Tes yeux | L'arc de tes sourcils, ô bien-aimée

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by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ihre Augen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Deine gewölbten Brauen, o Geliebte,
Sind Paradieseslauben, [drunter]¹ lächelnd
Die holden Engel deiner Augen wohnen.

Der Glanz, der durch die Welt gebreitet ist,
Geht aus von diesen Engeln, die den Schimmer
Mitbrachten aus der Flur des Paradieses.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Strauss

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¹ Strauss: "darunter"

Text Authorship:

by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Ihre Augen", op. 77 no. 1 (1928), published 1929 [ voice and piano ], from Gesänge des Orients. Nachdichtungen aus dem Persischen und Chinesischen von Hans Bethge, no. 1, Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els seus ulls", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Her eyes", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tes yeux", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 38

Tes yeux

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

L'arc de tes sourcils, ô bien-aimée,
Est comme la ramée du paradis sous laquelle
Habitent en souriant les chers anges de tes yeux.

La clarté qui se répand sur le monde
Vient de ces anges qui ont amené avec eux
Les reflets des champs du paradis.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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 Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2013-05-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 46