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by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882)

Blaue Augen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
In ahnungsvollem Glanze
Ruht still Neaples tiefes Meer,
Es ziehn im dunklen Kranze
Die Berge schweigend rings umher.
 
Drin liegt, so sagt die Kunde,
Ein unbekannter Edelstein,
Drum bricht aus seinem Grunde
Ein zauberhafter heller Schein.
 
Und wenn du scheidest
Von dem süßen Lande,
Bleibt dir das Herz
Gefesselt dort am Strande.
 
Doch mich riß los vom Wehe
Der Liebsten Auge wunderbar,
Und wenn hinein ich spähe,
Wird mir der große Zauber klar:
 
Es strahlt, als ob drin schliefe,
Des Zauberdemants Wunderschau,
Und wie des Meeres Tiefe,
Blau ist das Aug' der holden Frau.

Text Authorship:

  • by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882), "Blaue Augen" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Blaue Augen", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme) no. 1 (1847), published 1847 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Anja Bunzel) , "Blue eyes", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-10-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 94

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