Saphire sind die Augen dein | Two sapphires those dear eyes of thine | Two sapphires those dear eyes of thine

Translation by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939)

Saphire sind die Augen dein

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Saphire sind die Augen dein,
Die lieblichen, die süßen.
O, dreimal glücklich ist der Mann,
Den sie mit Liebe grüßen.
 
Dein Herz, es ist ein Diamant,
Der edle Lichter sprühet.
O, dreimal glücklich ist der Mann,
Für den es liebend glühet.
 
Rubinen sind die Lippen dein,
Man kann nicht schönre sehen.
O, dreimal glücklich ist der Mann,
Dem Liebe sie gestehen.
 
O, kennt ich nur den glücklichen Mann,
O, daß ich ihn nur fände,
So recht allein im grünen Wald --
Sein Glück hätt' bald ein Ende.

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Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 56 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Two sapphires those dear eyes of thine

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Two sapphires those dear eyes of thine,
Soft as the skies above thee;
Thrice happy is the man to whom
Those dear eyes say: "I love thee."
 
A diamond is thy heart that gleams
With rays of purest fire;
Thrice happy is the man for whom
It glows with love's desire.
 
Two rubies are those lips of thine,
Unrivalled in fresh glory;
Thrice happy is the man to whom
They whisper their love story.
 
Could I but find that lucky man,
But meet that happy lover --
Meet him alone in some dark wood, --
His joy would soon be over. . .

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by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939), "Saphire sind die Augen dein", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 111, first published 1887 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 56
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