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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Es stand ein Sternlein am Himmel
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Es stand ein Sternlein am Himmel,
Ein Sternlein guter Art;
Das tät so lieblich scheinen,
So lieblich und so zart!

Ich wußte seine Stelle
Am Himmel, wo es stand;
Trat abends vor die Schwelle,
Und suchte, bis ich's fand;

Und blieb dann lange stehen,
Hatt' große Freud' in mir,
Das Sternlein anzusehen;
Und dankte Gott dafür.

Das Sternlein ist verschwunden;
Ich suche hin und her
Wo ich es sonst gefunden,
Und find' es nun nicht mehr.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Christiane" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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