Is het moog’lijk? Ster der sterren

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Ist es möglich

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CHI DUT FRE

Ist es möglich! Stern der Sterne,
Drück ich wieder dich ans Herz!
Ach, was ist die Nacht der Ferne,
Für ein Abgrund, für ein Schmerz!
Ja, du bist es, meiner Freuden
Süßer, lieber Widerpart!
Eingedenk vergangner Leiden
Schaudr ich vor der Gegenwart.

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Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wiederfinden", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh

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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
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Is het moog’lijk? Ster der sterren

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Is het moog’lijk? Ster der sterren,
Druk ik nu weer jou aan ’t hart?
Ach, wat is de nacht van ’t weg zijn
Toch een afgrond en een smart!
Ja, jij bent het, van mijn vreugd de
Zoete, lieve wederhelft!
Denk ik aan ’t voorbije lijden,
‘k Ril van wat mij nu bedelft!

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