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Die Blumen erreicht der Fuß so leicht, Auch werden zertreten die meisten; Man geht vorbei und tritt entzwei Die blöden wie die dreisten. Die Perlen ruhn in Meerestruhn, Doch weiß man sie aufzuspüren; Man bohrt ein Loch und spannt sie ins Joch, Ins Joch von seidenen Schnüren. Die Sterne sind klug, sie halten mit Fug Von unserer Erde sich ferne; Am Himmelszelt, als Lichter der Welt, Stehn ewig sicher die Sterne.
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Authorship
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Kluge Sterne", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Zur Ollea, no. 9 [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 Arthur Dangel (b. 1931), "Kluge Sterne", op. 101 no. 9 (2005) [baritone and piano], from Heine-Zyklus (zur "Ollea") : Zehn Lieder mit Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 9. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Georg Katzer (b. 1935), "Kluge Sterne (Romanzero)", 1986?, published 1989 [high voice and piano], from 5 neue Heine-Lieder, no. 2, note: setting title refers incorrectly to "Romanzero" [ sung text not verified ]
- by Andreas Kleinert (b. 1957), "Kluge Stern", published c2007. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Kluge Sterne", 2006, first performed 2006 [soprano and piano], from Ollea, no. 4, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 71
Le pied atteint si facilement les fleurs, Aussi la plupart sont piétinées ; On passe et le pied les brisent, Les faibles comme les hardies. Les perles se reposent au fond la mer, Mais on sait les trouver ; On perce un trou et on étire leur joug, Leur joug de leur collier. Les étoiles sont intelligentes, elles considèrent avec justice Notre terre de loin ; Dans le ciel, comme des flambeaux du monde, Les étoiles se tiennent solidement.
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Translation of title "Kluge Sterne" = "Étoiles intelligentes"Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Kluge Sterne", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Zur Ollea, no. 9
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 79