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Eh' du, Liebliche, die Augen Lachend zu den meinen lenkst, Eh' du wieder sie mit einmal Auf den Busen sinnend senkst: Woll's mit Zeichen mir verkünden, Daß ich mag mein Herze binden, Und mit Kraft es zügelnd halten; Denn es möchte sonst vor Lust, Vor den großen Liebgewalten Mir entspringen aus der Brust; Daß derweil ich's möge binden, Eh' mir's jauchzend will entschwinden.
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Confirmed with Ferdinand Gregorovius, Wanderjahre in Italien, Erster Band, Figuren. Geschichte, Leben und Scenerie aus Italien, Vierte Auflage, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1874, page 310.
Text Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 12 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Eh' du Liebliche die Augen", op. 11 no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn toscanische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Mannheim, Sohler & D. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Schneller , "Eh' du, Liebliche, die Augen", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien nach Ferd. Gregorovius für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, Heft 2, no. 10, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Before you, lovely one, [turn] your eyes", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 63
Before you, lovely one, turn Your eyes smilingly toward mine, Before you suddenly again Allow them to drop musingly to your bosom: May you let me know with signs That I may bind my heart, And powerfully hold it in check; For otherwise in passion, In the great forces of love, It might spring forth from my breast; That I may bind it whilst I yet may, Before it disappears on me with rejoicing.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 12
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2024-04-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 74