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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

«Augen, sterblich schöne Sterne!»
Language: German (Deutsch) 
«Augen, sterblich schöne Sterne!»
Also mag das Liedchen klingen,
Das ich weiland in Toskana
An dem Meere hörte singen.

Eine kleine Dirne sang es,
Die am Meere Netze flickte;
Sah mich an, bis ich die Lippen
An ihr rotes Mündchen drückte.

An das Lied, an Meer und Netze
Hab ich wieder denken müssen,
Als ich dich zuerst erblickte -
Doch nun muß ich dich auch küssen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1828-1844 , 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 Karl Krall (1863 - 1929), "Augen, sterblich schöne Sterne", op. 1 no. 2, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Heine-Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eberhard von Lüneburg (1840 - 1914), "Das Fischerkind", op. 44 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Mauke (1867 - 1930), "Augen, sterblich schöne Sterne", op. 42 (Drei heitere Lieder) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "Ein Liedchen", op. 28 no. 8, published 1900, from Songs from Vineacre, no. 8, also set in English [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by J. R. M. ; composed by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

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