by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE GER ITA
To brune Øjne jeg nylig så
I dem mit Hjem og min Verden lå.
Der flammed' Snillet og Barnets Fred;
Jeg glemmer dem aldrig i Evighed!

Composition:

    Set to music by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "To brune Øjne", op. 5 no. 1 (1864-1865), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Hjertets melodier, no. 1, Copenhagen

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

  • ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "Two brown eyes", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Deux yeux marrons", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Zwei braune Augen ", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Due occhi scuri e lucenti", copyright © 2009, (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.
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Word count: 26