Songs
V té sladké moci očí tvých, 'In that sweet power of your eyes'
by Antonín Dvořák From Písně Milostné (Love Songs) (1888) Op. 83 xii. 1888
Text & Translation
V té sladké moci očí tvých, 'In that sweet power of your eyes'
Czech source:
Gustav Pfleger-Moravský
Jak rád, jak rád bych zahynul,
Kdyby mě k životu jen smích
Rtů krásných nekynul.
Však tu smrt sladkou zvolím hned
S tou láskou, s tou láskou ve hrdí:
Když mě jen ten tvůj smavý ret
K životu probudí.
In that sweet power of your eyes
English translation ©
David Beveridge
how gladly would I die,
if only the laughter of lovely
lips did not beckon me to life.
But I'll choose that sweet death at once
with that love in my breast,
if only those smiling lips of yours
will awaken me to life.
V té sladké moci očí tvých, 'In that sweet power of your eyes'
Czech source:
Gustav Pfleger-Moravský
In that sweet power of your eyes
English source:
David Beveridge
V té sladké moci očí tvých
In that sweet power of your eyes
Jak rád, jak rád bych zahynul,
how gladly would I die,
Kdyby mě k životu jen smích
if only the laughter of lovely
Rtů krásných nekynul.
lips did not beckon me to life.
Však tu smrt sladkou zvolím hned
But I'll choose that sweet death at once
S tou láskou, s tou láskou ve hrdí:
with that love in my breast,
Když mě jen ten tvůj smavý ret
if only those smiling lips of yours
K životu probudí.
will awaken me to life.
Composer
Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák (8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer, one of the first to achieve worldwide recognition. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Read his full…
