When I look up to the clouds

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by Moritz, Graf von Strachwitz (1822 - 1847)

Translation © by Beate Binnig

Wenn auf zu den Wolken ich schaue

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wenn auf zu den Wolken ich schaue
    Ins feucht umwölkte Blau,
Dann denk ich an deine Augen,
    Du wunderschöne Frau!
Und wenn die weinenden Wolken
    Hinstäuben den Morgentau,
Dann denk ich an deine Tränen,
    Du wunderschöne Frau!

Und schau ich zwei Wolken innig
    Zusammenrinnen im Grau,
Dann denk ich an unsre Liebe,
    Du wunderschöne Frau!
Und tobt in der Wolken Busen
    Der Grimm der Orkane rauh,
Dann denk' ich an unsre Schmerzen,
    Du wunderschöne Frau!

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Text Authorship:

by Moritz, Graf von Strachwitz (1822 - 1847), no title, from "Liebeslieder", no. 3 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Wer die Schönheit angeschaut mit Augen", op. 26 no. 2, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from An eine schöne Frau: Liebesbriefe in Liedern am Pianoforte, no. 2, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
by August Lindner (1820 - 1878), "Wenn auf zu den Wolken ich schaue", op. 27 (5 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
by Josef Scheu (1841 - 1904), "Du wunderschöne Frau", op. 46 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Beate Binnig) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-12-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

When I look up to the clouds

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When I look up to the clouds
   into the moist and cloudy blue,
Then I think of your eyes,
    you incredibly beautiful woman!
And when the crying clouds
     spread the morning dew,
Then I think of your tears,
   you incredibly beautiful woman!

And when I see two clouds join closely
   in the grey sky,
Then I think of our love,
   You incredibly beautiful woman!
And when the fury of the hurricanes
  is raging in the bosom of the clouds,
Then I think of our pains,
    you incredibly beautiful woman!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Moritz, Graf von Strachwitz (1822 - 1847), no title, from "Liebeslieder", no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 89