Viens sur mon coeur, âme cruelle et sourde,
Tigre adoré, monstre aux airs indolents;
Je veux longtemps plonger mes doigts tremblants
Dans l’épaisseur de ta crinière lourde;
Dans tes jupons remplis de ton parfum
Ensevelir ma tête endolorie,
Et respirer, comme une fleur flétrie,
Le doux relent de mon amour défunt.
Je veux dormir! dormir plutôt que vivre!
Dans un sommeil aussi doux que la mort,
J’étalerai mes baisers sans remords
Sur ton beau corps poli comme le cuivre.
Pour engloutir mes sanglots apaisés
Rien ne me vaut l’abîme de ta couche;
L’oubli puissant habite sur ta bouche,
Et le Léthé coule dans tes baisers.
À mon destin, désormais mon délice,
J’obéirai comme un prédestiné;
Martyr docile, innocent condamné,
Dont la ferveur attise le supplice,
Je sucerai, pour noyer ma rancoeur,
Le népenthès et la bonne ciguë
Aux bouts charmants de cette gorge aiguë
Qui n’a jamais emprisonné de coeur.
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Come, lie upon my breast, cruel, insensitive soul,
Adored tigress, monster with the indolent air;
I want to plunge trembling fingers for a long time
In the thickness of your heavy mane,
To bury my head, full of pain
In your skirts redolent of your perfume,
To inhale, as from a withered flower,
The moldy sweetness of my defunct love.
I wish to sleep! to sleep rather than live!
In a slumber doubtful as death,
I shall remorselessly cover with my kisses
Your lovely body polished like copper.
To bury my subdued sobbing
Nothing equals the abyss of your bed,
Potent oblivion dwells upon your lips
And Lethe flows in your kisses.
My fate, hereafter my delight,
I’ll obey like one predestined;
Docile martyr, innocent man condemned,
Whose fervor aggravates the punishment.
I shall suck, to drown my rancor,
Nepenthe and the good hemlock
From the charming tips of those pointed breasts
That have never guarded a heart.
Red musk and sweat-damp golden skin musk with labdanum, golden amber, nutmeg, tobacco absolute, black orchid, and hemlock accord.
mtchyg –
This is a very clean scent. Floral but not sickly so. Closer to crisp linen dried on a line in a flower garden. Kind of has an aftershave thing going on. I think it’s a tad more masculine despite my description but I’m sure all could wear it.
sarahheady24601 –
This might be my favorite. While the rosemary note dominates on me, it dries down softer and more complex. It feels like it helps my focus. And I can see people wearing it across the gender spectrum.
santinoandrews –
Absolutely love this fragrance! It was wildly popular, so I figured I couldn’t go wrong. As a first time BPAL user, I am quite impressed. It does fall a little mainstream, but for me once it settles it’s really sweet. There is a little musk that keeps it masculine though. Will be ordering a full bottle! This fragrance is really sensual.
Gloame –
On first sniff, this was incredibly, overpoweringly ‘men’s cologne’. It does remain a masculine scent, but on drydown, it’s much nicer than typical men’s cologne! It also fades pretty fast. Not a lot of throw.
Amanda –
Holy wow my man smells so good in this scent. I smelled like a very sexy clean expensive non gendered person. On him when it’s dry it has a very dark edge to it.
This will be my next purchase as a big bottle. It’s traditional, but unique at the same time. I’m very happy to receive this as an imp!
dementia_divine –
In the imp: Yep… definitely smells like a gentleman’s cologne!
Wet: Ambergris, white musk, and orange blossom jump out to my nose at first. The mint is present, but its soft. I’m also getting the moss, a bit of the rose geranium, and the rosemary note.
Dry: Ambergris, white musk, and mint are the most prominent notes during the dry down. Since it is not purely aquatic, it hasn’t turned into soap on me. Huzzah! I still get a bit of the moss, florals, and the sandalwood is present now, adding some warmth to the blend.
Verdict: I’m glad the orange blossom wasn’t problematic for me. I like this one, but I don’t think I would wear it myself. It would be great on a guy, though!
[email protected] –
I recently received a frimp of this. My chemistry turns this combination into a somewhat classic, almost but not quite aquatic, masculine blend. For those looking for a more traditional scent, this one is for you.
Jenwace –
Got frimped on this one and WOW! I decided it was my favorite scent for my husband in the whole world. I LOVED it both in the bottle and on him, too. (Chased him around wanting to lick him shamelessly.) Ordered a .5ml bottle and was perplexed when it arrived. It didn’t smell the same. I guess I will be aging this one and hoping for the best.