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

Selig ist ein Sternlein drüben
 (Sung text for setting by G. Jenner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Selig ist ein Sternlein drüben,
Das dem Mond zur Seite geht;
Wol ein Engel mag es lieben,
Der in seinen Diensten steht.

Traurig ist's zu sein geboren
Freudenlos und ohne Glück,
Von den Menschen nicht erkoren,
Und verstoßen vom Geschick.

O du Schicksal ohne Liebe, 
Wessen Hand ist's, die mich hält?
Nicht geliebt von keiner Liebe,
Als vom Unglück in der Welt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Selig ist ein Sternlein drüben", op. 3 no. 12, 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. 12, Berlin, Schlesinger

Text Authorship:

  • by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 30

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):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (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: 2009-08-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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