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by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

Dans le bain, sur les dalles
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dans le bain, sur [les dalles]1,
À mon pied négligent
J'aime à voir des sandales
De cuir jaune et d'argent.
En quittant ma baignoire,
Il me plaît qu'une noire
Fasse mordre à l'ivoire
Mes cheveux, manteau brun,
Et, versant l'eau de rose
Sur mon sein qu'elle arrose,
Comme l'aube et la rose,
[Mêle]2 perle et parfum.

J'aime aussi l'odeur fine
De la fleur des Houris,
Sur un plat de la Chine
[Des]3 sorbets d'ambre gris,
L'opium, ciel liquide,
Poison doux et perfide,
[Qui remplit l'âme]4 vide
D'un bonheur étoilé ;
Et, sur l'eau qui réplique,
Un doux bruit de musique
S'échappant d'un caïque
De falots constellé.

J'aime un fez écarlate
De sequins [bruissant]5,
Où partout l'or éclate,
Où reluit le croissant.
L'arbre en fleur où se pose
L'oiseau cher à la rose,
La fontaine où l'eau cause,
Tout me plaît tour à tour ;
Mais, au ciel et sur terre,
Le trésor que préfère
Mon cœur jeune et sincère,
C'est amour pour amour !

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. David 

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Note: the Pedrell score begins "Dans la [sic] bain"
1 David: "la dalle"
2 David: "Mèlent"
3 David: "Les"
4 David: "Remplissant le cœur"
5 David: "frémissant"

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Ghazel", written 1845, appears in Poésies diverses, poésies nouvelles et inédites, poésies posthumes, in Poésies diverses 1838-1845 [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 Gabrielle Darcier , "Ghazel", published 1865 [ high voice and piano ], Paris, E. Heu [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Félicien César David (1810 - 1876), "Amour pour amour", 1845, published 1846 [ medium voice and piano ], from Les perles d'Orient, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Émile Durand (1830 - 1903), "Ghazel", subtitle: "Orientale", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Maison G. Flaxland, Schoenewerk & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Napoléon Joseph Ney, prince de la Moskowa (1803 - 1857), "Dans le bain" [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph O'Kelly (1828 - 1885), "Ghazel", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six mélodies sur des poèmes de T. Gautier, A. Erhard, A. Lambert, L. Tiercelin, no. 4, Paris, Éditions "Au Ménestrel" Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felipe Pedrell (1841 - 1922), "Ghazel", published 1877 [ high voice and piano ], from Consolations - 12 Mélodies sur des poésies de Théophile Gautier, no. 6, Milan: Francesco Lucca [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jules Regnaud , "Ghazel", op. 2 no. 1, published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Deux mélodies de Théophile Gautier, no. 1, Paris, Flayland [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jules Ten-Brink (1838 - 1889), "Ghazel - Valse", published 1868 [ high voice and piano ], Paris, A. Magnus [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 168

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