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Schaust du mich aus deinen Augen Lächelnd, wie aus Himmeln an, Fühl ich wohl, daß keine Lippe Solche Sprache führen kann. Könnte sie's auch wörtlich sagen, Was dem Herzen tief entquillt; Still den Augen aufgetragen, Wird es süßer nur erfüllt. Und ich seh des Himmels Quelle Die mir lang verschlossen war, Wie sie bricht aus reinster Helle Aus dem reinsten Augenpaar. Und ich öffne still im Herzen Alles, alles diesem Blick, Und den Abgrund meiner Schmerzen Füllt er strömend aus mit Glück.
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Blick" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Adolf Busch (1891 - 1952), "Der Blick", op. 3 (Lieder) no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Harthan (1855 - 1936), "Der Blick", op. 42 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Der Blick", op. 65 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1891 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig-Reudnitz, Protze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "Augensprache", op. 26 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The glance", copyright © 2009
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le regard", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
When you look at me with your eyes smiling as if from heaven, I feel certain that no lips could speak such a language1. If only they could say literally what springs from deep within the heart; [but] silently assigned to the eyes, it will all the sweeter be fulfilled. And I see heaven's fountain that long had been locked to me, as it breaks with purest brightness from the purest pair of eyes; I open everything in my heart quietly to that glance, and it fills the abyss of my suffering, streaming with joy.
Translation revised 09-26-09 with very helpful suggestions by Bertram Kottmann.
1 i.e., the language of the eyes
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Blick"
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 97