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Der Spiegel dieser treuen, braunen Augen Ist wie von innerm Gold ein Wiederschein; Tief aus dem Busen scheint er's anzusaugen, Dort mag solch Gold in heil'gem Gram gedeihn. In diese Nacht des Blickes mich zu tauchen, Unwissend Kind, du selber lädst mich ein -- Willst, ich soll kecklich mich und dich entzünden, Reichst lächelnd mir den Tod im Kelch der Sünden!
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Confirmed with Mörike, Eduard Friedrich. Gesammelte Schriften, Erster Band, G. J. Göschen'sche Verlagshandlung, 1878, page 133.
Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), no title, appears in Peregrina (originally from the novel Maler Nolten), no. 1 [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 Ralf Gothóni (b. 1946), "Der Spiegel dieser treuen, braunen Augen", first performed 2004 [ medium voice, viola, and piano ], from Peregrina-Gedichte, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Der Spiegel dieser treuen, braunen Augen", op. 32 no. 1, published 1878 [ low voice and piano ], from Peregrina-Lieder, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walther Prokop (b. 1946), "Der Spiegel dieser treuen, braunen Augen", 2003 [ baritone and piano ], from Peregrina, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Ulrich (1924 - 1995), "Peregrina I", 1984 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Peregrina I", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 33 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Peregrina I", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Peregrina I", copyright © 2013, (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.
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Word count: 60
Le miroir de ces fidèles yeux marrons Est comme le reflet d'un or intérieur ; Il semble comme aspiré du fond du cœur, Là où un tel or peut prospérer sur un chagrin sacré. À me plonger dans la nuit de ce regard, Ignorante enfant, tu m'as toi-même invité - Tu voulais que hardiment je nous embrase, toi et moi, En souriant tu m'offrais la mort dans une coupe des péchés.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), no title, appears in Peregrina (originally from the novel Maler Nolten), no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 71