Do not cry, little eyes! | Do not cry, little eyes!

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Weint nicht, ihr Äuglein!

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Weint nicht, ihr Äuglein!
Wie kann so trübe 
weinen vor Eifersucht,
wer tödtet durch Liebe?

Wer selbst Tod bringt,
der sollt' ihn ersehnen?
Sein Lächeln bezwingt
was trotzt seinen Tränen.

Weint nicht, ihr Äuglein!
Wie kann so trübe 
weinen vor Eifersucht,
wer tödtet durch Liebe?

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Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 18 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Lope Felix de Vega Carpio (1562 - 1635)
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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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Weint nicht, ihr Äuglein", 1889-90, from Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder, no. 29 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No ploreu, petits ulls", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Do not cry, little eyes!", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ne pleurez pas, petits yeux", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 45

Do not cry, little eyes!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Do not cry, little eyes!
How can anyone so gloomily
Cry with jealousy
Who kills with love?

Anyone who brings death himself,
Should he long for it?
His smile wins over
Anyone that defies his tears.

Do not cry, little eyes!
How can anyone so gloomily
Cry with jealousy
Who kills with love?

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Malcolm Wren, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 18
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Lope Felix de Vega Carpio (1562 - 1635)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2018-04-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 53