Oben, wo die Sterne glühen

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.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Ahnung", from Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 64

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

by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) , "Oben, wo die Sterne glühen", op. 11 (Drei Lieder) no. 3 (1881).
by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) , "Oben, wo die Sterne glühen", 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 English
by Harry Mayer (1913-1983) , "Oben, wo die Sterne glühen", published 1979 [high voice and piano], from Vier liederen op gedichten van Heinrich Heine, no. 1.
by Moses Pergament (1893-1977) , "Oben, wo die Sterne glühen", published 1917. [mezzo-soprano and string quartet or string orchestra]
by Cornelis Witthoefft , "Oben, wo die Sterne glühen", 1979, from Lieder vom Tode, no. 3.

by A. Amy Bulley , "When the stars of heaven glow", published 1897, from Two songs by Heine, no. 2.

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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