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O schlummre süß, o schlummre lind, Wie in der Wiege ohne Harm. Im Traume lächelnd schläft das Kind In seiner Mutter treuem Arm. O schlummre süß, o schlummre mild, Ist deine Seele doch so rein. Der holde Traum, der sie erfüllt, Wird lieblich wie ein Engel sein. O schlummre süß, die [Blume]1 auch Neigt ja ihr Haupt in sanfter Ruh, Die Rose schläft an ihrem Strauch, O schlafe, schlafe drum auch du. So wie die Mutter lauschend wacht Auf ihres Lieblings Schlummerhauch, So denk ich dein in jeder Nacht Und wenn auch fern, schütz ich dich auch. O schlummre süß, o schlummre lind, Wie in der Wiege ohne Harm. Im Traume lächelnd schläft das Kind, In seiner Mutter treuem Arm.
Confirmed with Lieder und Gesänge von E. von Wildenbruch, Berlin: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Georg Stilfte, 1877, pages 9-10.
Note to stanza 4, line 3: in this 1877 edition there is a typo in the poem ("denn" instead of "dein"); subsequent editions of Wildenbruch's works correct this error.
1 Smyth: "Bäume" [sic] : causes grammatical problems in the next lineText Authorship:
- by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909), "Schlummerlied" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Maximilian Heidrich (1864 - 1909), "Schlummerlied", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 5, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Dörffel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Oertling (1833 - 1909), "Schlummerlied", published 1877 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Vier Lieder für Tenor (oder Sopran) mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "Schlummerlied", op. 4 ([Fünf] Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Slumber song", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 121
Oh slumber sweetly, oh slumber gently As in the cradle, without grief. Smiling in its dreams, the child sleeps In its mother's faithful arms. Oh slumber sweetly, oh slumber softly, For your soul is so pure. The lovely dream that fills [your soul] Shall be as lovely as an angel. Oh slumber sweetly, the [flower, too, Now droops]1 its head in gentle rest, The rose sleeps upon its bush, Oh therefore sleep, you sleep as well. As, listening, a mother keeps watch Over the breath of her darling in slumber, Thus I think of you during every night, And though I am far away, I, too, protect you. Oh slumber sweetly, oh slumber gently, As in the cradle, without grief. Smiling in its dreams, the child sleeps In its mother's faithful arms.
1 Smyth: "trees, too, / Now bend"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909), "Schlummerlied"
This text was added to the website: 2020-07-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 133