The comet | Do you not see the comet, dear, the bright star there?

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by Anna Antonia Amadei, Gräfin, née Rosty von Barkocz (1828 - 1927)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Der Komet

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Siehst, Kind, du den Kometen, den lichten Stern dort nicht?
Wo er auch wandle, folgt ihm ein ganzes Meer von Licht.
Du bist an meinem Himmel mein Stern und mein Komet.
Ein ganzes Meer von Liebe dir im Gefolge geht.

Text Authorship:

by Anna Antonia Amadei, Gräfin, née Rosty von Barkocz (1828 - 1927) [author's text not yet checked 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 Mathilde, Baroness Willy de Rothschild (1832 - 1924), "Der Komet" [voice and piano] [
text verified 1 time
]

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "The comet", copyright © 2012

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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 40

The comet

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Do you not see the comet, dear, the bright star there?
Where it travels, there follows a complete ocean of light.
In my sky, you are my star and my comet:
A total ocean of love follows you in attendance.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna Antonia Amadei, Gräfin, née Rosty von Barkocz (1828 - 1927)
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 40