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Die [Sterne]1 durch den Himmel gehn [Mit]2 reinem Schimmer, Sie können zur Erde niedersehn Und weinen nimmer. Die Blumen sehn der Sterne Lust Mit stillem Sehnen, Und ihren Augen, unbewußt, Entquillen Thränen.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Fesca: "Sternlein"
2 Rotschild: "In"
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Lied", appears in Lieder, in Stimmungen und Gestalten, first published 1844 [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 Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (1813 - 1887), "Die Sterne", op. 39 (6 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Fesca (1820 - 1849), "Die Sternlein durch den Himmel geh'n", op. 29 (6 Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1843 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Braunschweig, Meyer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Die Sterne durch den Himmel geh'n", op. 34 (Drei Duette für 2 Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1887 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Langgaard , "Lied", published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Weimar, Guthmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Emil Leonhard (1810 - 1883), "Lied", op. 11 (Vier Terzetten für zwei Sopran- und eine Altstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1842 [ vocal trio for 2 sopranos and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth et Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mathilde, Baroness Willy de Rothschild (1832 - 1924), "Die Sterne durch den Himmel gehn", published 1876 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 3, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis Samson , "Die Sterne durch den Himmel gehn", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. I. Reihe, Heft IV, no. 5, Dresden, Arnold [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard, Freiherr von Seldeneck (1831 - 1886), "Die Sternlein", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from 4 kleine Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Carlsruhe, Dört ; note: begins "Die Sternlein durch die Himmel gehn" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Die Sterne durch den Himmel geh'n", op. 20 (Sechs Gesänge für gemischten Chor a capella) no. 6, published 1880 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Wickenhauser (1867 - 1936), "Die Sterne durch den Himmel geh'n", op. 12 ([Vierzehn] Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung), Heft 2 (Vier Gesänge) no. 7, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by D. Federman ; composed by Mathilde, Baroness Willy de Rothschild.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Song", copyright © 2012
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 32
The stars shine through the heavens [With]1 perfect brilliance; They can look down on earth And never weep. The flowers witness the delight of the stars With quiet longing, And from their eyes, unconsciously, Flow tears.
1 Rothschild: "in"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Lied", appears in Lieder, in Stimmungen und Gestalten, first published 1844
This text was added to the website: 2012-11-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 36