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by Stuart Merrill (1863 - 1915)

Viens, cette nuit, poser tes lèvres
Language: French (Français) 
Viens, cette nuit, poser tes lèvres, 
Fleurs tièdes de chair, sur mes yeux. 
Je croirai sentir sur mes fièvres 
Des roses s’effeuiller des cieux. 

Glisse tes deux mains dans les miennes, 
Doucement, comme un don secret ; 
Puis chante des choses anciennes 
Faites d’amour et de regret. 

On dirait que par la fenêtre 
Le Malheur nous g-uette, sournois. 
Mais l’aube va bientôt paraître, 
Et j’ai tes baisers et ta voix. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Stuart Merrill, Une voix dans la foule, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, 1909, pages 83-84.


Text Authorship:

  • by Stuart Merrill (1863 - 1915), no title, written 1909, appears in Une voix dans la foule, in 3. Suite de romances, no. 5, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1909 [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 Jacques de Fontenailles (1888 - 1914), "Viens, cette nuit", 1914, published 1924 [ medium voice and piano ], from 14 Mélodies, no. 5, Éd. Rouart, Lerolle et Cie [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

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