Laat mij sluim’ren; hartje, zwijg nu

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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Laß mich schlummern, Herzlein – schweige

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG

Laß mich schlummern, Herzlein – schweige --
Sey nicht immer so [laut und]¹ wach --
Horch, es säuselt durch die Zweige --
Horch, es zwitschert im grünen Dach --

Liebe, Liebe zirpt die Grille --
Liebe zwitschert das Vögelein --
Drum sey still, mein Herzlein, stille --
Sang der Liebe wiege Dich ein --

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• C. Weber

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Confirmed with A. von Kotzebue, Almanach dramatischer Spiele zur geselligen Unterhaltung auf dem Lande, neunter Jahrgang, Leipzig: bei C. J. G. Hartmann, 1811, page 161.

¹ Weber: "laut, so"

Text Authorship:

by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Der arme Minnesinger, Lied des Goswin, Scene 5 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

by Emilie Mayer (1821 - 1883), "Lass mich schlummern", op. 6 (Fünf Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1847? [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Berlin, Neustrelitz [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Lass mich schlummern, Herzlein, schweige", op. 25 (5 Deutsche Lieder) no. 3, J. 112 (1811), published c1815 [ voice and guitar or piano ], Berlin: Gröbenschütz & Seiler [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Xaver Frühbeis

This text was added to the website: 2012-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 47

Laat mij sluim’ren; hartje, zwijg nu

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Laat mij sluim’ren; hartje, zwijg nu,
Klop niet altijd zo luid, wees mak,
Hoor, het suizelt door de twijgen,
Hoor, het kwettert in ‘t groene dak.

Liefde, liefde, sjirpt de krekel, 
Liefde kwettert de vogel klein,
Dus wees stil, mijn hartje, rekel,
Stil, zang van liefde wiege je fijn.

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Translations of title(s):
"Lass mich schlummern, Herzlein, schweige" = "Laat mij sluim’ren; hartje, zwijg nu"
"Lass mich schlummern" = "Laat mij sluim’ren"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Der arme Minnesinger, Lied des Goswin, Scene 5
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 49