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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)

Blaues Sternlein, du sollst schweigen
 (Sung text for setting by G. Jenner)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA SPA
Blaues Sternlein, du sollst schweigen,
Das Geheimnis gib nicht kund,
Sollst nicht allen Leuten zeigen
Unsern stillen Liebesbund.

Mögen and're stehn in Schmerzen,
Jeder sage, was er will;
Sind zufrieden unsre Herzen,
Sind wir beide gerne still.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Blaues Sternlein, du sollst schweigen", op. 3 no. 11, published 1894 [ SSA chorus or vocal trio of three female voices with piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (SSA) oder 3 einzelne Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 11, Berlin, Schlesinger

Text Authorship:

  • by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 24

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Blue little star", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Petite étoile bleue", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Enrico Magnani) , "Stellina azzurra", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Estrellita azul", copyright © 2020, (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 between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

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