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by Franz Ferdinand, Freiherr von Dingelstedt (1814 - 1881)

Sternlein in der Höhe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sternlein in der Höhe,
Gold'nes Sternelein,
Sag', wo mag mein Mädchen
Wohl heut' Abend sein? 

Wär' ich doch so helle
Und so hoch wie du,
Säh' ich aus der Höhe
Ihr durch's Fenster zu.

Wellen in der Tiefe,
Sagt mir, ob ir wißt,
Wo mein treues Mädchen
Heute Abend ist?

Wär' ich doch so flüchtig
Und so leicht, wie ihr,
Strömt' ich pfeilgeschwinde
Hin zu ihrer Thür.

Wellen in der Tiefe,
Sternlein in der Höh',
Sagt mir, wie ich's mache,
Daß ich Liebsten seh'?! 

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Ecker 

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Confirmed with Orpheus: musikalisches Taschenbuch, erster Jahrgang, Wien: bey Franz Riedl's Wittwe & Sohn, 1840. Appears in Unterwegs. Sechs neues Stücklein von Franz Dingelstedt, no. 3, pages 157 - 158.


Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Ferdinand, Freiherr von Dingelstedt (1814 - 1881), no title [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 Carl Ecker (1813 - 1879), "Liebessehnen", op. 1 no. 3, from Wanderleben. Ein Liederkreis von Franz Dingelstedt, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Gustav Jansen [not F. G. Jansen] , "Sternlein in der Höhe", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Wo", op. 92 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1836 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2018-09-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 89

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