In your eyes I have seen | In your eyes I have seen

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich hab' in deinem Auge

(Sung text for setting by C. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE

Ich hab' in deinem Auge den Strahl 
Der ewigen Liebe gesehen, 
Ich sah auf deinen Wangen einmal 
Die Rosen des Himmels stehen.

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 Wangen sehn 
Und nie in's Auge dir blicken,
So werden sie mir in Rosen stehn
Und es 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:

Clara Schumann

Sechs Lieder

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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

In your eyes I have seen

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Schumann)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In your eyes I have seen
The beam of eternal love,
I once saw upon your cheeks
The roses of heaven.

And as the beam in your eyes fades,
And as the roses scatter,
Their reflection, ever refreshed anew,
Has remained within my heart.

And I shall never see your cheeks
And never look into your eyes,
But that your cheeks will be full of roses for me,
And your eyes will be sending me the beam of love.

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a text in German (Deutsch) 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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