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.
caitlin8811 –
I loved this scent! It’s absolutely mandarin forward, but when it dries the fig comes out to play and it smells just heavenly. Somewhere waaay in the background is something creamy like vanilla and it makes this scent really well rounded. My only complaint is that on me, it stayed very close to the skin and after about 4-5 hours, I couldn’t smell it at all.
glitchypixels –
Light and citrus-y. The mandarin orange smell is VERY prominent in this oil. It reminds me a bit of a creamsicle when dry, honestly. I don’t smell fig at all with this one — more orange and vanilla strangely enough. But it smells very nice.
jenmha –
I really wanted to love this scent, but on me it smells like fruity candy, specifically, Sprees. There is definitely citrus there, but on me it’s soften to the point that it smells less like fresh fruit than fruit-flavored artificial powder. It doesn’t gain more depth on me, at all. So I guess I would recommend this as a fun scent for someone who wants a fruity candy scent. Might be perfect for some, but not for me.
April –
Color me surprised because I received this as a frimp in an order that was largely made up of warm, vanilla scents, but this is the one I wear just about every day! Wet it is a light, tangy, mandarin. It mellows just a little when dry, still maintaining that crisp citrus but also giving way for a softer, almost creamy fruitiness. It throws just right- not too close to the skin but not overpowering either, and it has good staying power. This is a keeper and I’m getting a full bottle with my next order!
Gloame –
First sniff: aww, pretty orange! Like a brand new summer. Gets creamier as it dries. It sparkles, but on my skin, never reaches towards any earthiness or figgyness.
kristydiez2 –
This was one of the scents in my order that truly surprised and delighted me. At first it seems pretty simple with the mandarin being the dominant note but the fig has this teasing quality that tones it down and peeks out every so often. It’s haunting but also has an earthy sensuality to it.
dementia_divine –
In the imp: Exactly what it says on the tin. Mandarin and fig!
Wet: Mandarin dominant. The fig is present, but it has taken a background role. However, the fig note is becoming more prominent the longer this sits on my skin.
Dry: The mandarin still reigns, but the fig note is stronger than it was during the wet phase, lending a bit of earthiness to this sweet, fruity scent.
Verdict: This is nice. I don’t feel the need to grab a bottle of this one, but I think it would be great to wear during warmer months.
luxdancer –
I adored this one! It was sweet and citrus-y with almost a touch of licorice? It smelled like gummy bears or fruit gums. I couldn’t catch the fig though, maybe that was the licorice-y bite?
Obviously, if you don’t like sweet, almost candy-like scents, this won’t be for you, but I quite enjoy it!
jessecake –
Another scent that I really adore. I ran out of my imp years ago but I remember it smelled like spiced pear with some mandarin. Just yummy. I really should purchase a bottle.
If you love sweet, sugary, fruity scents – you might want to try it.
Velvet Lilly –
Light, dreamy…almost creamy orange, but there is no cream note here. I think the juicy pluminess of the fig tempers the brightness of the citrus and smooths it into a gorgeous pairing that plays extremely well together, becomes something more, and very lovely. Not too fruity. Not candy sweet, but reminiscent.
On the dry down I’m getting just a whisper of something else; Almost incense-like, but it may be the deeper fig coming forward.
Simple. Perfectly balanced. Beautiful.