Ihr schwarzen Augen, Op. 65, No. 4 (Johannes Brahms)
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- Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2007-12-07). Score information: A4, 1 page, 39 kB Copyright: Public Domain
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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
Published: 1874
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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.