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Lydia sur tes roses joues Et sur ton col frais et [plus blanc, Que le lait, coule étincelant]1 L'or fluide que tu dénoues ; Le jour qui luit est le meilleur, Oublions l'éternelle tombe. Laisse tes baisers de colombe Chanter sur [tes lèvres]2 en fleur. Un lys caché répand sans cesse Une odeur divine en ton sein ; Les délices comme un essaim Sortent de toi, jeune déesse. Je t'aime et meurs, ô mes amours. Mon âme en baisers m'est ravie ! Ô Lydia, rends-moi la vie, Que je puisse mourir toujours !
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2 Fauré: "ta lèvre"
Text Authorship:
- by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Lydia", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Études latines, no. 17, first published 1852 [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 Louis Bridet , "Lydia", published <<1907 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Édition de l’Institut musical de France [sung text not yet checked]
- by René Chansarel (1864 - 1945), "Madrigal antique", published 1921 [ medium voice and piano ], from Douze poëmes chantés, no. 11, Éd. E. Demets (Max Eschig) [sung text not yet checked]
- by André-Marie Cuvelier , "Lydia", 1949 [ high voice and piano ], from Chansons pour Hélène, 12ème recueil, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jacques Dusautoy (1850 - 1915), "Lydia", op. 52 no. 2 (<<1902) [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. E. Demets [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "Lydia", op. 4 no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Swan Hennessy (1866 - 1929), "Lydia", op. 23 (Quatre Mélodies) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Éd. J. Hamelle [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Marike Lindhout) , "Lydia", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Rowcliffe Browne) , "Lydia", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lydia", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 90
Lydia, on your rosy cheeks, And on your neck, so fresh and white, Flow sparklingly The fluid golden tresses which you loosen. This shining day is the best of all; Let us forget the eternal grave, Let your kisses, your kisses of a dove, Sing on your blossoming lips. A hidden lily spreads unceasingly A divine fragrance on your breast; Numberless delights Emanate from you, young goddess, I love you and die, oh my love; Kisses have carried away my soul! Oh Lydia, give me back life, That I may die, forever die!
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Lydia", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Études latines, no. 17, first published 1852
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 93