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Er, der Herrlichste von allen, Wie so milde, wie so gut! Holde Lippen, klares Auge, Heller Sinn und fester Muth. So wie dort in blauer Tiefe, Hell und herrlich, jener Stern, Also er an meinem Himmel, Hell und herrlich, hoch und fern. Wandle, wandle deine Bahnen; Nur betrachten deinen Schein, Nur in Demuth ihn betrachten, Selig nur und traurig sein! Höre nicht mein stilles Beten, Deinem Glücke nur geweiht; Darfst mich niedre Magd nicht kennen, Hoher Stern der Herrlichkeit! Nur die Würdigste von allen Soll beglücken deine Wahl, Und ich will die Hohe segnen, Segnen viele tausend Mal. Will mich freuen dann und weinen, Selig, selig bin ich dann, Sollte mir das Herz auch brechen, Brich, o Herz, was liegt daran.
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von Adelbert von Chamisso, Neunzehnte Auflage (19th edition), Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1869, page 10.
Note: modernized spelling would change "Muth" to "Mut", and "Demuth" to "Demut"
Text Authorship:
- by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 2 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Elizabeth R. Austin (b. 1938), "Er, der Herrlichste von allen", 1999 [ mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano ], from Frauenliebe und -leben, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Er, der Herrlichste von allen", 1839 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Er, der Herrlichste von allen", op. 60 no. 2 (1836), from Frauenliebe, Liederkranz von Chamisso, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Er, der Herrlichste von allen", op. 42 no. 2 (1840), published 1843 [ voice and piano ], from Frauenliebe und -Leben, no. 2, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ell, el més esplèndid de tots", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Mei Foong Ang) , "他, 是最崇高的", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , "Han, den dejligste af alle", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hij, de heerlijkste van allen", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Daniel Platt) , "He, the most glorious of all", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "He, the best of all", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kyle Gee) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lui, le plus glorieux de tous", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) (Tsippora Samberg) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Lui, il più splendido di tutti", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Natalia Vyshynska) , "Он, прекраснейший из всех", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 125
Lui, le plus glorieux de tous, Combien si doux, combien si bon ! Lèvres charmantes, yeux vifs, Esprit éclairé et ferme courage, Ainsi, comme cette étoile, Là‑bas dans les profondeurs bleues, Il est dans mon ciel, Clair et splendide, haut et loin, Change, change ton chemin, Seulement contempler ta splendeur, Seulement, humble, la contempler, Être bienheureuse et triste ! N'écoute pas ma prière secrète, Seulement vouée à ton bonheur ; Tu peux ne pas me connaître, moi pauvre fille, Noble et brillante étoile ! Seule la plus digne de toutes Doit satisfaire ton choix, Et je la bénirai, grande, La bénirai, bénirai plusieurs milliers de fois. Je me réjouirai, ensuite pleurerai, Heureuse, heureuse ensuite serai ; Si cela doit me briser le cœur, Brise‑toi, Ô cœur, que contiens‑tu ?
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 125