Our star | Let hymns of joy ring out

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by Moritz Amster (1831 - 1903)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Unser Stern

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Freudenhymnen lasst erklingen[,]
Jubellieder stimmet an,
Denn es bricht auf goldnen Schwingen
Uns der schönste Tag heran.

Und der schönsten alle Sterne 
Glänzt am lichten Firmament[;]
In die Heimath, in der Ferne
Ihn mit Jubel jeder nennt.

Kaiserbraut[,] die hohe Holde[,]
Ist der Stern so hell und rein[;]
Zeichnet Ihn mit klarem Golde
Euch ins frohe Herz hinein.

Und er prange leuchtend immer
In des Volkes treuer Brust
Als des Glückes Zauberschimmer
Und der Freude reinste Lust.

Text Authorship:

by Moritz Amster (1831 - 1903) [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by Moriz Kässmayer (1831 - 1884), "Unser Stern" [ voice and piano ], unpublished, confirmed with the manuscript in Huldigung der Tonsetzer Wiens an Ihre Majestät die allerdurchlauchtigste Frau Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Kaiserin von Österreich, Königin von Ungarn und Böhmen etc. Überreicht von der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde des österreichischen Kaiserstaates 1854 held in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Our star", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Our star

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Let hymns of joy ring out[,]
Strike up songs of rejoicing,
For the most beautiful day arises
For us upon golden pinions.

And the most beautiful of all stars
Sparkles upon the bright firmament[;]
At home, in distant lands,
Everyone speaks of it with rejoicing.

The Emperor's bride, the exalted fair one[,]
Is the star so radiant and pure[;]
With pure gold engrave [the star's image]
Into your happy heart.

And may it ever stand resplendent
In the faithful bosom of the people
As the magical shimmer of good fortune
And the purest bliss of happiness.

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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-03
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Word count: 96