by Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769 - 1845)
Viel tausend Sterne prangen See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
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! -
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Viel tausend Sterne prangen", subtitle: "Das Feuerwerk", D 642 (1812?), published 1937, first performed 1924, stanzas 1-2 [ satb quartet with piano ]
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
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