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by Francis William Bourdillon (1852 - 1921)

Translation © by Walter A. Aue

The night has a thousand eyes

(Sung text for setting by A. Foote)

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Language: English

Our translations: GER

The night has a thousand eyes,
 And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
 With the dying sun.

The mind has a thousand eyes,
 And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
 When love is done.

Composition:

Arthur Foote

Text Authorship:

by Francis William Bourdillon (1852 - 1921), "Light", appears in Among the Flowers, first published 1878

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GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Viel tausend Augen hat die Nacht", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

Viel tausend Augen hat die Nacht

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Foote)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Viel tausend Augen hat die Nacht,
Der Tag nur eins davon -
Doch stirbt der Erde ganze Macht
Mit dem Licht der einen Sonn.

Das Hirn mit tausend Augen wacht,
Das Herz mit einem schon -
Doch stirbt des Lebens ganze Pracht
Läuft ihm die Lieb davon.

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a text in English by Francis William Bourdillon (1852 - 1921), "Light", appears in Among the Flowers, first published 1878
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-23
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Word count: 45