possibly by
Ludwig Koch (1806 - 1888)
Mein Stern
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Was frag' ich nach den Sternen
Da droben weit von mir?
Nicht in entlegnen Fernen,
Mein Stern erglänzet hier!
Du bist's, in meiner Nähe
Der feste Stern bist du,
Um den ich stets mich drehe,
Dem ich gehöre zu.
Doch also wie sich nimmer
Verbindet Stern mit Stern
Bin ich ach! deinem Schimmer
So nah und doch so fern.
Authorship:
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My star", 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: 2006-12-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 59
My star
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Why should I hanker after the stars
Up above so far from me?
My star shines here,
Not in the remote distance!
You are [my star]; close to me,
The constant star – that is you,
[The star] about which I always revolve,
[The star] to which I belong.
But just as never
Star unites with star
I am, alas, so near
And yet so far from your shimmering light.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Ludwig Koch (1806 - 1888)
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 70