Ihr schwarzen Augen, Op. 65, No. 4 (Johannes Brahms)

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• CPDL #15619:        (Sibelius 4)

Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2007-12-07).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 39 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 39 KB, MIDI: 8 KB, Sib4: 35 KB.

General Information

Title: Ihr Schwarzen Augen, Op. 65, No. 4
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Bass solo

Genre: Secular, Lied

Language: German
Instruments: Piano 4 hands

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Original text and translations

German text

Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr dürft nur winken;
Paläste fallen und Städte sinken.
Wie sollte steh'n in solchem Strauß
mein Herz, von Karten das schwache Haus?

German text by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800-1875)
Based on a text in Turkish by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]

English translation

You black eyes, you need only beckon,
and palaces fall and cities sink.
How should then my heart withstand
such strife, inside its weak house of cards?

English translation copyright by Emily Ezust - [The Lied and Art Song Page]
Used with translator's permission.