by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Margarida Moreno

Duett
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
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]

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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.
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Language: Portuguese (Português)  after the German (Deutsch) 
A menina tem olhos azuis,
Quem não havia de se apaixonar?

São tão encantadores,
Que tocam qualquer coração,
Mas sabem olhar com tanto orgulho,
Que só dão pena.

Dão tranquilidade e bem-estar
Pensamento e memória desaparecem,
Sabem sempre ultrapassá-los
Com o seu brilho doce e brincalhão.

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A menina tem olhos azuis,
Quem não havia de se apaixonar?

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5-6 of the original text.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Portuguese (Português) copyright © 2011 by Margarida Moreno, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
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Word count: 82