Weil' auf mir (Eyes so dark)
| Song Title | Weil' auf mir (Eyes so dark) (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Charles Ives |
| Author(s): | Nikolaus Lenau |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Alone; Attractiveness; Darkness; Devotion; Dreams; Escaping; Exertion; Eyes; Floating; Forever; Infatuation; Invitations; Life; Lingering; Looking; Magic; Mild; Night; Power; Seducing; Somber; Sweet; Taking; World |
| First Line | Weil' auf mir, du dunkles Auge (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1902 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=9986 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Weltschmerz (Search) |
| Original Language | German (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/7o0LjHXk9Y3yqHPFmziPgE |
| Catalog Designation | S. 387 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | Db4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Db Major (Search) |
| Notes | Also set in English with a translation by William Joseph Westbrook and Elisabeth Rücker (Search) |
| Contributor | AL (Search) |