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by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)

Ein graues Auge
 (Sung text for setting by R. Gund)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein graues Auge,
Ein schlaues Auge;
Auf schelmische Launen
Deuten die braunen;
Des Auges Bläue
Bedeutet Treue;
Doch eines schwarzen Auges Gefunkel
Ist stets, wie Gottes Wege, dunkel!

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Ein graues Auge", op. posth. 96 [ voice and piano ], first printed in manuscript form in 1988

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Lieder und Sprüche der Weisheit, no. 12

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 29

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