The stars with their golden

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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Sterne sind erblichen

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Die Sterne sind erblichen
Mit ihrem güldnen Schein.
Bald ist die Nacht entwichen,
Der Morgen dringt herein.

Noch waltet tiefes Schweigen
Im Thal und überall;
Auf frischbethauten Zweigen
Singt nur die Nachtigall.

Sie singet Lob und Ehre
Dem hohen Herrn der Welt,
Der überm Land und Meere
Die Hand des Segens hält.

Er hat die Nacht vertrieben:
Ihr Kindlein, fürchtet nichts,
Stets kommt zu seinen Lieben
Der Vater alles Lichts.

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• H. Esser • F. Kamm • F. Lachner • F. Lachner • J. Rheinberger

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Werke von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Band II, Lyrische Gedichte. Kinderleben. Die vier Jahreszeiten, Berlin: F. Fontane, 1891, pages 336-337.

Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Morgenlied", written 1826, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Die vier Jahreszeiten, in 2. Der Sommer, no. 1 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Line count: 16
Word count: 72

The stars with their golden

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The stars with their golden
Light have faded.
Soon night shall have disappeared,
Morning shall have arrived.

Deep silence still prevails
In the valley and everywhere;
Upon the freshly bedewed branches
Only the nightingale sings.

It sings praise and glory
To the lofty Lord of the world,
Who holds the hand of blessing
Over land and sea.

He has banished the night:
Ye children, fear nothing,
For the Father of all Light
Ever comes to his beloved ones.

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• F. Lachner • F. Lachner

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Translations of titles:
"Die Sterne sind erblichen" = "The stars have faded"
"Morgenlied" = "Morning song"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Morgenlied", written 1826, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Die vier Jahreszeiten, in 2. Der Sommer, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 80