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by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890)

Heerwagen, mächtig Sternbild der Germanen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Heerwagen, mächtig Sternbild der Germanen, 
das du fährst mit stetig stillem Zuge 
über den Himmel [vor meinen Augen]1 deine herrliche Bahn, 
von Osten aufgestiegen alle Nacht!
O fahre hin und kehre täglich wieder!
Sieh meinen Gleichmut und mein treues Auge,
das dir folgt so lange Jahre!
Und bin ich müde, o so nimm die Seele,
die so leicht an Wert, doch auch an üblen Willen,
nimm sie auf und lass sie mit dir reisen,
schuldlos wie ein Kind, das deine Strahlendeichsel
nicht beschwert, hinüber!
ich spähe weit, wohin wir fahren.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   O. Schoeck 

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1 omitted by Schoeck.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890) [author's text not yet checked 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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Heerwagen, mächtig Sternbild der Germanen", op. 47 no. 5e (1931-3) [baritone and strings (4 stringed instruments)], from Notturno: Fünf Sätze für Bariton und Streichquartett, no. 14, Zürich: Hug & Co. Musikverlage [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • ENG English (Peter Palmer) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2006-12-14
Line count: 13
Word count: 90

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