Dwell upon me, you dark eyes

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Weil' auf mir, du dunkles Auge

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Weil' auf mir, du dunkles Auge,
Übe deine ganze Macht,
Ernste, milde, träumerische,
Unergründlich süße Nacht!

Nimm mit deinem Zauberdunkel
Diese Welt von hinnen mir,
Daß du über meinem Leben
Einsam schwebest für und für.

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• H. von Hochberg • E. Sjögren • J. Stich

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Confirmed with Nicolaus Lenau's sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von G. Emil Barthel, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun., [1883], page 11.

Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Bitte", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Dwell upon me, you dark eyes

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Dwell upon me, you dark eyes,
Wield your entire power,
Serious, gentle, dreamy,
Unfathomably sweet night!

With your magical darkness take
This world away from me,
So that over my life in solitude
You waft forever and ever.

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Translations of title(s):
"An die Nacht" = "To the night"
"Bitte" = "Plea"
"Das dunkle Auge" = "The dark eyes"
"Die Bitte" = "The plea"
"Du dunkles Auge" = "You dark eyes"
"Eine kleine Bitte" = "A small plea"
"Gebet" = "Prayer"
"In der Nacht" = "In the night"
"Weil auf mir" = "Dwell upon me"
"Weil auf mir du dunkles Auge" = "Dwell upon me, you dark eyes"
"Zauber der Nacht" = "Magic of the night"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Bitte", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht
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