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Selig ist [das]1 Sternlein [drüben]2 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! Welche]3 Hand ist's, die mich hält? Nicht geliebt von keiner Liebe, Als vom Unglück in der Welt.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Jenner: "ein"
2 Sipergk: "droben" ; further changes may exist not shown above.
3 Jenner: "O du Schicksal ohne Liebe, / Wessen"
Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 29[30] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Chor", op. 22, Heft 1 no. 1, published 1876 [ SATB chorus ], from Cyclus toscanischer Lieder, no. 1, Wien, Schreiber [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Selig ist das Sternlein drüben", op. 21 no. 3, published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier toscanische Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Selig ist das Sternlein drüben", op. 25 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- 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 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Schneller , "Selig ist das Sternlein drüben", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien nach Ferd. Gregorovius für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, Heft 2, no. 11, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Sipergk , "Selig ist das Sternlein droben", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf toscanische Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
Blissful is [the]1 little star [yonder]1 Who walks at the side of the moon; An angel might well love it, [An angel] who is in its service. It is sad to have been born Joyless and without good fortune Not chosen by humankind, And rejected by fate. [Oh you fate: without love! What]1 hand is it that holds me? Not loved by any love Other than by the misfortune in the world.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Chor" = "Chorus"
"Selig ist das Sternlein droben" = "Blissful is the little star on high"
"Selig ist ein Sternlein drüben" = "Blissful is a little star yonder"
"Selig ist das Sternlein drüben" = "Blissful is the little star yonder"
2 Sipergk: "on high" ; further changes may exist not shown above.
3 Jenner: "Oh you loveless fate, / Whose"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 29[30]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 72