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Ferne, ferne Flammen helle Sterne, Gehen nieder, kommen wieder; Blicken auf mich traulich nieder. Weit aus blauer Ferne Schimmern nur die Sterne. Ferne, ferne Flammen helle Sterne, Steigen nimmer zu mir nieder, Bringen nimmer Frieden wieder: Weit aus blauer Ferne Schimmern nur die Sterne. Ferne, ferne Flammen helle Sterne, Immer heller wird ihr Blinken, Wollen still hinauf mich winken: Frieden ist nicht ferne, Wohnt auf jenem Sterne.
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Text Authorship:
- by C. Heine , "Mein Frieden" [author's text not yet checked 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 Julius Emil Leonhard (1810 - 1883), "Mein Frieden", op. 4 (6 Gesänge für eine Bariton- und 3 Bass-Stimmen) no. 5, published 1838 [ baritone and 3 basses ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Ferne flammen helle Sterne", op. 96 (Ernste und heitere Lieder) no. 1, published 1834, from Ernste und heitere Lieder für Mezzosopran, Alt, Bariton oder Bass, no. 1, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- misattributed to Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828) and by Franz Anton Schubert, der Jüngere (1808 - 1878), "Mein Frieden", published 1823 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-12-28
Line count: 18
Word count: 67
Distant, distant Flame-bright stars, Come down, come [up] again, Look [kindly] down upon me. Far [in] the blue distance Shimmer only the stars. Distant, distant Flame-bright stars Never descend to me, Never bring back peace: Far [in] the blue distance Shimmer only the stars. Distant, distant Flame-bright stars Always twinkling brighter, Will silently [beckon] me [from] up there: Peace is not far away, It lives in every star.
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Translations of title(s):
"Ferne flammen helle Sterne " = "Distant flame-bright stars"
"Mein Frieden" = "My peace"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by C. Heine , "Mein Frieden"
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 68