As numerous as the stars

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by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

So viel am Himmelskreise

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

So viel am Himmelskreise
Der Sternlein bringt die Nacht,
So vielmal auf der Reise
Hab' ich an dich gedacht.

So oft auf meinen Wegen
Ich nach dem Himmel sah
War auch mit treuem Segen
Dir mein Gedanke nah.

So oft auf grünen Auen
Ich fand der Blumen Zier,
So oft hob dich zu schauen,
Sehnsucht mein Herz in mir.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Taschenbuch der Liebe und Freundschaft gewidmet 1837, ed. Dr. Stephan Schütze, Frankfurt am Main: Friedrich Wilmans, 1837, page 101.

Note: Josephine Lang puts exclamation points at the end of each stanza.

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860), no title, appears in Lieder junger Liebe, no. 1 [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 August Grell (1800 - 1886), "Treue Liebe", op. 14 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1, published 1837 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
by Eduard Holzmiller (1806 - 1862), "So viel am Himmelskreise", published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 1, Hannover, Woltmann [sung text not yet checked]
by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Auf der Reise", op. 22 (1837), published 1840/1 [ voice and piano ], München: K. b. Hof Musikalien-Handlung von Falter & Sohn und Jos. Aibl (1840/1); Stuttgart: Verlag der Ebner'schen Kunst- und Musikhandlung (1855) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-12-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

As numerous as the stars

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

As numerous as the stars
That night brings to the firmament,
That is how often on my journey
I thought of you.

Whenever, on the roads I traveled,
I looked toward the heavens,
My thoughts, with faithful blessings,
Were near you.

Whenever I found flowers
Gracing the green meadows,
A longing to see you
Arose in my heart.

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Translated titles:
"Auf der Reise" = "On the journey"
"So viel am Himmelskreise" = "As numerous as on the firmament"
"Treue Liebe" = "Faithful Love"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860), no title, appears in Lieder junger Liebe, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 58