My radiant star | My radiant star, I beg you

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mein schöner Stern

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Mein schöner Stern! ich bitte dich,
O lasse du dein heitres Licht
Nicht trüben durch den Dampf in mir,
Vielmehr den Dampf in mir zu Licht,
Mein schöner Stern, verklären hilf!

Mein schöner Stern! ich bitte dich,
Nicht senk' herab zur Erde dich,
Weil du mich noch hier unten siehst,
Heb' auf vielmehr zum Himmel mich,
Mein schöner Stern, wo du schon bist!

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 35 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Adolph, Baron von Lauer-Münchhofen (1796 - 1874), "Mein schöner Stern ", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder von Friedrich Rückert) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Mein schöner Stern", op. 101 no. 4 (1849), published 1852 [ tenor and piano ], from Minnespiel, no. 4, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Formosa estrella meva", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn mooie ster", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My radiant star", copyright © 2009, (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) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Stella mia cara", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 63

My radiant star

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My radiant star, I beg you,
Oh do not let your bright light
Be dimmed by the mists in me.
Rather help transfigure the mists in me
Into light, my radiant star!

My radiant star, I beg you,
Do not descend to earth
Because you see me down here still.
Rather lift me up to heaven,
My radiant star, where you already are!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 35
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-01
Line count: 10
Word count: 63