Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz

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"Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz" is the melancholic final song of Gustav Mahler’s early song cycle *Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen*, reflecting themes of lost love and emotional resignation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kunstlied
Lied
Song from song cycle
associatedWith Austrian late-Romantic music
catalogueNote appears in Mahler’s early song catalogue as part of Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen NERFINISHED
composer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
compositionPeriod early work of Gustav Mahler
countryOfOrigin Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
cycleNumberOfSongs 4
cycleOrder final song of Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
cycleOtherSongs Ging heut’ Morgen über’s Feld
Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer
Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
cycleTitleEnglish Songs of a Wayfarer NERFINISHED
cycleType song cycle
firstLine Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz NERFINISHED
genre late-Romantic art song
hasMotif farewell
sleep and oblivion
wandering journeyman
historicalContext late 19th century
language German
mood introspective
sorrowful
originalKey E minor
partOf Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen NERFINISHED
positionInCycle 4
style orchestral song (in orchestral version)
piano-accompanied song (in piano version)
textAuthor Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
theme emotional resignation
lost love
melancholy
titleEnglish The Two Blue Eyes of my Beloved NERFINISHED
usesPoeticPersona fahrender Gesell (wayfarer)
vocalForces voice and orchestra
voice and piano

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Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen movement Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz