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Oben, wo die Sterne glühen

Language: German

Oben, wo die Sterne glühen,
Müssen uns die Freuden blühen,
Die uns unten sind versagt; 
In des Todes kalten Armen
Kann das Leben erst erwarmen,
Und das Licht der Nacht enttagt.


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

Set in English, a translation of E. M. Traquair [text unavailable] Set in English, a translation of Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) [text unavailable]
    * by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) , "In the starry sky above us", op. 27 (Drei Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor (Three part-songs for men's chorus)) no. 1, published 1890. [four-part men's chorus], also set in German

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