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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Translation © by Gérard Thomas
An die Sterne
Language: German (Deutsch)
Sterne, In des Himmels Ferne! Die mit Strahlen bessrer Welt Ihr die Erdendämmrung hellt; Schau'n nicht Geisteraugen Von euch erdenwärts, Daß sie Frieden hauchen Ins umwölkte Herz? Sterne, In des Himmels Ferne! Träumt sich auch in jenem Raum Eines Lebens flücht'ger Traum ? Hebt Entzücken, Wonne, Trauer, Wehmut, Schmerz, Jenseit unsrer Sonne Auch ein fühlend Herz? Sterne, In des Himmels Ferne! Winkt ihr nicht schon Himmelsruh' Mir aus euren Fernen zu? Wird nicht einst dem Müden Auf den goldnen Au'n Ungetrübter Frieden In die Seele tau'n? Sterne, In des Himmels Ferne, Bis mein Geist den Fittich hebt Und zu eurem Frieden schwebt, Hang' an euch mein Sehnen Hoffend, glaubevoll! O, ihr holden, schönen, Könnt ihr täuschen wohl?
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "An die Sterne" [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 Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "An die Sterne", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 5, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "An die Sterne", op. 63 (6 Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor & Bass) no. 3, published [1861] [ SATB chorus ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "An die Sterne", op. 59 (Vier Männerchöre) no. 1 (1912) [ men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "An die Sterne", op. 73 (Vierstimmige Frauenchöre) no. 1 [ four-part women's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "An die Sterne", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An die Sterne", op. posth. 141 no. 1 (1849), published 1858 [ double SATB chorus and piano ], from Vier doppelchörige Gesänge, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A les estrelles", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de sterren", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "To the stars", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Irmela Florig-Rowland) , "To the stars", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Gérard Thomas) , "Des étoiles", copyright © 2006, (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.
Line count: 32
Word count: 116
Des étoiles
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Du plus haut des cieux, Étoiles! Vous dont les rayons d'un monde meilleur Eclairent le crépuscule terrestre, Vos yeux spirituels ne laissent-ils pas tomber un regard Sur la terre, Amenant la paix Dans mon coeur assombri? Du plus haut des cieux, Étoiles! Dans votre royaume, rêvez-vous aussi Un rêve d'une vie fugace? Plaisir, bonheur, Tristesse, mélancolie, peine, Mènent-ils aussi, au-delà de notre soleil, Un coeur sensible? Du plus haut des cieux, Étoiles! Un message de quiétude céleste Ne peut-il, de votre lointain, me parvenir? Ne pourrait-on pas un jour Dans les prairies dorées Sentir un calme sans trouble Tombant comme une rosée dans une âme fatiguée? Du plus haut des cieux, Étoiles! Jusqu'à ce que mon esprit prenne son envol Et monte vers votre paix, Mon désir s'agrippe à vous, Plein d'espérance, de foi! Oh, vous les gracieuses, les belles Pourriez-vous jamais me décevoir?
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2006 by Gérard Thomas, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "An die Sterne"
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-21
Line count: 28
Word count: 144