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Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Canonical path: /serge-gainsbourg/baudelaire-le-serpent-qui-danse
Related lyric paths: 6
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Baudelaire (Le serpent qui danse)
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Baudelaire (Le serpent qui danse)
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Que j'aime voir chère indolente,De ton corps si
beau,Comme une étoffe vacillante,Miroiter la peau !Sur ta
chevelure profondeAux âcres parfums,Mer odorante et vagabondeAux flots
bleus et bruns,Comme un navire qui s'éveilleAu vent
du matin,Mon âme rêveuse appareillePour un ciel lointainTes
yeux où rien ne se révèleDe doux ni
d'amer,Sont deux bijoux froids où se mêlentL'or avec
le ferÀ te voir marcher en cadenceBelle d'abandonOn
dirait un serpent qui danseAu bout d'un bâtonSous
le fardeau de ta paresseTa tête d'enfantSe balance
avec la mollesseD'un jeune éléphantEt ton corps se
penche et s'allongeComme un fin vaisseauQui roule bord
sur bord et plongeCes vergues dans l'eauComme un
flot grossi par la fonteDes glaciers grondantsQuand l'eau
de ta bouche remonteAu bord de tes dentsJe
crois boire un vin de Bohème,Amer et vainqueurUn
ciel liquide qui parsèmeD'étoiles mon cœur !
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