Deux yeux marrons | J'ai vu tantôt deux yeux marrons

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by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

To brune Øjne jeg nylig så

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: ENG FRE GER ITA

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To brune Øjne jeg nylig så
I dem mit Hjem og min Verden lå.
Der flammed' Snillet og Barnets Fred;
Jeg glemmer dem aldrig i Evighed!

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Text Authorship:

by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "To brune Øine", written 1831, appears in Phantasier og Skizzer, in Hjertets Melodier, 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 Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "To brune Øjne", from Five Danish Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "To brune Øjne", op. 5 no. 1 (1864-1865), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Hjertets melodier, no. 1, Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "To brune Øjne", published 1888? [ voice and piano ], from New Albums of Songs with German and English Words, Volume 2, no. 3, London: Pitt & Hatzfeld, also set in English [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Maude Valérie White.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "Two brown eyes", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Deux yeux marrons", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Zwei braune Augen ", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Due occhi scuri e lucenti", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Deux yeux marrons

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

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J'ai vu tantôt deux yeux marrons
Se poser sur ma maison et mon univers.
Ils rayonnaient une bonté et une paix enfantine ;
Je ne les oublierai jamais, de toute éternité !

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Translation from Danish (Dansk) 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 Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "To brune Øine", written 1831, appears in Phantasier og Skizzer, in Hjertets Melodier, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-07
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Word count: 30