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.
Marley Price –
my all time favorite as a consistent buyer of bpal products. my signature scent, and a repurchase or mine for years. I came across this smell at a concert when a girl in front of me put some on her neck and it was so strong, unique, and fragrant. I couldn’t get it out of my head and purchased it within the next week. it’s such a long lasting smell for me. many scents go very sweet on me which I typically stay away from already sweet or powdery smells and rather stick with spicy and stronger smells, but the initial application and dry down of it is beautiful and not alarmingly sweet. it’s such a lovely gourmand scent. so glad I had found this scent and am able to support this great brand
Lisa –
I finally got around to trying my frimp of this, fully expecting to be meh about it after reading the notes in in. I was very surprised! At first test I was really enjoying the orangeyness combined with a hint of smoke and some sort of nonspecific (to me) floral, but wasn’t picking up any sort of carnal lust. But after a second wear I can see where that’s coming from. I don’t know about lust, but I do have the confidence of having had a drink or two, and I’ve never experienced that from a perfume before. I see a full bottle in my future at some point.
Lunashayde –
On me, personally it doesn’t smell very nice at all. The black narcissus seems to go to a mix of too sweet flowers w/ baby powder, along w/ almost a dry, parchment scent. I’m sure this is a great scent for some people, sadly just not me. Again, individual results vary w/ body chemistry.
gaia.earth24 –
Not really what I would associate with carnal lust. Feels more gentle. Out of the bottle I get narcissus, soft orange, and caramel vanilla. Almost sickly sweet. Doesn’t feel super sexy. The floral notes definitely come out as it dries on the skin but they’re light and not too cloyingly FLOWERS. Does smell tasty but it really only makes me desire like a lemon tart or something. Not for me.
caitlin8811 –
When I first put this on the narcissus was almost too much, which surprised me because in the bottle the orange blossom really shines. It took an hour or two for the bar issues to chill out and let the other notes out to play, but this was a truly delicious scent once it did.
Sabrina –
I bought this and at first wasn’t super impressed. After about a week I wore it and fell into like. The more I wear it, the more I love it and will be getting a big bottle when I can. It smells so sweet and smooth and kind of naughty. My husband has told me more than once that I smell delicious while I’m wearing it. Awesome!
Elizabeth –
OMFG, this is a very erotic foody scent! I think I need a full size of this! The narcissus is dominant when wet, then the orange blossom and rich vanilla take over. Yummy….
Aimee –
This is a great unconventional but still sophisticated floral. Starts out strong and mostly narcissus, but it gets more balanced with the orange blossom as it settles–after an hour or so. This lasts way longer on me than any other BPAL scent I own. Also has more throw than most of the others I have, which admittedly aren’t usually florals so it could be a skin chemistry thing. Very sensual, but still super appropriate for daytime wear.
tigresacanela25 –
I didn’t think I’d love this, but I do. Again it’s another one that my body morphs into something completely different than the description, but magical all the same.
In the imp it smells delicious – a bright fruity/floral with a hint of sweet and a bit of spice. Wet, it fights me. It’s knockdown, drag-out fight between the orange blossom and the narcissus. It gave me a bit of a headache at that stage to be honest. It’s STRONG.
Dry: It’s indescribable, but I’m going to give it a shot. It turns into a warm, sweet, spicy, heavy floral (I’m assuming that’s the vanilla and the black narcissus) with a hint of something cold and alien underneath. I don’t know if I can say this, but it makes me think of warm bodies, hot nights, and sugar sweet kisses with an edge of danger and a lot of kink. I feel like a goddess wearing this. Sexy, dangerous and just a little bit aloof.
janiegalvin –
Very, very sexy… it’s one of those rare scents in which the individual elements blend so well, so seamlessly, that at no stage does any one overpower the others. It smells spicy, sweet, floral and musky all at the same time. Very sophisticated, and one I’ll be buying full size for as long as they keep making it!