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

Dans son jardin la sultane se baigne
Language: French (Français) 
Dans son jardin la sultane se baigne,
Elle a quitté son dernier vêtement ;
Et délivrés des morsures du peigne,
Ses grands cheveux baisent son dos charmant.

Par son vitrail le sultan la regarde,
Et caressant sa barbe avec sa main,
Il dit : « L'eunuque en sa tour fait la garde,
Et nul, hors moi, ne la voit dans son bain.

« -- Moi, je la vois, lui répond, chose étrange !
Sur l'arc du ciel un nuage accoudé ;
Je vois son sein vermeil comme l'orange
Et son beau corps de perles inondé. »

Ahmed devint blême comme la lune,
Prit son kandjar au manche ciselé,
Et poignarda sa favorite brune...
Quant au nuage, il s'était envolé !

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Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Le nuage", appears in La Comédie de la Mort, first published 1838 [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 Martial Caillebotte (1853 - 1910), "Le nuage", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], from Scènes et Mélodies, no. 5, Paris, Ed. Georges Hartmann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernest-Louis-Victor-Jules L'Épine (1826 - 1893), "Le nuage", published 1868 [ high voice and piano ], from 22 Scènes et Chansons, no. 5, Paris, G. Flaxland [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Guy Morançon (b. 1927), "Le nuage", 1945 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli (1882 - 1949), "Nuage", op. 40 no. 4, published 1929 [ voice and piano ], from Quattro liriche, no. 4, Milano, A. & G. Carisch [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Oblak"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 114

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