Seit ich ihn gesehen
Since I set eyes on him
Frauenliebe und -leben Love in a Woman's Life
Chamisso
Since I set eyes on him
I think that I’ve gone blind;
Wherever it is I look
It’s only him I find;
As in a waking dream
His image, there before me,
Stands out against the darkness,
Bright, and oh, so clearly.
There is no light or colour
Now in my surroundings,
I have no wish to join
My sisters with their playthings;
I would far rather go and weep
Quietly in my room –
I think that I’ve gone blind
Since I set eyes on him.
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