Mit deinen blauen Augen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
Siehst du mich lieblich an,
Da ward mir so träumend zu Sinne,
Daß ich nicht sprechen kann.
An deinen blauen Augen
Gedenk’ ich allerwärts:
Ein Meer von blauen Gedanken
Ergießt sich über mein Herz.
With your blue eyes
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
You gently look at me,
It seemed to me so like a dream,
That now I cannot speak.
I recall your blue eyes
Everywhere:—
A sea of azure thoughts
Pours over my heart.
Mit deinen blauen Augen
German source:
Heinrich Heine
With your blue eyes
English source:
Richard Stokes
Mit deinen blauen Augen
With your blue eyes
Siehst du mich lieblich an,
You gently look at me,
Da ward mir so träumend zu Sinne,
It seemed to me so like a dream,
Daß ich nicht sprechen kann.
That now I cannot speak.
An deinen blauen Augen
I recall your blue eyes
Gedenk’ ich allerwärts:
Everywhere:—
Ein Meer von blauen Gedanken
A sea of azure thoughts
Ergießt sich über mein Herz.
Pours over my heart.
Composer
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems. Read more here.
Poet
Heinrich Heine
Heine was born of Jewish parents. Much of his early life was influenced by the financial power of his uncle Salomon Heine, a millionaire Hamburg banker, with whom he remained on an awkward footing for many years. After he had been educated in the…