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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:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 41
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.
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Word count: 101
Blauwe ogen heeft het meisje;
Wie zou dan verliefd niet zijn!
Prachtig zijn ze, zie ze prijken,
Ieder hart doen zij bezwijken,
Weten ook zo trots te kijken,
Dat zij louter geven pijn!
Weg zijn rust en welbehagen,
Rede, beeld van vroeger dagen;
Telkens worden wij verslagen
Door die blik, zo speels en fijn!
...
Niemand kan hun net ontkomen,
Die hun glans heeft waargenomen;
Iedereen blijft er van dromen
Dag en nacht bij hen te zijn.
Blauwe ogen heeft het meisje;
Wie zou niet verliefd dan zijn!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5-6 of the original text.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2012 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 41
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan del Encina (1468 - 1529?), "Ojos garzos ha la niña"
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 109