by
Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor
Ô mon âme, écoute : c'est l'heure
Language: French (Français)  after the Arabic (العربية)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ô mon âme, écoute : c'est l'heure
Où la lune à travers les cieux
Soupire un chant délicieux,
Comme un chant de flûte qui pleure.
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Confirmed with Jean Lahor, Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1896, page 6.
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- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, written 1896, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Oh my soul, listen : this is the hour
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Oh my soul, listen : this is the hour
When the moon that crosses the heavens
Longs for an exquisite song,
Like the song of a mournful flute as it weeps.
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- a text in French (Français) by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, written 1896, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1907
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-14
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Word count: 31