by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA JPN SPA
  Mit deinen blauen Augen
Siehst du mich lieblich an,
Da ward mir so träumend zu Sinne,
Daß ich nicht sprechen kann.
 
  An deinen blauen Augen
Gedenk' ich allerwärts: --
Ein Meer von blauen Gedanken
Ergießt sich über mein Herz.

Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 245.

Composition:

    Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Mit deinen blauen Augen", 2015 [ counter-tenor, violin, cello, theorbo ], from 2 Love Songs, no. 1, confirmed with an online score

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Amb els teus ulls blaus", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , "With your blue eyes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Avec tes yeux bleus", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Coi tuoi occhi azzurri", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Martin Zubiria) , "Con tus ojos zarcos", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Lawrence Snyder , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 38