by
Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE POR
Blaue Augen hat das Mädchen,
Wer verliebte sich nicht drein!
Sind so reizend zum Entzücken,
Daß sie jedes Herz bestricken,
Wissen doch so stolz zu blicken,
Daß sie eitel schaffen Pein!
Machen Ruh' und Wohlbefinden,
Sinnen und Erinnrung schwinden,
Wissen stets zu überwinden
Mit dem spielend süßen Schein;
...
Keiner, der geschaut ihr Prangen,
Ist noch ihrem Netz entgangen,
Alle Welt begehrt zu hangen
Tag und Nacht an ihrem Schein.
Blaue Augen hat das Mädchen,
Wer verliebte sich nicht drein!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5-6 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Duett", op. posth. 138 no. 9 (1849), published 1857, stanzas 1-3,5-6 [ tenor, bass, and piano duet ], from Spanische Liebeslieder, no. 9, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan del Encina (1468 - 1529?), "Ojos garzos ha la niña"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fille a les yeux bleus", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "A menina tem olhos azuis", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Auditorium du Louvre , Sharon Krebs
[Senior Associate Editor]This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 101
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
La fille a les yeux bleus,
Qui n'en tomberait amoureux !
Sont si attirants que c'est ravissement,
Savent bien fièrement regarder
Chaque cœur ensorcelé,
C'en est pur tourments.
La fille a les yeux bleus,
Qui n'en tomberait amoureux !
Font repos et bien‑être,
Raison et souvenirs s'envoler.
Savent toujours dominer,
Avec apparente grande facilité.
La fille a les yeux bleus,
Qui n'en tomberait amoureux !
Personne, ayant vu leur éclat,
De leur rets ne s'est échappé,
Tout le monde, nuit et jour,
Désire se prendre à leur lumière.
...
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5-6 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan del Encina (1468 - 1529?), "Ojos garzos ha la niña"
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