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.
minikadomi –
Rather musky and sharp
Daneth –
I adore it. Firstly because I adore amber in general. Secondly because once on my skin, the almost bitter sharpness from the vial changes completely and turns into a poetic symphony with a great staying power and a unique, sunny fragrance that creates memories and anchors to a period/feeling….for me, this is a very nice scent for spring but its real greatness blooms in summer.
Jae –
Woodsy.
Elizabeth –
A very warm, feminine, and woodsy scent. I am glad I tried it but I will likely not order again.
Gloame –
I ordered an imp of this with my Lupers purchase. I was looking to branch out and I really like the theme. At first, this reminded me of ladies’ room liquid soap. Soft, liquid, a bit frou frou. It’s not a bad smell. But as it dried down, I started losing the scent altogether, and 15 minutes later couldn’t find it on my skin. I think this one has a lot of potential, but it’s not for me.
lookingglass –
Rich, warm, enchanted glory. It is skin with the Spring’s first kiss of sun. The blossoms are so delicate, so new. This is sexy, a little bit spicy, and clean. A freshly bathed Goddess! While the amber is rich, the blossoms lighten it, making it a great resin scent that is wearable in the Spring and Summer.
Brisingamen is the best of O (but way more amber), Alice and Phantom Queen together. I feel like I have all of my loves on at once! If O was too sweet, Alice was too girlie, and Phantom Queen was just a bit too appley, please try this. If you have never tried ANY of these, try this!
Danielle –
This is one that needs to age! I got it as a frimp in my last order and tried it within days of arrival at my house. All I got was powdery amber. It was nice, but nothing special. A month has since passed and I decided to give it another try. Now it is beautiful! The apple blossom is noticeable on a cloud of amber, but the amber is less prominent and powdery. Now it works more to give depth to the apple blossom where as before aging Brisingamen was a blast of amber nothing more. I definitely want t a full bottle of this!
bettenoire –
Lovely, liquid golden amber, with a sight spicy kick from the carnations and the prettiest Apple blossom. It smells warm and comforting and seductive all at once. Amber really sings on my skin, and this is the amber holy grail. This is the closest I have to a signature scent, and it draws compliments like a magnet! Please don’t ever stop making this one.
Sara –
Soft and charming, Brisingamen is mostly amber, similar to Haunted, but with gentle whispers of carnation. Warm, golden, sweet, and powdery, very classy and feminine. It’s not one of those over-the-top scents that turns heads when you walk into a room, but it smells heavenly up close.
woodenmango –
Out of the vial lots of amber and abit of the carnation and I don;t know why but it almost smells metalic to me. As it dries I think I start to smell the myrtle. Not too bad. I’m notmally more of a spicey/citrusy/herbal gal myself but I actually might wear this again.