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by Charles Hubert Millevoye (1782 - 1816)

L'amitié
Language: French (Français) 
Toi que d'amour j'aimerais pour la vie,
Si pour l amour tu n'étais sans pitié ! 
Songe-s-y bien, près d'aussi belle amie 
Comme d'amour on brûle d'amitié.

De mes transports si ta raison murmure,
Je fais serment d'en cacher la moitié,
Et je saurai sans devenir parjure,
Jusqu'au tombeau t'adorer d'amitié.

Frivole amant, je cherchais des amantes ;
Mais je t'ai vue et j'ai tout oublié.
A tes genoux, sur tes lèvres charmantes,
Oh ! laisse-moi m'enivrer d'amitié !

Confirmed with Œuvres de Millevoye, Paris, H. Fournier, 1840, pages 257-258.


Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Hubert Millevoye (1782 - 1816), "L'amitié", subtitle: "À Madame ***", appears in Poésies diverses, in Poésies légères [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 Giulio Alary (1814 - 1891), "L'amitié" [ medium voice and piano ], from 20 Mélodies, Vol. I, no. 19, Paris, Éd. Durand & Schoenewerk [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Delphin Marie Balleyguier (d. 1899), "L'amitié" [ voice and piano ], from Les chansons des troubadours, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Ledentu [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Marcel Bertrand (1884 - 1945), "L'amitié", published [1908] [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Léon Grus & Cie [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-07-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

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