So oft ich deine Augen seh' | So oft ich deine Augen seh'

by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Whene'er I see those smiling eyes

Language: English

Whene'er I see those smiling eyes,
So full of hope, and joy, and light,
As if no cloud could ever rise,
To dim a heaven so purely bright --
I sigh to think how soon that brow
In grief may lose its every ray,
And that light heart, so joyous now,
Almost forget it once was gay.

For time will come with all its blights,
The ruin'd hope, the friend unkind,
And love, that leaves, where'er it lights,
A chill'd or burning heart behind:
While youth, that now like snow appears,
Ere sullied by the darkening rain,
When once 'tis touch'd by sorrow's tears,
Can never shine so bright again.

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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ignaz Brüll.
Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Frithiof Hertzman.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 110

So oft ich deine Augen seh'

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

So oft ich deine Augen seh',
Aus denen stets nur Freude flog,
Die Stirne über die das Weh
Nie seinen dunkle Wolke zog:
Fühl ich, wie Gram in's Herz mir schleicht,
Wenn ich bedenk, dass gar so bald
Die Freude deines Lebens bleicht
Vor des Geschickes Allgewalt.

Denn kommen, kommen wird der Tag
Wo gramvoll schaut dein Angesicht
Und wo Geschick mit seinem Schlag
Dein liebeheisses Herz zerbricht;
Die Jugend, die jetzt klar wie Schnee,
Von Regen unberührt und rein,
Strahlt, wenn verletzt vom ersten Weh,
Nie wieder mit dem frühren Schein.

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), no title
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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 Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "So oft ich deine Augen seh'", op. 77 (Vier irische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte auf Gedichte von Thomas Moore) no. 1, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Langensalza, Beyer & Söhne [sung text checked 1 time]

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 92