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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

An die Sterne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE
Sterne,
In des Himmels Ferne!
Die mit Strahlen bessrer Welt
Ihr die Erdendämmrung hellt;
Schau'n nicht Geisteraugen
Von euch erdenwärts,
Daß sie Frieden hauchen
Ins umwölkte Herz?

Sterne,
In des Himmels Ferne!
Träumt sich auch in jenem Raum
Eines Lebens flücht'ger Traum ?
Hebt Entzücken, Wonne,
Trauer, Wehmut, Schmerz,
Jenseit unsrer Sonne
Auch ein fühlend Herz?

Sterne,
In des Himmels Ferne!
Winkt ihr nicht schon Himmelsruh'
Mir aus euren Fernen zu?
Wird nicht einst dem Müden
Auf den goldnen Au'n
Ungetrübter Frieden
In die Seele tau'n?

Sterne,
In des Himmels Ferne,
Bis mein Geist den Fittich hebt
Und zu eurem Frieden schwebt,
Hang' an euch mein Sehnen
Hoffend, glaubevoll!
O, ihr holden, schönen,
Könnt ihr täuschen wohl?

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "An die Sterne" [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 Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "An die Sterne", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 5, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "An die Sterne", op. 63 (6 Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor & Bass) no. 3, published [1861] [ SATB chorus ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "An die Sterne", op. 59 (Vier Männerchöre) no. 1 (1912) [ men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "An die Sterne", op. 73 (Vierstimmige Frauenchöre) no. 1 [ four-part women's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "An die Sterne", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An die Sterne", op. posth. 141 no. 1 (1849), published 1858 [ double SATB chorus and piano ], from Vier doppelchörige Gesänge, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A les estrelles", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de sterren", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "To the stars", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Irmela Florig-Rowland) , "To the stars", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Gérard Thomas) , "Des étoiles", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 116

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