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by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)

O würden Sterne meine Lieder
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Der Himmel blickt zur Erde nieder, 
Sie ruht in stiller Schönheit dort.  
Die Sterne sind des Himmels Lieder, 
Sie künden seiner Liebe Wort.  

Die Erde möcht' dem Himmel sagen,  
Wie seine Liebe sie beglückt; 
Und rings in diesen Lenzestagen 
Empor der Blumen Auge blickt.  

Du aber schlägst dein Auge nieder.  
O sänk' der Himmel in mein Herz, 
O würden Sterne meine Lieder!  
Die Blumen schauen himmelwärts.  

Confirmed with Lieder von Robert Reinick, sechste Auflage, Berlin: Ernst & Korn, 1873, page 94.


Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "O würden Sterne meine Lieder!", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe [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 Rudolf Beyer (1828 - 1853), "O würden Sterne meine Lieder", published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Ein Liederkranz von Robert Reinick. 15 Gedichte, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Amandus Wilhelm Hässler (1849 - 1914), "O würden Sterne meine Lieder", op. 14, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Benjamin [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gustav E. Schreck (1849 - 1918), "O würden Sterne meine Lieder", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Heinrich Stuckenschmidt (1819 - 1870), "O würden Sterne meine Lieder", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Oh would my songs become stars!", copyright © 2022, (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: 2020-04-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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