Madrigal | Vos cils noirs, vos longs cils soyeux

by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Vos cils noirs, vos longs cils soyeux

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Vos cils noirs, vos longs cils soyeux 
Ont parfois des battements d'ailes, 
Et descendent sur vos grands yeux, 
Comme un vol tremblant d'hirondelles. 

Vos paupières sont deux oiseaux 
Qui planent sur une eau dormante ; 
Et leurs cils fins sont les roseaux 
Que baigne la clarté charmante 

De vos yeux, ces étangs d'azur, 
Votre douceur et votre gloire, 
Où, le soir, dans un bleu si pur, 
Mes rêves altérés vont boire.

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Text Authorship:

by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Madrigal", written 1875, appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1875 [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 Germaine Caroline Corbin (1876 - 1913), "Madrigal", published 1910 [ voice and piano ], from Six Mélodies, no. 5, Paris, L. Grus & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]
by Daniel Fleuret (1869 - 1915), "Madrigal", published 1912 [ high voice and piano ], from L'Illusion, poème en neuf chants de Jean Lahor, no. 3, Lyon, Éd. Janin Frères [sung text not yet checked]
by Paul Lacombe (1837 - 1927), "Madrigal", op. 54 (Trois Mélodies) no. 3, published 1922 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Paris, Éd. M. Rossignol [sung text not yet checked]
by Lucien Lambotte (1888 - 1969), "Madrigal", published 1935 [ voice and piano ], from Six Mélodies sur des poèmes de Jean Lahor, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustave Samazeuilh (1877 - 1967), "Japonnerie", 1898, published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Deux mélodies, no. 2, Paris: Durand [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-04
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