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The Three Stars
By Karl Theodor Körner (17911813)
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O’er life’s dark path that shine;
And these fair orbs, so pure and bright,
Are song, and love, and wine!
To charm the feeling heart,
To soothe the mourner’s sternest hour,
And bid his griefs depart!
Can joys unwonted bring,
And paint this fair and lovely earth
In charms of deathless spring.
Art fairest seen to shine;
For thou canst soothe the soul like song,
And cheer the heart like wine!
Along my path of gloom,
To guide me through life’s lonely way,
And shine upon my tomb!
Can make the night divine;
Then blest be he who found the bliss
Of song, and love, and wine!