Text & Translation
Viel tausend Sterne prangen
German source:
August Gottlob Eberhard
Am Himmel still und schön
Und wecken mein Verlangen
Hinaus aufs Feld zu gehn.
O ewig schöne Sterne
In ewig gleichem Lauf
Wie blick ich stets so gerne
Zu eurem Glanz hinauf.
Many thousand stars shine forth
English translation ©
Richard Wigmore
fair and silent in the heavens,
and awaken my longing
to go out into the fields.
Eternally lovely stars
on your eternally unchanging course,
how I always love to gaze
up at your radiance.
Viel tausend Sterne prangen
German source:
August Gottlob Eberhard
Many thousand stars shine forth
English source:
Richard Wigmore
Viel tausend Sterne prangen
Many thousand stars shine forth
Am Himmel still und schön
fair and silent in the heavens,
Und wecken mein Verlangen
and awaken my longing
Hinaus aufs Feld zu gehn.
to go out into the fields.
O ewig schöne Sterne
Eternally lovely stars
In ewig gleichem Lauf
on your eternally unchanging course,
Wie blick ich stets so gerne
how I always love to gaze
Zu eurem Glanz hinauf.
up at your radiance.
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
