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by Charles Eduard Duboc (1822 - 1910), as Robert Waldmüller

Die Gestirne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wie sie so himmlisch ruhig oben kreisen,
Kein Laut, der je zu uns herüber drang; 
Sie wandeln ihren stillen, ewig leisen,
Geheimnisvollen, wunderbaren Gang. 

Die Winde sausen aus der fernsten Ferne,  
Des Weltalls Boten, fliehn sie hin und her;
Doch bringen sie aus dem Bereich der Sterne
Nicht einen Ton, der uns vernehmbar wär'.  

Vergebens ist des Ohrs gespanntes Lauschen, 
Der Geist nur überwindet Raum und Zeit 
Und ihm ertönt im stummen Sphärenrauschen 
Der Donnerruf des Alls:  Unendlichkeit!

Confirmed with Der Natursinn in der deutschen Dichtung, neue Folge (von Lenau bis auf unsere Tage), Wien und Leipzig: Wilhelm Braumüller, 1908. page 44.


Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Eduard Duboc (1822 - 1910), as Robert Waldmüller, "Die Gestirne" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Eugen (Francis Charles) d'Albert (1864 - 1932), "Die Gestirne", op. 3 (Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Möhring (1816 - 1887), "Die Gestirne", op. 97 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Theodor Podbertsky (1846 - 1913), "Die Gestirne", op. 141 [ four-part men's chorus and woodwinds ], Leipzig: Otto Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eduard Schön (1825 - 1879), "Die Gestirne", published 1882 [ men's chorus ], from Chöre und Quartette für Männerstimmen, no. 4, Hamburg: Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Die Gestirne", op. 103 (Vier Männerchöre) no. 1 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The stars", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-01-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 78

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