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.
nikosr218 –
This is my favorite rose perfume that I’ve tried so far. It is dark and mysterious but also powdery and comforting, very evocative of a delicate and beautiful black rose. I used to live in Williamsburg, VA where they sell a rose powder and I’ve searched for that scent in perfume- this is the closest I’ve gotten! Beautiful on the skin and in a scent locket.
kitcox –
Alone this wears as a sort of green, grassy rose on me, with a barely perceptible black pepper element. I tend to prefer a sweeter, more Turkish delight-y rose… enter Rogue. Turns out leather smells go caramelly on me, so I tried this layered on top of the RPG collection’s Rogue scent. The pairing is incredible: not at all cloying or syrupy, delicious in a more “mature” way than straight-up “sweet” scents. I can’t stop smelling my wrist. I smell like a sexy thief who moonlights as a duelist or some shit. Incredible.
yutori19 –
Sadly I’m realizing that rose disappears on me – so I am left with a deeply vegetal scent, like crushed grass. The bit of amber and musk pale in comparison to the vegetal note, as they were meant to enchance the rose. Basically my skin messes up the balance here – I’m sure it will be very lovely on those who can carry rose successfully!
stephaniesherm2 –
Beth has an expert nose for roses, and this is no exception. It is absolutely one of the best GC rose scents that BPAL offers. It is very rose-heavy, but the amber and musk make it darker, more mysterious, and yeah, more sexy. It isn’t a grandma-type rose/floral, it is a night out on the town floral that is understated and very sensual. If you love roses or darker florals, this is a must-have in any BPAL collection.
Elizabeth –
Definitely getting a full size when it is back in stock. Most BPAL roses smell powdery and even old lady-ish to me, but this is a demonic rose! I feel very dark and vampy with this.
Hellokoi –
Smells like an elegant rose perfume made into a dusting powder.
lynsey.curtner –
Very deep and heavy. If you’re looking for something dark and beautiful, this is what you want!