Il y avait une petite étoile dans le ciel

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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Der versunkene Stern

(Sung text for setting by F. Weingartner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Es stand ein Sternlein am Himmel,
Ein Sternlein guter Art;
Das tät so lieblich scheinen,
So lieblich und so zart!

Ich wußte seine Stelle
Am Himmel, wo es stand;
Trat abends vor die Schwelle,
Und suchte, bis ich's fand;

Ich blieb dann lange stehen,
Hatt' große Freud' in mir,
Das Sternlein anzusehen;
Und dankte Gott dafür.

Das Sternlein ist verschwunden;
Ich suche hin und her
Wo ich es sonst gefunden,
Und find' es nun nicht mehr.

Composition:

Felix Paul Weingartner

Text Authorship:

by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Christiane"

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Christiane", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-02
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Il y avait une petite étoile dans le...

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Weingartner)

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Il y avait une petite étoile dans le ciel,
Une petite étoile de bonnes manières ;
Elle avait l'habitude de briller si doucement,
Si doucement et si tendrement !

Je connaissais l'endroit
Dans le ciel où elle se tenait ;
le soir je sortais devant la porte,
Et je cherchais jusqu'à ce que je la trouve ;

Et alors je restais debout
Avec une grande joie en moi,
À regarder la petite étoile ;
Et je remerciais Dieu pour cela.

La petite étoile est partie ;
Je la cherche ici et là
Où je la trouvais d'habitude,
Et maintenant je ne la trouve plus.

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