Dein blaues Auge hält so still

Dein blaues Auge hält so still,
Ich blicke bis zum Grund.
Du fragst mich, was ich sehen will? 
Ich sehe mich gesund. 

Es brannte mich ein glühend Paar,
Noch schmerzt das Nachgefühl;
Das deine ist wie See so klar
Und wie ein See so kühl.

Authorship

by Klaus Groth (1819-1899) , no title, from Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, published 1854

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Dein blaues Auge", op. 59 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 8 (1873).
by Louis Samson , "Dein blaues Auge hält so still", published 1873 [voice and piano], from the collection Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. II. Reihe, Heft IV, no. 3, Dresden, Arnold

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Your blue eyes", copyright ©
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "I tuoi occhi azzurri", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Tes yeux bleus", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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