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by Johann Friedrich Ludwig Bobrik (1781 - 1848)

Die Sterne
 (Sung text for setting by P. Lindpaintner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie seid ihr, gold'ne Sterne,
so freundlich anzuschau'n!
Wie ging' ich schon so gerne
auf eu'ren lichten Au'n!

Wie muss so still es droben
beu euch, ihr stillen, sein,
wo keine Stürme toben
und keine Wetter dräu'n!

Wo keine Dornen stechen,
kein Sturm an Blüten nagt,
wo keine Herzen brechen
und kein Verlass'ner klagt!

Umsonst such' ich hinieden
den Quell der Seligkeit;
die Welt gibt keinen Frieden,
sie kennt nur Kampf und Streit.

Ach, was ich treib' und lerne,
beruhigt nicht mein Herz;
es strebt hinauf, o Sterne,
es sehnt sich himmelwärts.

Note: in Gedichte von Friedrich Bobrik, Leipzig, 1851, stanza 3, line 2, word 2 is "Wurm", which makes more sense; but this edition is missing the fourth stanza, so Lindpaintner's source was probably Christosophisches Gesangsbuch.

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Joseph Lindpaintner (1791 - 1856), "Die Sterne", op. 167 no. 6 [ alto and piano ], from 6 geistliche Lieder für eine Altstimme mit Piano, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Friedrich Ludwig Bobrik (1781 - 1848), "Die Sterne"

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2025-08-22
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