The morning star | High upon a blue background

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Morgenstern

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Hoch auf blauem Grund
O du schöner Stern,
Wie ich Armer, dort allein!
  Sei gegrüßt, gegrüßt,
Ist ja nimmer fern
Nun des Morgens goldner Schein!

  O du Hoffnung süß, 
Bliebest du nur, du 
Mir in allem Leid und Schmerz:
  Schlage muthig zu, 
Schlage muthig zu, 
Auch im Tode froh, mein Herz!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 51-52.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Der Morgenstern", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 57 [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 Rudolf Löw-Burckhardt (1832 - 1898), "Der Morgenstern", op. 1 no. 5, published 1867 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Lieder der Liebe von Friedrich Oser für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 5, Zürich: Gebrüder Hug [sung text not yet checked]
by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894) [sung text not yet checked]
by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The morning star", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The morning star

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  High upon a blue background,
Oh, you lovely star,
Alone there, like me, the poor one!
  Greetings to you, greetings,
For no longer distant now
Is the golden radiance of morning!

  Oh, you sweet hope,
If you only remained to me, you
In all sorrow and pain:
  Keep beating bravely,
Keep beating bravely,
My heart, joyfully even in death!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Der Morgenstern", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 57
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 60