by
Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Mein schöner Stern
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Mein schöner Stern! ich bitte dich,
O lasse du dein heitres Licht
Nicht trüben durch den Dampf in mir,
Vielmehr den Dampf in mir zu Licht,
Mein schöner Stern, verklären hilf!
Mein schöner Stern! ich bitte dich,
Nicht senk' herab zur Erde dich,
Weil du mich noch hier unten siehst,
Heb' auf vielmehr zum Himmel mich,
Mein schöner Stern, wo du schon bist!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Adolph, Baron von Lauer-Münchhofen (1796 - 1874), "Mein schöner Stern ", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder von Friedrich Rückert) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Mein schöner Stern", op. 101 no. 4 (1849), published 1852 [ tenor and piano ], from Minnespiel, no. 4, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Formosa estrella meva", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn mooie ster", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My radiant star", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Stella mia cara", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Mijn mooie ster
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch)
Mijn mooie ster, ik smeek het je,
O, laat toch niet je helder licht
Door mist in mij vertroebelen,
Maar help de mist in mij tot licht,
Mijn mooie ster, verhelderen!
Mijn mooie ster, ik smeek het je,
Zink niet omlaag ter aarde neer;
Nu jij mij nog hier gadeslaat,
Til naar de hemel mij veeleer,
Mijn mooie ster, waar jij al staat.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-07-05
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Word count: 63