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by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall
Die Sterne leuchten am Himmel
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Die Sterne leuchten am Himmel, Es blinken die Wellen im See; Es lockt und es grüßt aus der Tiefe, Es grüßt und es winkt aus der Höh'. Und leise flüstern die Lüfte, Da schauert in Wonne der See; Rings heilige, selige Liebe, Nur mir in dem Herzen das Weh'. Die Sterne sie wandeln am Himmel, Die Wellen sie ziehn durch den See; Was kümmert es sie, ob auf Erden Ein Herz in Liebe vergeh'!
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Nachtgesang" [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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Nachtgesang", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Adolf) Emil Büchner (1826 - 1908), "Nachtgesang", op. 18 (Fünf Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1858 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Nürnberg, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Eggers (1835 - 1861), "Nachtgesang" [ voice and piano ], from Nachgelassene Lieder und Gesänge, Heft 2: 6 Lieder v. Reinick, no. 5, Rostock, Wessel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927), "Nachtgesang", op. 18 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme (T.) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Amandus Wilhelm Hässler (1849 - 1914), "Nachtgesang", op. 12, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Benjamin [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Jentsch , "Nachtgesang", op. 9 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Weinholtz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Nachtgesang", op. 5 (Vier Gesänge für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1880 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Lührss (1824 - 1882), "Nachtgesang", op. 19b (12 Lieder) no. 9, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger; opus 19 was first used in 1846 for a set of 6 songs so we have added 'b' to the opus number to distinguish this later set [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zygmunt Noskowski (1846 - 1909), "Nachtgesang", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Nachtgesang", op. 11 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Nachtgesang", op. 80 no. 5 (1874) [ SATB chorus ], from Liebesgarten. 5 Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 5, Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by D. Rüst , "Nachtgesang", op. 2 (Zehn Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 8, published 1874 [ medium voice and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Nachtgesang", op. 76 (Drei Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1869 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Die Sterne leuchten am Himmel ", op. 29 (Fünf Lieder im Volkston für 1 mittlere Singstimme ) no. 2, published 1881 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Christoph Lahme
This text was added to the website: 2010-06-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 74
The stars shine in the heavens
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The stars shine in the heavens, The waves glisten on the lake; Beckoning and greeting from the depths, Greeting and winking from the heights. And the breezes whisper softly, The lake trembles with pleasure; All around – holy, sacred love, Only within my heart is woe. The stars, they wander across the heavens, The waves, they undulate through the lake; Why would they be concerned if, on earth, A heart were to perish for love!
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Translations of title(s):
"Die Sterne leuchten am Himmel " = "The stars shine in the heavens"
"Nachtgesang" = "Night Song"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Nachtgesang"
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 75