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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Am Himmel steht der Mond in lichtem...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Am Himmel steht der Mond in lichtem Prangen,
Die Stirn der Nacht mit Silberschmuck zu kränzen.
Ach, wären mir zwei Sterne aufgegangen,
Sie würden allen Mondglanz überglänzen.

Da seh' ich meinen Doppelstern erscheinen,
Und weiß nicht, soll ich lachen oder weinen.
Da geht mein süßes Augenpaar mir auf –
Ach, keine Leiter reicht zu ihm hinauf!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Don Juan's Ende, Act III, Scene 4 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Julius Salomon Sulzer (1834 - 1891), "Am Himmel steht der Mond in lichtem Prangen", published 1887 [voice and piano], from Zwei Ständchen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Hamburg, Cranz [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-03-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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