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Mon bras pressait ta taille frêle

Language: French

Mon bras pressait ta taille frêle 
Et souple comme [le]1 roseau;
Ton sein palpitait comme l'aile
D'un jeune oiseau!

Longtemps muets, nous contemplâmes
Le ciel où s'éteignait le jour.
Que se passait-il dans nos âmes?
Amour! Amour!

Comme un ange qui se dévoile,
Tu me regardais, dans ma nuit,
Avec ton beau regard d'étoile,
Qui m'éblouit.
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1 Lalo: "un"
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