A single little star on high

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ein einzig Sternlein in den Höhn

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

   Ein einzig Sternlein in den Höhn-- 
Wie lachst du, arme Heide,
Mich an so frisch, so wunderschön,
Als wie die grünste Weide!

   Ein einzig Röslein, hell entfacht
Nach langem, bangem Warten.--
Gleich bist, verzaubert, du erwacht
Zum allerschönsten Garten!

   Ein einzger leiser Glockenlaut
Dort von der fernen Halde--
Gleich singen alle Vögel traut
Mir wie im grünsten Walde!

   Und dankbar muß mein Lied auf's neu
Dich, arme Heide, segnen!
Wie weiß doch Gott so mild und treu 
Uns Beiden zu begegnen!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874, mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 112.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Auf der Heide", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 126 [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 Theodor Gaugler (1840 - 1892), "Auf der Haide", op. 22 no. 10, published 1876 [ ttbb chorus ], from Fünfzehn Lieder und Gesänge von Friedrich Oser zunächst für Volksgesang (vierstimmigen Männerchor), no. 10, Binningen: Kompfe [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

A single little star on high

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   A single little star on high --
How, poor heath, do you smile at me
As freshly, as wondrously beautifully
As the greenest pasture would!

   A single little rose, brightly enflamed
After long, anxious waiting.--
Enchanted, you immediately awoke
To the most beautiful of gardens!

   A single, quiet sound of a bell
There from the distant acclivity--
Immediately all the birds sing cozily
To me as in the greenest forest!

   And in gratitude my song must anew
Bless you, you poor heath!
How, so gently and faithfully, God knows
To commune with the two of us!

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Translations of title(s):
"Auf der Heide" = "Upon the heath"
"Auf der Haide" = "Upon the heath"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Auf der Heide", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 126
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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 96