I saw thee weep
Language: English
I saw thee weep - the big bright tear
Came o'er that eye of blue;
And then methought it did appear
A violet dropping dew --
I saw thee smile -- the sapphire's [blaze]1
Beside thee ceased to shine;
It could not match the living rays
That fill'd that glance of thine.
As clouds from yonder sun receive
A deep and mellow dye,
Which scarce the shade of coming eve
Can banish from the sky --
Those smiles unto the moodiest mind
Their own pure joy impart;
Their sunshine leaves a glow behind
That lightens o'er the heart.
Translation(s): DUT FRE GER GER GER GER
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Note: see also Bécquer's Imitación de Byron
1 in some versions, "blue"
Submitted by Emily Ezust
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Settings in other languages or adaptations:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Karl Gottfried Theodor Winkler (1775 - 1856) DUT FRE and possibly by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873) DUT FRE by Robert Alexander Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Franz Theremin (1780 - 1846) , title 1: "Thränen und Lächeln", 1820, from Hebräische Gesänge DUT FRE by Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe, M. Henle.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist DUT FRE by Ferruccio Busoni.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870) , title 1: "Ich sah die Thräne", from Hebräische Melodien, no. 10 DUT FRE by Emil Bezecný, Max Seifriz.
Other available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
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Ik zag je traan
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the English
Ik zag je traan -- een held're glans
Overtrok dat oog, zo blauw;
En toen, - ik dacht - het leek bijkans
Een drup viooltjesdauw.
Een glimlach kwam -- zelfs een saffier
Werd daarnaast mat en grauw,
Verloor zijn kracht bij 't levend vuur,
O, in die blik van jou.
Zoals de zon aan wolken geeft
Een diepe, zachte tint,
Die lang nog aan de hemel leeft,
Als d' avondval begint --,
Die glimlach geeft het droefst gemoed
Zijn eigen pure vreugd;
Dit zonlicht laat een warme gloed,
Die 't hart zacht overvleugt.
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