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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Gesang der Sterne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ruhig umkreisen wir,
Leuchtende [Geister]1, hier
Dich, Ewigkeit!
Haben auf deine Macht
Ewiges Lied erdacht,
Singen's in stiller Nacht
Wandernder Zeit.

  Maß süßer Harmonie,
Das uns Natur verlieh,
Lenkt unsern Gang.
Aber mit freiem Tritt,
Irrend holdsel'gem Schritt,
Geht Gottes Liebe mit,
Führt den Gesang.

  Kreisend mißt unser Zug
Sommers und Winters Flug,
[Grenzt]2 Nacht und Tag.
Aber kein Schlummer ist
Hier, wo man nicht vergißt;
Und keine Stunde mißt
Ewigen Tag.

  Ringender Geister Schaar
Bringen wir opfernd dar,
Freunde des Sohns,--
Selber wir ringenden,
Nächte durchdringenden,
Hölle bezwingenden
Engel des Throns.

  So gehn wir wandellos
Hin in Allvaters Schooß,
Boten des Herrn;
Tönend [in Kreisen]3 dicht,
Selig bewußter Pflicht,
Führt uns dein [ewig]4 Licht,
Bethlehems Stern.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   O. Lorenz 

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Confirmed with: C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, pages 59-60.

1 Köstlin (1838 and 1847 publications), Lorenz: "Knaben"
2 Lorenz: "Misst"
3 Lorenz: "im Kreise"
4 Köstlin (1838 and 1847 publications), Lorenz: "himmlisch"

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Gesang der Sterne", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1838 [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 Oswald Lorenz (1806 - 1889), "Gesang der Sterne", published 1841 [ women's chorus and piano ], in: Sammlung von Musik-Stücken alter und neuer Zeit als Zulage zur Neuen Zeitschrift für Musik, Heft 15 (November 1841) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of the stars", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-02-02
Line count: 35
Word count: 122

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