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by Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763 - 1825), as Jean Paul
Translation

O, wär' ich ein Stern
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
O, wär' ich ein Stern
ich wollte ihr leuchten;
Wär' ich eine Rose,
ich wollte Ihr blühen;

Wär' ich ein Ton,
ich dräng'in Ihr Herz;
Wär' ich die Liebe,
die glücklichste,
ich bliebe darin.

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763 - 1825), as Jean Paul, "An Wina"
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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):

  • by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "O wär ich ein Stern", op. 368 (Vier Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1870 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Bremen, Praeger und Meier [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "O, wär' ich ein Stern", op. 508 (Drei Lieder für vierstimmigen Männergesang) no. 2, published 1876 [ baritone and vocal quartet for male voices ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Adolf) Emil Büchner (1826 - 1908), "O wär' ich ein Stern", op. 20 (Vier Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1858 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Nürnberg, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "O, wär' ich ein Stern", op. 18 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge) no. 6 (1847/8) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Martha von Sabinin (1831 - 1892), "O wär' ich ein Stern", op. 1 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Wilhelm Taubert.
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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 34

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