Sinä säihkyväsilmäinen, tummatukkainen

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Erkki Pullinen

Flammenauge, dunkles Haar

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Russian (Русский)

Our translations: AFR CAT DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE ITA

Flammenauge, dunkles Haar,
Knabe wonnig und verwogen,
Kummer ist durch dich hinein
in mein armes Herz gezogen!

Kann in Eis der Sonne Brand,
sich in Nacht der Tag verkehren?
Kann die heisse Menschenbrust
atmen ohne Glutbegehren?

Ist die Flur so voller Licht,
daß die Blum' im Dunkel stehe?
Ist die Welt so voller Lust,
daß das Herz in Qual vergehe?

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Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Russisch", op. 9 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Flammenauge, dunkles Haar", op. 65 no. 14 (1875), published 1875 [ vocal quartet and piano four-hands or instrumental ensemble ], from Neue Liebeslieder, no. 14, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Flaming eyes, dark hair", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Occhi di brace, chioma corvina", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

Sinä säihkyväsilmäinen, tummatukkainen

Language: Finnish (Suomi) after the German (Deutsch)

Sinä säihkyväsilmäinen, tummatukkainen,
ihana ja röyhkeä poika,
sinun takiasi on suru 
tullut sydänparkaani!

Voiko auringon lämpö muuttua jääksi,
voiko päivä muuttua yöksi?
Voiko lämmin ihmisrinta
hengittää tuntematta hehkuvaa kaipausta?

Onko ympärillä niin paljon valoa,
että kukka näyttää olevan pimeässä?
Onko maailma niin täynnä iloa,
että sydän riutuu tuskaansa?

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch
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This text was added to the website: 2017-03-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 48