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by Richard Volkmann (1830 - 1889), as Richard Leander

Trabant
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Du bist die Sonne, die auf den Wolken thront.
Du bist die Sonne, ich bin der Mond.

Urquell des Lichtes, das ewig brennt, 
Durchklärt die Sonne das Firmament.

Der Äther zittert von ihrem Glanz;
Sie dankt allein nur sich selbst ihn ganz.

Der Mond ist dunkel, ohn' eignes Licht; 
Ihm schenkt die Sonne, was ihm gebricht.

Du bist die Sonne; der Mond bin ich,
Ich strahl' und leuchte, doch nur durch dich.

Durch alle Meere, durch fernes Land,
Folgt' ich getreulich dir als Trabant!

Confirmed with Richard v. Volkmann-Leander, Kleine Geschichten und Gedichte, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun., 1920, page 65.


Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Volkmann (1830 - 1889), as Richard Leander, "Trabant", appears in Alte und Neue Troubadour-Lieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ludwig Finzenhagen , "Trabant", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Rathke [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Satellite", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-08-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 84

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