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Sah dem edlen Bildnis in des Auges Allzusüßen Wunderschein, Büßte so des eigenen Auges heitern Schimmer ein. Herr mein Gott, was hast du doch gebildet Uns zu Jammer und zu Qual Solche dunkle Sterne mit so lichtem Zauberstrahl! Mich geblendet hat für alle Wonnen Dieser Erde jene Pracht; All umher, wo meine Blicke forschen, Ist es Nacht.
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- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, first published 1855 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Magyarisch", op. 46 (Vier Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 (1868), published 1868, first performed 1869 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [text verified 1 time]
- by Max Kretschmar , "Sah dem edlen Bildnis in des Auges allzusüssen Wunderschein", op. 20 (Vier Lieder aus dem Persischen von Daumer, Hafis und Stieglitz für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1898 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [text not verified]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Hungarian", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:25
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‘k Keek de eed’le schoonheid in de ogen: Twink’ling al te zoet en fel. ’t Kostte zo mijn eigen ogen held’re Schitt’ring wel. Heer, mijn God, wat hebt gij toch geschapen, - Ons tot jammer en tot pijn – Zulke donk’re sterren met zo’n lichte Toverschijn! Gans verblind ben ik voor alle weelde Dezer aarde door die pracht; Overal waar nu mijn blikken speuren Is het nacht.
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Translation of title "Magyarisch" = "Magyaars"Authorship
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 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., 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, first published 1855
Text added to the website: 2015-02-03 00:00:00
Last modified: 2015-02-03 22:52:40
Line count: 12
Word count: 67