My star | Why should I hanker after the stars

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possibly by Ludwig Koch (1806 - 1888)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mein Stern

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: 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.

Text Authorship:

possibly by Ludwig Koch (1806 - 1888) [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Mein Stern", op. 34[36] (Drei Lieder) no. 1 (1840?), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger’sche Buch- und Musikhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Ludwig Koch (1806 - 1888)
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 70