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Zur Schönheit meine Blicke suchend gleiten, Es sucht die Seele Seligkeit zugleich; Den Weg in's Himmelreich Vermägen sie nur schauend zu beschreiten. Aus höchsten Sternenweiten Herniederglänzt ein Schimmer, Den Trieb empor zu leiten; Wir nennen's Liebe! Nimmer Wird And'res zünden! Immer Wird Gluth und Klarheit edlen Herzen werden Durch Augen, die wie Sterne sind auf Erden!
Text Authorship:
- by Walter Heinrich Robert-Tornow (1852 - 1895) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, appears in Rime, no. 107
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Irdische und himmlische Liebe", 1897, from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Michelangelo, no. 4, note: this song was destroyed by Wolf.
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Knut W. Barde) , "My eyes roam searchingly for beauty", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Amour terrestre et céleste", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Žemiška ir dangiška meilė", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Torsten Roeder
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 11
Word count: 56
Mes yeux glissent en cherchant la beauté Et l'âme cherche également le bonheur ; Le chemin vers le royaume céleste Est capable de les mener seulement en regardant. Du haut des espaces étoilés Une lueur brille vers le bas, Qui mène l'instinct vers le haut ; Nous l'appelons amour ! Jamais Autre chose ne s'embrasera ! Toujours Ardeur et clarté naîtront dans les nobles cœurs À travers des yeux qui sont comme des étoiles sur terre !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Walter Heinrich Robert-Tornow (1852 - 1895)
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, appears in Rime, no. 107
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-03
Line count: 11
Word count: 72