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by Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Dr. (1835 - 1902)

Ich saß in finstrer Trauer, mir war das...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich saß in finstrer Trauer, mir war das Herz so schwer,
da kam aus dunkler Ferne einsam ein Stern daher.
Er glänzt wie eine Träne, die stille Sehnsucht weint
die wie ein Blick der Hoffnung aus treuen Augen scheint.
Den lichten Friedensboten, ich hab' ihn wohl erkannt:
Herzlieb, aus weiter Ferne hast du den Stern gesandt?

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Confirmed with Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1859, page 37. Appears in Lyrisches.


Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Dr. (1835 - 1902), "Sternbotschaft", appears in Gedichte, in Lyrisches [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 John Böie (1822 - 1900), "Sternbotschaft", op. 25 (12 Lieder für tiefere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1862 [ low voice and piano ], Hamburg, Fr. Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Sternbotschaft", op. 14 (6 Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Ressler (1850 - c1900), "Sternbotschaft", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 10, München, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Ferdinand Schiedermair (1876 - 1957), "Sternenbotschaft", op. 9 no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Sternenlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, München, Schmid Nachf.  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Sternbotschaft", op. 8 (Drei Lieder für Bariton und Klavier) no. 2, published 1906 [ baritone and piano ], München: Dr. Heinrich Lewy ; Schott [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 56

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