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Nun geh! die Sterne leiten dich zum Glücke! Wenn du hinaufkommst in das Hochgebirge, Blick' einmal noch nach unserm Thal zurücke.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 91.
Authorship
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Ritornelle, no. 10 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Nun geh'! die Sterne leiten dich", op. 118 no. 1, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Ritornelle aus Paul Heyse's italienischem Liederbuch, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Bremen, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Go now! The stars shall lead you", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-11-06
Line count: 3
Word count: 21
Go now! The stars shall lead you to good fortune! When you have climbed up to the high mountains, Look back one last time to our valley.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Ritornelle, no. 10
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2020-12-31
Line count: 3
Word count: 27