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Schlafloser Sonne melanchol'scher Stern! Dein tränenvoller Strahl erzittert fern, Du offenbarst die Nacht, die dir nicht weicht - O wie du ganz des Glücks Erinn'rung gleichst! So glänzt auch längstvergangner Tage Licht, Es scheint, doch wärmt sein schwaches Leuchten nicht, Der Gram sieht wohl des Sterns Gestalt, Scharf, aber fern, so klar, doch ach! wie kalt!
Authorship
- by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), appears in Israelitische Gesänge, first published 1821 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Sun of the sleepless", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 24, first published 1815
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An den Mond", op. 95 no. 2 (1849), published 1851 [voice and piano], from Drei Gesänge aus Lord Byrons Hebräischen Gesängen, no. 2, Bonn, Simrock [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de maan", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 56
Zon der slaaplozen, zwaarmoed'ge ster! Je tranenrijke straal gloeit bevend ver, Jij laat ons zien de nacht, die toch niet wijkt -- O, hoe jij gans op vreugd van vroeger lijkt! Zo glanst ook 't licht van dagen lang vergaan; Het schijnt, maar warmte komt er niet vandaan. 't Verdriet ziet wel het beeld, vertrouwd, Scherp maar ook ver, zo klaar, maar ach, hoe koud1!
1 In de herhaling eenmaal: o zo koud
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), appears in Israelitische Gesänge, first published 1821
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Sun of the sleepless", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 24, first published 1815
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 64