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by Frédéric de Reiffenberg (1795 - 1850)

Oser et ne point oser
Language: French (Français) 
Son regard a su me charmer,
je me suis pris à son sourire,
contre l'amour loin de m'armer,
j'adorai d'abord son empire
est-il rien de doux comme aimer,
surtout quand on ose le dire.

Dès que je me sentis troublé
par l'émotion qu_elle inspire,
je pensai pouvoir sans trembler
lui conter pourquoi je soupire,
est-il rien de doux comme aimer,
surtout quand on ose le dire.

Mais à peine je veux parler,
ma voix sur mes lèvres expire,
je me sens transir et bruler,
mon sang vers mon cœur se retire,
est-il rien de doux comme aimer,
d'affreux comme n'oser le dire.

Text Authorship:

  • by Frédéric de Reiffenberg (1795 - 1850) [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 Guillielmine-Rose-Agnès-Ghislaine Sabatier (1819 - 1869), "Oser et ne point oser" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2026-08-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 102

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