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.
c-j-allison –
What I love about BPAL is that there are so many floral offerings, and not one of them is a wallflower.
I find Delight strong, tropical, heady and hot. I get a lot of frangipani and tuberose and there’s a touch of greeness as well as a somehow spicy, bronzed skin hint.
Evocative of a tropical paradise resort, swimming in crystal clear waters and hooking up with the pool boy.
sbensabat –
A nice fresh floral blend with a decent throw and staying power.
Katie –
I chose to try this because I love florals that are dark and sensual. With jasmine and tuberose both on the list, I was expecting this scent to be much more indolic. On me, the scent is too clean and polite.
Dawn –
Since perfume is so subjective, my 5 stars is based on the scent staying with me through the day and not irritating my sensitive skin or giving me a headache. But of the five Black Phoenix scents I’ve tried so far, Delight is by far my favorite, and the only one that would also get my 5 stars for personal preference. To my senses, it comes across as nothing like the lighter rose, iris and peony florals I usually favor, but instead as pure Nag Champa–that classic incense blend of frangipani and sandalwood. It instantly uplifts my spirits, as if I’m walking into a new age store full of crystals and faeries and wind chimes, with hours free ahead of me to browse.
Elizabeth –
I do love florals, so based on the reviews, I added an imp to my order. Out of the bottle, it was heavily floral with strong notes of frangipani and jasmine. Wet, the rose came out and something else, a little dryer and greener. On the dry-down, the strong florals became less prominent and I got notes of vanilla flower and parchment and the sweet, subtle smell of freshly cut grass. This one is fantastic on me. I’m definitely going to keep the larger bottle on hand.
Gloame –
If you like florals, then I seriously doubt you could do anything but love Delight. It’s unapologetically feminine and floral. I really love the scent, but it doesn’t work on my skin. If I walked into a house that smelled like this, I would smile.
Floral, soft, dry.
jasmindreams2010 –
You really have to like serious florals, but if that’s your thing, Delight is a masterpiece. This is high heels and a bikini. This is a secret love letter. It’s a romantic getaway in the tropics, it’s torrid, hot and wild. Indolic jasmine, hot pink roses, languid tuberose. Not your grandma’s floral. These are high-grade floral accords, nothing fake or overly sugary here. This is the first bpal I’ve ever tried and still probably my favorite. I’ve gotten compliments from men and women on this one. But you must. Love. Florals.
xaglow –
I found this one to be a very classic jasmine perfume so if that’s not your thing this might not be the floral perfume for you. That aside, it does dry well, but is still a little too strong for my taste.