by
Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor
Et dans l'extase des nuits calmes
Language: French (Français)  after the Arabic (العربية)
Available translation(s): ENG
Et dans l'extase des nuits calmes,
Dans leur chaleur et leur langueur,
Sous la lune argentant les palmes,
Un lotus entr'ouvrit son cœur.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Jean Lahor, Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1896, page 7.
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- by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Sous la lune argentant les palmes", published 1919 [ high voice and piano ], from Sous le ciel de l'Islam, no. 9b, Paris, Éd. Heugel
- by Théodore Terestchenko (1888 - 1950), "Le Printemps", op. 40, published 1917 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], Paris, Éditions Ricordi
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2023-05-03
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And in the ecstasy of the still of the...
Language: English  after the French (Français)
And in the ecstasy of the still of the night,
In the heat and languor,
Underneath the moonlight-silvered argentant palms,
A lotus half-revealed its heart.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-14
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Word count: 25