The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey. The piece was first published in band II/2, pp. 94-96 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. It was thereafter issued in 1954, together with Ständchen, in the Chorblattreihe of Robitschek, Vienna. The piece is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 5 of the Gesamtausgabe.

Original Name Sternschnuppen
Librettist Ernst Marinelli
Date of composition 1848 in Sankt Florian, Austria
First published 1932 in Regensburg, Germany
Type Song(s)
Tonality F Major
Catalogue WAB 85
Spoken language German
Instruments 2x Voice (Tenor)
2x Voice (Bass)
Autotranslations beta Anton Bruckner: Shooting stars en fa majeur, WAB 85
Anton Bruckner: Shooting stars in fa maggiore, WAB 85
Anton Bruckner: Shooting stars F-dur, WAB 85