To brune Øjne jeg nylig så
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE GER ITA
To brune Øjne jeg nylig så
I dem mit Hjem og min Verden lå.
Der flammed' Snillet og Barnets Fred;
Jeg glemmer dem aldrig i Evighed!
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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):
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "To brune Øjne", from Five Danish Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "To brune Øjne", op. 5 no. 1 (1864-1865), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Hjertets melodier, no. 1, Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "To brune Øjne", published 1888? [ voice and piano ], from New Albums of Songs with German and English Words, Volume 2, no. 3, London: Pitt & Hatzfeld, also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "Two brown eyes", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Deux yeux marrons", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Zwei braune Augen ", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Due occhi scuri e lucenti", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 26
Zwei braune Augen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Danish (Dansk)
Jüngst blickt’ ich in zwei Augen braun
drin war mein Heim, meine Welt zu schaun,
draus strahlten Friede und kindliche Freud.
Ich vergesse sie nicht in Ewigkeit.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-06-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 27