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.
West Wind –
Almost all roses on me, but like others have said powdery and given a subtly spicy kick by the cinnamon on dry down.
Elena_Rabbit –
My absolute favorite scent! It’s sweet on me but you can catch a whiff of cinnamon. Light and spicy if that’s what you like. I’ve bought this one over 3 times now!
Katie –
Of the last round of imps I picked to try, this one was the standout favorite. I didn’t know what to expect with this one, as cinnamon is such a tricky scent, and was worried it would end up smelling like a Halloween candle or Fireball Whiskey! While it does smell very strongly of cinnamon in the bottle, when applied, it settles down immediately and the rose comes through. What you’re left with is a beautiful, unusual rose scent with a spiciness that adds depth, warmth, and sweetness. Gorgeous!
Jae –
This would be great if I liked florals.
amills –
Sultry and seductive, this is the perfect combination of sweet and spicy. The cinnamon is the strongest note straight out of the bottle, then the rose takes over as it dries. Definitely a new favorite.
Elizabeth –
My name is Rose, so of course rose scents are my thing. This is one of the greats.
Danielle –
This scent is just okay. It is exactly as other reviewers have stated: roses and cinnamon. Although, I’m not typically into rose scents, I do like cinnamon and felt that it gave this floral a spicy kick. My biggest qualm with this fragrance is that it has minimal throw and fades very quickly. I definitely kept getting whiffs of it within the first hour, but in hour two I could only smell it by holding my wrist to my nose. By hour three it was gone. If you like spicy rose scents and don’t mind reapplying every couple of hours, this scent might be for you, but I think I’m gonna pass.
Shannon –
My first preference for a scent is something foodie, but every now and then I feel like deviating. Enter the search for the right rose scent.
I like this one. I’m picky about my rose scents. Either they need to be sweet enough I’d be tempted to eat them (like the LE Hope) – or they need some depth. This rose is grounded with the warm, spicy cinnamon – transforming what might have been an ordinary rose into something a little more sultry. I also really like that there aren’t the green/plant tones to this that some of the other rose scents have. Unless Hope makes an appearance again, or another sweet, sugared rose shows up, this will be my go-to for when I feel like a rose scent.
xaglow –
The roses in this were very nice wet, but a little powdery when dry. I like the cinnamon when it dries, it redeems the scent as a whole I think.
Sara –
Crushed dried roses and cinnamon. I thought it would be sweet, but it’s not like cinnamon sugar. This cinnamon has a sharp bite. Dark and mysterious.