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by Friederike Serre (1800 - 1872)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Mein Stern

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

O du mein Stern, schau dich so gern,
Wenn still im Meere die Sonne sinket,
Dein goldnes Auge so tröstend winket
In meiner Nacht!

O du mein Stern, aus weiter Fern,
Bist du ein Bote mit Liebesgrüßen,
Laß deine Strahlen mich durstig küssen
In banger Nacht!

O du mein Stern, verweile gern,
Und lächelnd führ' auf des Lichts Gefieder
Der Träume Engel dem Freunde wieder
In seiner Nacht.

Text Authorship:

by Friederike Serre (1800 - 1872) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896), "Mein Stern" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "My star", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon étoile", copyright © 2015, (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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

Mon étoile

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Ô mon étoile, je te regarde avec tant de plaisir
Quand en silence dans la mer le soleil disparaît,
Ton œil doré fait des signes si réconfortants
Dans ma nuit !

Ô mon étoile, dans le lointain,
Tu es un messager avec des saluts d'amour,
Que tes rayons me donnent des baisers assoiffés
Dans la nuit anxieuse !

Ô mon étoile, attarde-toi longtemps,
Et en souriant voyage sur les plumes de la lumière,
l'ange de mes rêves est à nouveau mon ami
Dans sa nuit !

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friederike Serre (1800 - 1872)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-02-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 83