Blindes Schauen, dunkle Leuchte | Blindes Schauen, dunkle Leuchte

Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Vista ciega, luz oscura

Language: Spanish (Español)

Vista ciega, luz oscura,
gloria triste, vida muerta,
ventura de desventura,
lloro alegre, risa incierta:
hiel sabrosa, dulce agrura,
paz con ira y saña presta
es amor, con vestidura
de gloria que pena cuesta.

Text Authorship:

by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"

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Blindes Schauen, dunkle Leuchte

(Sung text for setting by H. Wolf)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Blindes Schauen, dunkle Leuchte,
Ruhm voll Weh, erstorb'nes Leben,
Unheil, das ein Heil mir däuchte, 
Freud'ges Weinen, Lust voll Beben,
Süße Galle, durst'ge Feuchte,
Krieg im Frieden allerwegen,
Liebe, falsch versprachst du Segen,
Da dein Fluch den Schlaf mir scheuchte.

Composition:

Hugo Wolf

Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 15

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Rodrigo Cota de Maguaque (d. c1498), "Vista ciega, luz oscura"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 40