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O Sterne, [goldne]1 Sterne! Wohl scheint ihr [wunderlicht]2; Doch wie die Äugelein scheinen Von der Herzigen, von der Meinen, Wenn sie [sagt]3: "Ich hab' dich so gerne!" So [scheint]4 ihr nicht. O Sonne, [goldne]1 Sonne! Wohl hast du ein scharf Gesicht; Du miß'st mit [einem]5 Strahle So viel tausend [Gebirg]6 und Tale. Doch die Wonne, o meine Wonne -- Die miß'st du nicht.
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View text without footnotes1 Abt, Zemlinsky: "goldene"
2 Zemlinsky: "so wunderlicht"
3 Abt: "spricht"
4 Abt, Zemlinsky: "scheinet"
5 Abt: "deinem"
6 Abt, Zemlinsky: "Gebirge"
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Burschenlieder, no. 5 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Unermesslich", op. 149 (4 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 2, published 1858 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jan Levolslav (Johann Leopold) Bella (1843 - 1936), "Unermesslich", op. 12 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugen Haile (1873 - 1933), "O Sterne, goldne Sterne!", copyright © 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Ein Cyklus von acht Liedern für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Kleinmichel (1846 - 1901), "O Sterne, goldne Sterne", op. 34 no. 3, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Burschenlieder, no. 3, Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "O Sterne, goldene Sterne", op. 5 (Acht Lieder), Heft 1 no. 4 (1897?), copyright © 1898 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig & Kopenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, Musik-Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O stars, golden stars", copyright ©
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 69
O stars, golden stars! so wondrously bright do you shine; but as the eyes gleam of the sweetheart who is mine when she says, "I like you so well" - you do not shine like that. O sun, golden sun! You certainly have a keen face. With one beam you measure so many thousands of mountains and valleys. But the bliss, o my bliss - that you cannot measure.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Burschenlieder, no. 5
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68