Sterne
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT CHI ENG FRE
Die ihr den Äther mit seligen Schwingen durchschneidet,
Segnende Hände über uns Irrende breitet,
Die ihr den Seelen, die weinend ins Dunkel gesunken,
Leuchtet mit Augen, die ewige Sonne getrunken --
Gütige Sterne, wie oft, aus [den]1 Schatten der Erde,
Blick ich auf euch, daß Frieden und Licht in mir werde!
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Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Befreiung. Neue Gedichte, Fünfte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 249.
1 Reger: "dem"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Estrelles", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "群星", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Stars", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Étoiles", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2011-07-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 50
Stars
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Ye who cut through the aether with holy pinions,
Who over us erring ones spread your hands in blessing,
Who shine upon souls who have sunk, weeping, into darkness,
[Shine] with eyes that have drunk from the eternal sun --
Benevolent stars, how often from out of the [shadows]1 of earth
Do I look up to you so that I may attain inner peace and light!
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1 Reger: "shadow"
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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-16
Line count: 6
Word count: 65