I see by your eyes | I see by your eyes

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by Johanna Voigt (1854 - 1939), as Johanna Ambrosius

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich seh's dir an den Augen an

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich seh's dir an den Augen an,
Daß Du geweinet hast,
Ist auch die zarte Wimper frei
Von jeder Thränenlast;
 
Ob von dem stolzen Munde auch
Das Wort gleich Perlen rollt,
Und du des Glückes Farben malst
In eitel Sonnengold;
 
Und [kühn]¹ dein lockig Haupt erhebst,
Als gäb' es keine Last --
Ich seh's dir an den Augen an,
Daß du geweinet hast.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• B. Bock

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Johanna Ambroius, herausgegeben von Karl Schrattenthal, zweiunddreißigste Auflage, Königsberg i. Pr.: Thomas & Opermann (Ferd. Beyers Buchhandlung), 1896, page 123.

¹ Bock: "stolz"

Text Authorship:

by Johanna Voigt (1854 - 1939), as Johanna Ambrosius, "Ich seh's dir an den Augen an" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Berta Bock (1857 - 1945), "Ich seh's dir an den Augen an", op. 6 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published c1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fritz Schuberth Jr. [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I see by your eyes", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

I see by your eyes

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I see by your eyes
That you have wept,
Though your delicate lashes are free
Of every burden of tears;
 
Though from your proud lips as well
The words roll like pearls
And you paint the colours of happiness
In pure sun-gold;
 
And proudly lift your curly head
As if there were no such thing as a burden --
I see by your eyes
That you have wept.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johanna Voigt (1854 - 1939), as Johanna Ambrosius, "Ich seh's dir an den Augen an"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 67