deux, nous songions
La même chose,
En le même sourire.

Avec des mots
Si frais, si virginaux,
Avec des mots si purs,
Qu’ils tremblent dans l’azur,
Et semblent dits,
Pour la première fois au paradis.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Charles Van Lerberghe, La Chanson d’Ève, Société du Mercure de France, 1904 (2e éd.), p.11


Text Authorship:

  • by Charles van Lerberghe (1861 - 1907), "Je voudrais te la dire", appears in La Chanson d'Ève, in Prélude, no. 1 [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 Alice-Marie-Marguerite Sauvrezis (1866 - 1946), "Prélude de la chanson d'Eve", published 1911 [ voice and piano ], Paris : M. Sénart, B. Roudanez et Cie. [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 80

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