Many thousands of stars are shining resplendently

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by Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769 - 1845)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Viel tausend Sterne prangen

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Viel tausend Sterne prangen
am Himmel still und schön,
und wecken mein Verlangen,
hinaus aufs Feld zu gehn.

O, ewig schöne Sterne,
in ewig gleichem Lauf,
wie blick' ich stets so gerne
zu eurem Glanz hinauf! -

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769 - 1845), "Das Feuerwerk", first published 1807

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Milers d’estrelles resplendeixen", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ontelbare sterren pralen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Plusieurs milliers d'étoiles brillent", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-01-25
Line count: 66
Word count: 370

Many thousands of stars are shining resplendently

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Many thousands of stars are shining resplendently
in the sky, silent and beautiful,
and they awaken my desire
to go out into the fields.

Oh, eternally beautiful star,
eternally following the same course,
how much I always enjoy looking
up to your glowing light! - 

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Malcolm Wren, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769 - 1845), "Das Feuerwerk", first published 1807
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-30
Line count: 66
Word count: 461