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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.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,6 of the original text.
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
Score: IMSLP [external link]
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 [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-01-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 90
Soar aloft in the heavens,
Beautiful evening star!
Among the teeming crowd of heavenly lights
Everyone gladly takes note of you.
If they rise, if they set
On the rim of heaven,
None of your brothers
Are clad in such a garment as yours.
...
Soar aloft in the heavens,
Beautiful evening star!
Among the teeming crowd of heavenly lights
Everyone gladly takes note of you.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,6 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) 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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This text was added to the website: 2010-06-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 125