by
Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor
Aimons‑nous et rêvons, nous n'aurons pas...
Language: French (Français) after the Arabic (العربية)
Our translations: DUT ENG
Aimons-nous et rêvons, nous n'aurons pas toujours
Ce ciel devant nos yeux, doux comme une soierie :
Les morts ne la voient plus, la belle nuit fleurie
Qui nous caresse et fait plus tendres nos amours.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Jean Lahor, Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1896, page 10.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 22, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1896 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Blair Fairchild (1877 - 1933), "Aimons-nous et rêvons", op. 40 no. 5, published 1915 [ high voice and piano ], from Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, no. 5, London, Augener [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Aimons-nous et rêvons", published 1919 [ high voice and piano ], from Sous le ciel de l'Islam, no. 11, Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Joost van der Linden) , "Laat ons beminnen en dromen", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Anyi Sharma) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-30
Line count: 4
Word count: 36
Laat ons beminnen en dromen
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the French (Français)
Laat ons beminnen en dromen, we zullen niet de eeuwig-heid hebben
De hemel voor onze ogen, zacht als zijde:
De doden zien het niet meer, de mooie bloemenrijke nacht
Die ons streelt en onze liefdes nog tederder maakt.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 22, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1896
Based on:
This text was added to the website: 2023-04-10
Line count: 4
Word count: 38