by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Translation © by Marianne Beate Kielland

Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FIN FRE ITA LIT NOR POR SPA
Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz,
Die haben mich in die weite Welt geschickt.
Da mußt' ich Abschied nehmen vom allerliebsten Platz!
O Augen blau, warum habt ihr mich angeblickt?
Nun hab' ich ewig Leid und Grämen.

Ich bin ausgegangen in stiller Nacht
Wohl über die dunkle Heide.
Hat mir niemand Ade gesagt.
Ade! Mein Gesell' war Lieb' und Leide!

Auf der Straße steht ein Lindenbaum,
Da hab' ich zum ersten Mal im Schlaf geruht!
Unter dem Lindenbaum, 
Der hat seine Blüten über mich geschneit,
Da wußt' ich nicht, wie das Leben tut,
War alles, alles wieder gut!
Alles! Alles, Lieb und Leid
Und Welt und Traum!

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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):

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els dos ulls blaus del meu amor", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The two blue eyes of my darling", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Gli occhi azzurri del mio tesoro", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Žydros akys dvi mano brangios", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Min skatts to blå øyne", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Os dois olhos azuis do meu tesouro", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 108

Min skatts to blå øyne
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Min skatts to blå øyne
har sendt meg langt ut i den vide verden.
Der måtte jeg ta avskjed med dette mitt aller kjæreste sted!
Å øyne blå, hvorfor så dere på meg?
Nå skal jeg ha evig lidelse og sorg.

Jeg gikk ut i den stille natten
langt over de mørke heiene.
Ingen bød meg farvel.
Farvel! Mine følgesvenner var kjærlighet og lidelse.

Ved veien står det et lindetre,
der falt jeg for første gang i rolig søvn!
Under lindetreet, 
som lot sine blomster snø over meg,
Der visste jeg ikke hvordan verden fortsatte,
[...]
Alt! Alt; kjærlighet og lidelse 
og verden og drømmer!

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Norwegian (Bokmål) copyright © 2018 by Marianne Beate Kielland, (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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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-27
Line count: 17
Word count: 105