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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Es fällt ein Stern
 (Sung text for setting by K. Eckert)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CHI DUT ENG FRE HEB
Es fällt ein Stern herunter
Aus seiner funkelnden Höh;
Das ist der Stern der Liebe,
Den ich dort fallen seh.
 
Es fallen vom Apfelbaume,
Der weißen Blätter so viel,
Es kommen die neckenden Lüfte,
Und treiben damit ihr Spiel.
 
Es singt der Schwan im Weiher,
Und rudert auf und ab,
Und immer leiser singend,
Taucht er ins Flutengrab.
 
Es ist so still und dunkel!
Verweht ist Blatt und Blüt',
Der Stern ist knisternd zerstoben,
Verklungen das Schwanenlied.

Composition:

    Set to music by Karl Anton Florian Eckert (1820 - 1879), "Es fällt ein Stern", op. 12 no. 6, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], from Album deutscher Lieder und Romanzen, no. 6, Berlin, Crantz

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 59

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

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Walter Meyer) , "A star is tumbling downward", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 59, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 77

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