O Sterne, goldne Sterne!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
O Sterne, [goldne]1 Sterne!
Wohl scheint ihr [wunderlicht]2;
Doch wie die Äugelein scheinen
Von der Herzigen, von der Meinen,
Wenn sie [sagt]3: "Ich hab' dich so gerne!"
So [scheint]4 ihr nicht.
O Sonne, [goldne]1 Sonne!
Wohl hast du ein scharf Gesicht;
Du miß'st mit [einem]5 Strahle
So viel tausend [Gebirg]6 und Tale.
Doch die Wonne, o meine Wonne --
Die miß'st du nicht.
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1 Abt, Zemlinsky: "goldene"
2 Zemlinsky: "so wunderlicht"
3 Abt: "spricht"
4 Abt, Zemlinsky: "scheinet"
5 Abt: "deinem"
6 Abt, Zemlinsky: "Gebirge"
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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Unermesslich", op. 149 (4 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 2, published 1858 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jan Levolslav (Johann Leopold) Bella (1843 - 1936), "Unermesslich", op. 12 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugen Haile (1873 - 1933), "O Sterne, goldne Sterne!", copyright © 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Ein Cyklus von acht Liedern für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Kleinmichel (1846 - 1901), "O Sterne, goldne Sterne", op. 34 no. 3, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Burschenlieder, no. 3, Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "O Sterne, goldene Sterne", op. 5 (Acht Lieder), Heft 1 no. 4 (1897?), copyright © 1898 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig & Kopenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, Musik-Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O stars, golden stars", copyright ©
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Word count: 62
O stars, golden stars
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
O stars, golden stars!
so wondrously bright do you shine;
but as the eyes gleam
of the sweetheart who is mine
when she says, "I like you so well" -
you do not shine like that.
O sun, golden sun!
You certainly have a keen face.
With one beam you measure
so many thousands of mountains and valleys.
But the bliss, o my bliss -
that you cannot measure.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 70