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Oben drehen sich die großen Unbekannten Welten dort, Von dem Sonnenlicht umflossen Kreisen sie die Bahnen fort! Traulich reihet sich der Sterne Zahlenloses Heer ringsum, Sieht sich lächelnd durch die Ferne Und verbreitet Gottes Ruhm. Eine lichte Straße gleitet Durch das weite Blau herauf, Und die Macht der Gottheit leitet Schwebend hier den Sternenlauf; Alles hat sich zugeründet, Alles wogt in Glanz und Brand, Und dieß große All verkündet Eine hohe Bildnerhand. Jene Sternenheere weisen, Schöpfer! deine Majestät! Selig kann nur der sich preisen, Dessen Geist zu dir entweht; Nur dein Loblied wird er singen, Wohnen ob dem Sphärengang, Freudig sich durch Welten schwingen, Trinkend reinen Engelsang.
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Confirmed with Deutsch-Slovenisches Lesebuch. Herausgegeben von Johann Nep. Primitz, öffentlichem Professor der Slovenischen Sprache an dem Lyceo zu Grätz. Grätz, Im Verlage bey Josepha Miller, 1813, pages 64-65 (title: "Die Sternenwelten"); and with Selam. Ein Almanach für Freunde des Mannigfaltigen. Herausgegeben von I.F.Castelli. Dritter Jahrgang 1814. Wien, gedruckt und im Verlage bey Anton Strauß, pages 312-315 (title: "Die Sternwelten").
Authorship:
- by Johann Georg Fellinger (1781 - 1816), "Die Sternenwelten", written 1812-13, first published 1813 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Slovenian (Slovenščina) by Urban Jarnik (1784 - 1844), "Svésdishzhe", written 1809, first published 1812
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Sternwelten", D 307 (1815), published 1895 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De sterrenwerelden", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The world of the stars", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les mondes des étoiles", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 107
Revolving above us are the great Unknown worlds up there, Bathed in sunlight They circle around in their course! Organised harmoniously, the stars' Innumerable host surrounds them, They look at each other, smiling, across the distances And radiate the glory of God. A light pathway slides Up through the broad blueness, And the power of divinity directs The hovering course of the stars; Everything has been completed, Everything is surging with light and fire, And this great universe is proclaiming the presence of An exalted designing hand. Each of the constellations is pointing to Your majesty! Creator! Only someone who values you can be blessed, Whose spirit flies towards you; He will sing only songs of praise to you, Living on the route of the spheres, Leaping joyfully through worlds and Drinking in the pure songs of angels.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Malcolm Wren, (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 Johann Georg Fellinger (1781 - 1816), "Die Sternenwelten", written 1812-13, first published 1813
Based on:
- a text in Slovenian (Slovenščina) by Urban Jarnik (1784 - 1844), "Svésdishzhe", written 1809, first published 1812
This text was added to the website: 2017-07-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 138