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.
Rebecca –
The Lion is a lovely, warm amber on me, like a beam of autumn sunshine. I don’t get any particular spices, just the way a good amber can harbor its own spiciness somehow. It’s spicy amber, not amber plus cinnamon or clove or whatever. It’s not a strong scent, and the wear length is only average on me, but it’s something I often choose for unfamiliar work situations because it feels professional but not impersonal or generic. It projects the warm glowing confidence I want as my own.
ranepage11 –
In the Imp it smelled musky & strong! But after applying to my skin, I guess with my chemistry it just turns into a simple sweet & floral smell. On my wife it retains that musk hint, but the floral does ring higher. Simple, but captivating.
laduciel –
Got as a Frimp. Wouldn’t have been one I would have chosen based on oils in it, but SO glad I got it! The way the scents come together is lovely. It’s WARM, a bit of spice, not overwhelming once it sets on the skin for about a half hour. Just melds into this great scent. I see it as a unisex scent. I am not big on really flowery and this isn’t. It’s yummy.
jhooper12 –
In the bottle it has a very mild scent but once worn it becomes more noticeable. The amber comes through first and after a while the spice takes over. It’s not too far off from Haunted.
VetchVespers –
To me this smells like pure amber note. Warm, spicy, nose tickling in a good way with a medium weight to it. If you’re an amber lover or trying to learn to identify the note, this is pretty much a staple.
GoldenFlowerCat –
This is the most glorious spiced amber, a very ‘Leo’ scent. Slightly earthy, almost a bit like rhassoul mud with waves of cinnamon and cardamom and a deep amber glow. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘heavy’, but it’s certainly ‘deep’. Good lasting power and makes an impression. I’m ordering a full size next time <3
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After a full body test on both myself and my guy, both our chemistries kept this scent to almost a single note parched amber with a little spice. Unisex and light, but unfortunately did not morph into something more than that.