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by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825)

An den Abendstern
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE POR
  Schweb' empor am Himmel,
Schöner Abendstern!
Sieht im Glanzgewimmel
Jeder dich ja gern.

  Gehn sie auf, gehn nieder
Sie am Himmelsrand,
Keinen deiner Brüder
Schmückt ein solch Gewand.

 ... 

  Schweb' empor am Himmel,
Schöner Abendstern!
Sieht im Glanzgewimmel
Jeder dich ja gern.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An den Abendstern", op. 103 no. 4 (1851), published 1851, stanzas 1,2,6 [ duet for 2 sopranos (or soprano and alto) with piano ], from Mädchenlieder (Kulmann Lieder), no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "Kinderlied an den Abendstern", appears in Neue Gemäldesammlung in zwanzig Säälen [sic], in Sechster Saal, no. 3

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de avondster", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the evening star", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À l'étoile du soir", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Estrela da tarde", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-01-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 90

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