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by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899)

Dein blaues Auge hält so still
 (Sung text for setting by K. Erickson)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Dein blaues Auge hält so still,
Ich blicke bis zum Grund.
Du fragst mich, was ich sehen will? 
Ich sehe mich gesund. 

Es brannte mich ein glühend Paar,
Noch schmerzt das Nachgefühl;
Das deine ist wie See so klar
Und wie ein See so kühl.

Composition:

    Set to music by Kurt Erickson , "Dein blaues Auge hält so still", first performed 2014 [ soprano and piano ], from Ich und Du , no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), no title, appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, in Erstes Fünfzig, in Klänge, no. 11, first published 1854

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jouw blauwe ogen", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Your blue eyes", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tes yeux bleus", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "I tuoi occhi azzurri", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

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