Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr dürft nur winken;

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr dürft nur...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: AFR CAT DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE ITA

Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr dürft nur winken;
Paläste fallen und Städte sinken.
Wie sollte steh'n in solchem Strauß
mein Herz, von Karten das schwache Haus?

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Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Sicilian [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr dürft nur winken;", op. 65 no. 4 (1875), published 1875 [ vocal quartet and piano four-hands or instrumental ensemble ], from Neue Liebeslieder, no. 4, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) , "Sizilianisches Lied" ; composed by Leo Grill, Wilhelm Killmayer, Friedrich von Wickede.

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Researcher for this page: Mimi Ezust

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