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.
fionnulaocahill –
This is the perfect Victorian Rose!!! Wet: Fresh rose and sickly sweet Jasmine. Dry: Soft rose and sandalwood with some spice. Really lovely and lasts almost all day. Fairly similar to Penhaligon’s Elisabethan Rose.
amberjurg –
I ordered several different samples with rose scents included: Lucy’s Kiss, Bess, and Blood Rose. I think that this one is the perfect medium between the other two: Bess is sweetly floral, with the least amount of rose compared to other scents, Lucy’s Kiss has a light rose smell, a little powdery on my skin, and Blood Rose is a true, powerful rose smell that lingers longer on my skin than Lucy’s Kiss does. I enjoy this one, and it’s ideal for when I want a light floral scent that’s a little more unobtrusive.
Dawn –
Lucy’s Kiss was the sleeper scent of the 9 imps I’ve sampled. I ordered the soft floral variety pack & Alice, & received 3 additional free imps to try. I lean toward rose, freesia iris & peony notes in my fragrances. Lately I’ve been searching for the perfect rose that’s not too cloying & sweet, hence my choice of soft florals. I’m not a fan of musk or baby powder, and was a little disappointed to find so much of it in the other florals. But my ratings are based on the scent lasting through the day, not irritating my sensitive skin, & not giving me a headache. So all but one of the others received 5 stars based on those criteria, despite my subjective views on whether I liked the scent for me personally. I tried them at random on different days, and Lucy’s Kiss ended up being last. Of the other eight, I was surprised to find Delight was my favorite, even though I didn’t identify any of the specific floral notes I’m usually drawn to. For me it was pure Nag Champa (frangipani/plumeria & sandalwood), which I love because it evokes memories of crystal shops & faeries & windchimes. Today, however, I tried Lucy’s Kiss and was in heaven as soon as it hit my skin. It was full on roses in bloom…finally! I was even happier as it began to dry & Nag Champa notes began to peek through. For a short time, a few hours after applying it, I was afraid it was going to turn baby powdery on me. But to my relief, those notes faded away. There was another sweetness (honeysuckle?) in the background that sometimes came through, and I was afraid it would overpower the roses, but it never did. About four hours in, Lucy’s Kiss began to dissipate, but it never faded completely. It simply melted into my skin and was there if I went looking for it. Twelve hours later it still faintly clings to my wrist in a soft lovely bouquet. It’s the most wonderful scent I’ve discovered in years!
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Another beautiful BPAL rose blend. Lucy’s kiss is exactly as described. A lovely Victorian rose based scent. Wet it’s bright yet soft and fresh, and I even get a slight hint of citrus. On dry down it mellows and the spices and other notes come out to play while still maintaining the the fact that the star of this show is rose. This is a perfect period scent! I will definitely be ordering a full size bottle of this lovely lady.
Sara –
this is mostly rose. maybe it also has jasmine. it’s powdery and slightly soapy. very feminine and pretty, i like it.