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I came across this Schubert song "Abendstern" (Night Stars) in one of my music classes. It was absolutely beautiful and I translated it into English with some help off internet :-)

Was weilst du einsam an dem Himmel,
O schöner Stern? und bist so mild;
Warum entfernt das funkelnde Gewimmel
Der Brüder sich von deinem Bild?
"Ich bin der Liebe treuer Stern,
Sie halten sich von Liebe fern."
 
So solltest du zu ihnen gehen,
Bist du der Liebe, zaud're nicht!
Wer möchte denn dir widerstehen?
Du süßes eigensinnig Licht.
"Ich säe, schaue keinen Keim,
Und bleibe trauernd still daheim."

Why do you stay here, lonely in the sky,

Oh lovely star? and you are so gentle. 

Why does the sparking throung of your brothers

distance it self from your image?

"I am the true star of love,

they keep their distance from love."

Then you should go to them,

of you are from love, do not delay!

Who would want to resist you?

you sweet, obstine light.

"I sow not, i have no seed,

I stay quietly grieving at home."

I listened to it several times and was absolutely fascinated by Schubert's song literature of combining the language and the music into one form.