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by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne,
Die Gaben karg, die sie verleihn;
Für einen deiner Blicke gerne
Hin geb' ich ihren goldnen Schein.

Getrennt, so daß wir ewig darben,
Nur führen sie im Jahreslauf
Den Herbst mit seinen Ährengarben,
Des Frühlings Blütenpracht herauf.

Doch deine Augen -- o, der Segen
Des ganzen Jahres quillt überreich
Aus ihnen stets als milder Regen,
Die Blüte und Frucht zugleich!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Strauss

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Text Authorship:

by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 4 [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder aus "Lotosblätter" von Aldolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 3, published 1888 [ high voice and piano ], München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Són formoses, però fredes, les estrelles del cel", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mooi zijn, maar koud de hemelsterren", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The heavenly stars are fair but cold", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les étoiles du ciel sont belles mais froides", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sono belle, ma fredde", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 65

Mooi zijn, maar koud de hemelsterren

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Mooi zijn, maar koud de hemelsterren,
Hun gaven schraal en ook nog klein;
Voor één blik van jouw ogensterren
Geef weg ik graag hun gouden schijn.

Zij blijven ons steeds half beroven,
Slechts één geschenk wordt ons gebracht,
De herfst eerst met zijn korenschoven,
De lente dan met bloesempracht.

Maar dan jouw ogen – o, de zegen,
Het ganse jaar door, welt meer dan rijk
Daaruit op steeds als milde regen,
Als bloesem en vrucht tegelijk!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-25
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Word count: 76