Tes yeux sont bleus | Tes yeux sont bleus et quand tu ris

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by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Tu pupila es azul, y cuando ríes

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG FRE GER

  Tu pupila es azul, y cuando ríes,
Su claridad süave me recuerda
El trémulo fulgor de la mañana
	Que en el mar se refleja.

  Tu pupila es azul, y cuando lloras,
Las [trasparentes]¹ lágrimas en ella
Se me figuran gotas de rocío
	Sobre una violeta.

  Tu pupila es azul, y si en su fondo,
Como un punto de luz radia una idea,
Me parece en el cielo de la tarde
	¡Una perdida estrella!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Turina

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Confirmed with Obras de Gustavo A. Bécquer, tomo segundo, Rimas, Madrid: Imprenta de T. Fortanet, 1871, page 264.

Note: inspired by Byron's I saw thee weep; sometimes given the title "Imitación de Byron"

¹ J. Turina: "transparentes" Notes: Spelling variants in first publication
The spelling variant "ries" in line 1 has been changed to "ríes".
The spelling variant "süave" in line 2 has been preserved to indicate the poetic diaeresis pronunciation.
The spelling variant "rádia" in line 12 has been changed to "radia".

Text Authorship:

by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 13, Madrid, Imprenta de T. Fortanet, first published 1871 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949), "Tu pupila es azul", op. 81 no. 2 (1933), published 1935 [ soprano and piano ], from Tres poemas, no. 2, Madrid : UME [sung text checked 2 times]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

Tes yeux sont bleus

Language: French (Français) after the Spanish (Español)

Tes yeux sont bleus et quand tu ris
Leur douce clarté me rappelle
La lueur tremblante de l'aube
Qui se reflète dans la mer.

Tes yeux sont bleus et quand tu pleures
Les larmes transparentes en eux
M'apparaissent comme des gouttes de rosée
Sur une violette.

Tes yeux sont bleus et si au fond d'eux
Une pensée brille comme un point de lumière,
Il me semble voir dans le ciel du soir
Une étoile perdue !

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836 - 1870), no title, appears in Rimas, no. 13, Madrid, Imprenta de T. Fortanet, first published 1871
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 75