Gold überwiegt die Liebe

Sternchen mit dem trüben Schein,
Könntest du doch weinen!
Hättest du ein Herzelein,
O, du gold'nes Sternlein mein,
Möchtest Funken weinen.

Weintest mit mir, weintest laut
Nächte durch voll Leiden,
Daß sie mich vom Liebsten traut,
Um das Gold der reichen Braut
Mich vom Liebsten scheiden.

Authorship

by Josef Wenzig (1807-1876) , "Gold überwiegt die Liebe", from Slawische Volkslieder, in 1. Böhmische Volkslieder, Halle, published 1830

a text in Czech from Folk poetry or song tradition (Volkslieder) , title unknown [text unavailable]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Gold überwiegt die Liebe", op. 48 (Sieben Lieder) no. 4, published 1868, first performed 1869 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock
by Robert Fuchs (1847-1927) , "Gold überwiegt die Liebe", op. 52 (Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1894 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Hofbauer
by Jan Bedřich (Johann Friedrich) Kittl (1806-1868) , "Das Sternchen", op. 21 no. 5.
by Alexander Winterberger (1834-1914) , "Gold überwiegt die Liebe", op. 30 no. 7, published 1875 [vocal duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano (or alto) with piano ; or voice and piano], from Deutsche und slavische Volkspoesien für 1 oder 2 Singstimme (Sopran und Mezzo-Sopran oder Alt) mit Pianoforte, no. 7, Leipzig, Kahnt

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Little star with the gloomy light", copyright ©
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "L'oro pesa più dell'amore", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "L'or l'emporte sur l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2003-11-06.

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