by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939)
Saphire sind die Augen dein
Language: German (Deutsch)
Saphire sind die Augen dein, Die lieblichen, die süßen. O, dreimal glücklich ist der Mann, Den sie mit Liebe grüßen. Dein Herz, es ist ein Diamant, Der edle Lichter sprühet. O, dreimal glücklich ist der Mann, Für den es liebend glühet. Rubinen sind die Lippen dein, Man kann nicht schönre sehen. O, dreimal glücklich ist der Mann, Dem Liebe sie gestehen. O, kennt ich nur den glücklichen Mann, O, daß ich ihn nur fände, So recht allein im grünen Wald -- Sein Glück hätt' bald ein Ende.
F. Allitsen sets stanzas 1, 3-4
K. Stougie sets stanzas 3, 1
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 56 [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 Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "Saphire sind die Augen dein", published 1892, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Eight Songs [later reissued as Eight Songs from Poems by Heine], no. 2, London, R. Cocks, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gebhardt von Alvensleben , "Der glückliche Mann", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 [ alto or baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Saphire sind die Augen dein", published c2004-5 [ low voice and piano ], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Sommerzyklus, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tekla Griebel-Wandall (1866 - 1940), "Saphire sind die Augen dein" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louise Pauline Marie Héritte-Viardot (1841 - 1918), "Saphiren sind die Augen dein", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leiden : Eggers [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1849 - 1919), "Saphire sind die Augen dein", op. 8 (Fünf Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred von Lindheim, jun. , "Lied", op. 4, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Wien, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elimar, Herzog von Oldenburg , "Saphire sind die Augen dein", from Kompositionen, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pyotr Andreyevich Shchurovsky (1850 - 1908), "Saphire sind die Augen dein" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Korstiaan Stougie (1908 - 1988), "Rubinen", op. 1 (124 liederen : 1925-1969) no. 99 (1947), stanzas 3,1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Der glückliche Mann", op. 38 (Humoristica aus Heine's Gedichten) no. 4, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 56 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Saphire sind die Augen dein", 1921 [ voice and piano ], from 9 Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939) , "Saphire sind die Augen dein", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 111, first published 1887 ; composed by Frances Allitsen.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Charles Dennée.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Your eyes are sapphires", copyright ©
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (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.
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Word count: 86
Two sapphires those dear eyes of thine
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Two sapphires those dear eyes of thine, Soft as the skies above thee; Thrice happy is the man to whom Those dear eyes say: "I love thee." A diamond is thy heart that gleams With rays of purest fire; Thrice happy is the man for whom It glows with love's desire. Two rubies are those lips of thine, Unrivalled in fresh glory; Thrice happy is the man to whom They whisper their love story. Could I but find that lucky man, But meet that happy lover -- Meet him alone in some dark wood, -- His joy would soon be over. . .
F. Allitsen sets stanzas 1, 3-4
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View text with all available footnotesText Authorship:
- by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939), "Saphire sind die Augen dein", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 111, first published 1887 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 56
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "Two sapphires those dear eyes of thine", published 1892, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Eight Songs [later reissued as Eight Songs from Poems by Heine], no. 2, London, R. Cocks, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 101