Begli occhi scuri | Begli occhi scuri, un vostro cenno basta

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

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]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

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.

Other 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) , "You black eyes, you need only beckon", 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 © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Begli occhi scuri", 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: 4
Word count: 25

Begli occhi scuri

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

Begli occhi scuri, un vostro cenno basta;
crollano i palazzi e sprofondano le città.
Come potrebbe resistere, sotto un tale assalto,
il mio povero cuore, nel suo castello di carta?

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Sicilian [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2012-09-24
Line count: 4
Word count: 30