Mir glänzen die Augen

Mir glänzen die Augen
Wie der Himmel so klar;
Heran und vorüber,
Du schlanker Husar!

Heran und vorüber
Und wieder zurück!
Vielleicht kann's geschehen,
Du findest dein Glück!

Was weidet dein Rapp mir 
Den Reseda dort ab?
Soll das nun der Dank sein
Für die Lieb, so ich gab?

Was richten deine Sporen
Mein Spinngarn zu Grund?
Was hängt mir am Hage
Deine Jacke so bunt?

Troll [nur dich]1 von hinnen
Auf deinem groben Tier
Und laß meine freudigen
Sternaugen mir!

by Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) , "Mir glänzen die Augen", from Neuere Gedichte, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Alte Weisen, no. 1

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

by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869-1949) , "Mir glänzen die Augen", op. 33 no. 1 (1923), from Alte Weise, no. 1.
by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Mir glänzen die Augen", WoO. 31 (1910?)
by Richard Schweizer (1868-1906) , "Mir glänzen die Augen", op. 22 no. 6, from Alte Weisen, no. 6.
by Christian Sinding (1856-1941) , "Mir glänzen die Augen", op. 1 no. 1 (1885), published 1890 [high voice and piano], from Alte Weisen - Sechs Lieder, no. 1.
by Hans Sommer (1837-1922) [pseudonym] , "Mir glänzen die Augen", op. 16 no. 1, from Gedichte von Gottfried Keller, no. 1.

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