by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Ich hab' in deinem Auge See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich hab' in deinem Auge den Strahl Der ewigen Liebe geseh'n, Ich sah auf deinen Wangen einmal Die Rosen des Himmels steh'n. Und wie der Strahl im Aug' erlischt, Und wie die Rosen zerstieben, Ihr Abglanz, ewig neu erfrischt, Ist mir im Herzen geblieben. Und niemals werd' ich die Wange sehn Und nie in's Auge dir blicken, So werden sie mir in Rosen stehn Und das Auge den Strahl mir schicken.
Note: in Clara Schumann's song, the last word in stanza 1, line 4 changes from "stehen" to "stehn" but the last word in stanza 1, line 2 is not changed from "gesehen" to "gesehn".
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Ich hab' in deinem Auge", op. 5 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 6, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 67
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "En els teus ulls ", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ik zag ooit in jouw ogen", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (David Kenneth Smith) , "I once into your eyes looked", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In your eyes I have seen", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dans tes yeux je vois", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 76