by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Sterne mit den goldnen Füßchen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE ITA
   Sterne mit den goldnen Füßchen,
Wandeln droben bang und sacht,
Daß sie nicht die Erde wecken
Die da schläft im Schoß der Nacht.
 
   Horchend stehn die stummen Wälder,
Jedes Blatt ein grünes Ohr!
Und der Berg, wie träumend streckt er
Seinen Schattenarm hervor.
 
   Doch was rief [dort]1? In mein Herze
Dringt der Töne Widerhall.
War es der Geliebten Stimme,
Oder [nur]2 die Nachtigall?

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun., [no year], page 251

1 Franz, Wolf: "es"
2 Franz, Wolf: "war's"

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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  • Also set in English, a translation by J. Carpenter ; composed by Franz Wilhelm Abt.
  • Also set in English, a translation by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826 - 1911) , appears in The Poems of Heine Complete, first published 1861 ; composed by William Henry Berwald.
  • Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
  • Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Alfred Heller.
  • Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Constantin Silvestri.
  • Also set in English, a translation by Alma Strettell (1856 - 1939) , "Güldne Sternlein schauen nieder", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 201, first published 1887 ; composed by George Frederick Boyle, Percy Victor Sharman.
  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Bernardino Zendrini (1839 - 1879) ; composed by Guglielmo Andreoli.
  • Also set in Romanian (Română), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
  • Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jacob Axel Josephson.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (John Sullivan Dwight) , "Stars with little golden feetlet"
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Stelle dalle zampette d'oro", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

Stelle dalle zampette d'oro
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Stelle dalle zampette d'oro, 
vanno in giro lassù, timide e soavi, 
per non destare la terra 
che dorme nel grembo della notte. 

Stanno in ascolto i boschi taciti, 
ogni foglia è un verde orecchio! 
E la montagna come in sogno stende 
in avanti il suo braccio d'ombra. 

Ma che cosa chiama? Nel mio cuore 
arriva un'eco di questi suoni. 
Era la voce dell'amata, 
o soltanto l'usignolo?

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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 66