Dwell upon me, you dark eyes

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Bitte

(Sung text for setting by H. von Hochberg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CAT DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE

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Weil' auf mir, du dunkles Auge,
Übe deine ganze Macht,
Ernste, milde, zauberische,
Unergründlich süße Nacht!

Nimm mit deinem Zauberdunkel
Diese Welt von hinnen mir,
Daß du über meinem Leben
Einsam schwebest für und für.

Composition:

Hans Heinrich XIV, Graf Bolko von Hochberg

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Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Bitte", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Linger on me, dark eyes", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Stay with me, endarkened vision", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "S'il te plait", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Plea

(Sung text translation for setting by H. von Hochberg)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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Dwell upon me, you dark eyes,
Wield your entire power,
Serious, gentle, magical,
Unfathomably sweet night!

With your magical darkness take
This world away from me,
So that over my life in solitude
You waft forever and ever.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Bitte", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht
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