Seitdem dein Aug’ in meines schaute
German source:
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
Und Liebe, wie vom Himmel her,
Aus ihm auf mich herniedertaute,
Was böte mir die Erde mehr?
Ihr Bestes hat sie mir gegeben,
Und von des Herzens stillem Glück
Ward übervoll mein ganzes Leben
Durch jenen einen Augenblick.
Since your eyes gazed into mine
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And love, as from heaven,
Descended on me like the dew,
What more can earth offer me?
It has given to me its best,
And with my heart’s silent joy,
My whole life overflowed
In that single moment.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Seitdem dein Aug’ in meines schaute
German source:
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
Since your eyes gazed into mine
English source:
Richard Stokes
Seitdem dein Aug’ in meines schaute
Since your eyes gazed into mine
Und Liebe, wie vom Himmel her,
And love, as from heaven,
Aus ihm auf mich herniedertaute,
Descended on me like the dew,
Was böte mir die Erde mehr?
What more can earth offer me?
Ihr Bestes hat sie mir gegeben,
It has given to me its best,
Und von des Herzens stillem Glück
And with my heart’s silent joy,
Ward übervoll mein ganzes Leben
My whole life overflowed
Durch jenen einen Augenblick.
In that single moment.
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.
