Drink to me only with thine eyes
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss within the cup,
And I'll not ask for wine.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of Jove's nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honouring thee,
As giving it a hope that there
It could not withered be.
But thou thereon didst only breathe
And send'st it back to me:
Since when it grows, and smells, I swear
Not of itself, but thee.
Translation(s): GER
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Note: parodied in Archibald Stodart-Walker's Blink to me only with thine eyes.
Submitted by Ted Perry
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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 Ernst Alexander 'Sas' Bunge (1924 - 1980), "Drink to me only", published 1966, from Three poems of Ben Jonson, no. 3. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Richard Bruce Faith (b. 1926), "To Celia" [ sung text not verified ]
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Drink to me only with thine eyes", from Three songs from old English popular songs, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Those eyes", op. 22 (Three Songs) no. 2, published 1885 [voice and piano], Boston : Arthur P. Schmidt and Co. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "Drink to me only with thine eyes", published 1913 [voice and piano], London: Elkin [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable): - GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lied an Celia", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 101
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Lied an Celia
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Trink' mit den Augen nur mir zu,
mit meinen stimm' ich ein;
lass' einen Kuss im Kelch zurück,
so bitt' ich nicht um Wein.
Den Durst, der in der Seele brennt,
stillt Göttertrank allein -
doch selbst des Himmels Nektar gäb'
ich gern für Deinen drein.
Den Kranz aus Rosen schickt ich jüngst
nicht nur, zu ehren Dich,
ich gab ihm auch die Hoffnung mit,
er blühe ewiglich;
allein Du hauchtest nur auf ihn,
sandst ihn zurück an mich,
so er nun wächst und duftet, dann -
nicht aus sich selbst - durch Dich!
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Widmung an meine liebe Ehefrau Karla
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Based on- a text in English by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "Song to Celia" ENG
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Ernst Alexander 'Sas' Bunge, Richard Bruce Faith, Roger Quilter, Clara Kathleen Rogers, Cyril Meir Scott. Go to the text.
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Text added to the website: 2010-12-15.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:04:10
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