Songs

Mein Stern

by Clara Schumann

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Mein Stern
German source: Friederike Serre

O du mein Stern,
Schau dich so gern,
Wenn still im Meere die Sonne sinket,
Dein gold’nes Auge so tröstend winket
In meiner Nacht!

O du mein Stern,
Aus weiter Fern’,
Bist du ein Bote mit Liebesgrüßen,
Laß deine Strahlen mich durstig küssen
In banger Nacht.

O du mein Stern,
Verweile gern,
Und lächelnd führ’ auf des Lichts Gefieder
Der Träume Engel dem Freunde wieder
In seine Nacht.

My star
English translation © Richard Stokes

O you my star,
I love to observe you,
When the sun slips quietly into the sea,
And your golden gaze beckons so consolingly
In my night!

O you my star,
From afar
You bring me tidings of love,
Let me passionately kiss your rays
In fearful night.

O you my star,
Linger gladly,
And smilingly on the wings of light
Escort once more the angel of dreams to your friend
In his night.

Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Mein Stern
German source: Friederike Serre

My star
English source: Richard Stokes

O du mein Stern,
O you my star,
Schau dich so gern,
I love to observe you,
Wenn still im Meere die Sonne sinket,
When the sun slips quietly into the sea,
Dein gold’nes Auge so tröstend winket
And your golden gaze beckons so consolingly
In meiner Nacht!
In my night!

O du mein Stern,
O you my star,
Aus weiter Fern’,
From afar
Bist du ein Bote mit Liebesgrüßen,
You bring me tidings of love,
Laß deine Strahlen mich durstig küssen
Let me passionately kiss your rays
In banger Nacht.
In fearful night.

O du mein Stern,
O you my star,
Verweile gern,
Linger gladly,
Und lächelnd führ’ auf des Lichts Gefieder
And smilingly on the wings of light
Der Träume Engel dem Freunde wieder
Escort once more the angel of dreams to your friend
In seine Nacht.
In his night.

Composer

Clara Schumann

Clara Schumann (1819-96) née Wieck is one of the most significant women in musical history. Apart from being a tremendously successful pianist and pedagogue, she wrote numerous songs alongside other works in various genres. She also transformed the…

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