Déclaration (Chouquet, set by J. Massenet) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Je crains tes baisers, ô vierge charmante;
Mais toi, ne crains pas les miens!
De tous mes pensers la charge accablante
Jamais ne viendra poser sur les tiens.
Je crains tes discours, ta présence;
Mais toi, ne crains pas les miens!
Laisse moi t'offrir, enfant sans défense,
Un coeur, un amour, purs comme les tiens!

Authorship

Gustave Chouquet (1819-1886)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Chants intimes

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