by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
Translation Singable translation possibly by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903) and possibly by William Stigand, né Stigant (1825 - 1915)
Seh' ich deine zarten Füßchen an
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili)
Seh' ich deine zarten Füßchen an, So begreif' ich nicht, du süßes Mädchen, Wie sie so viel Schönheit tragen können! Seh' ich deine kleinen Händchen an, So begreif' ich nicht, du süßes Mädchen, Wie sie solche Wunden schlagen können! Seh' ich deine rosigen Lippen an, So begreif' ich nicht, du süßes Mädchen, Wie sie einen Kuß versagen können! Seh' ich deine klugen Augen an, So begreif' ich nicht, du süßes Mädchen, Wie sie nach mehr Liebe fragen können, Als ich fühle. -- Sieh mich gnädig an! Wärmer als mein Herz, du süßes Mädchen, Wird kein Menschenherz dir schlagen können! Hör' dies wonnevolle Liedchen an! Schöner als mein Mund, du süßes Mädchen, Wird kein Mund dir Liebe klagen können!
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Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 6 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Seh ich Deine zarten Füsschen an", op. 20 (Zehn Lieder), Heft 2 no. 6 (1855) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Seh' ich deine zarten Füsschen", op. 7 no. 2, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Junge Lieder. Letztes Buch, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "Seh' ich deine kleinen Händchen an", op. 6 no. 1, note: the sung text begins with stanza 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Eberhardt (1855 - 1922), "Seh' ich deine zarten Füsschen an", op. 20, Heft 1 no. 8, published 1891 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Amata. Ein Cyklus von 30 Liedern für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Grünberger (1839 - 1896), "Seh' ich deine zarten Füsschen an", op. 13 (Sieben Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Seh' ich deine zarten Füsschen an", op. 13 (Mirza-Schaffy-Lieder. 13 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy ) no. 8, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Basel, Schwabe [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hürse , "Seh' ich deine zarten Füsschen an", published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus Mirza Schaffy, no. 3, Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Liebe (1819 - 1900), "Zuleikha's Anmut", op. 105 no. 14, published 1888 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Bodenstedt-Liebe-Album, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Zuleika's Anmuth", op. 169 no. 4, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Orientalischer Liederschatz von Fr. Bodenstedt, no. 4, Hamburg, Böhme [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Seh' ich deine zarten Füßchen an", op. 34 no. 3 (1854), from Zwölf Lieder von Mirza-Schaffy, no. 3, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Seh' ich deine zarten Füßchen an ", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 (1872/3?), published [1875] [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Seh' ich deine zarten Füsschen an", op. 4 (Vier Gesänge aus den Liedern des Mirza-Schaffy, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moritz Weyermann (1832 - 1888), "Seh ich deine zarten Füsschen an", op. 27 (Vier Gesänge für Mezzo-Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1874 [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) ; composed by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "When thy tiny feet I see"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-12
Line count: 18
Word count: 118
When thy tiny feet I see
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
When, oh when thy tiny feet I see, I can comprehend not, sweetest maiden, How so much beauty they can be bearing. When, oh when thy little hands I see, I can comprehend not, sweetest maiden, How to give such wounds they can be daring. When, oh when thy rosy lips I see, I can comprehend not, sweetest maiden, How of kisses sweet they can be sparing. When, oh when thy modest eyes I see, I can comprehend not, sweetest maiden, How for greater love they can be caring Than I give thee. -- Kindly on me look, Warmer heart than mine, O sweetest maiden, No man on earth to thee can be bearing; Hear this rapturous song, oh hear, Fairer than thy lips, O sweetest maiden, Can no lips to thee be love declaring.
Note: from a Rubinstein score. It is unclear which of the two translators listed on the front page wrote this particular translation.
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation possibly by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903), "When thy tiny feet I see" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- Singable translation possibly by William Stigand, né Stigant (1825 - 1915), "When thy tiny feet I see" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 6
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-23
Line count: 18
Word count: 134