Come, sweet sleep | Come, sweet sleep, you solace of night!

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by Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Dr. (1835 - 1902)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht,
 Schließ sanft mein Auge zu!
Ich hab' vergangner Zeit gedacht,
 Mein Herz verlangt nach Ruh.

Einst stilltest du nach Kuß und Scherz
 Verborg'ner Liebe Glück,
Und lehntest an sein warmes Herz
 Mein selig Haupt zurück.

Nun ist er längst zu Grab gebracht
 Und Lieb' und Glück dazu.
Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht!
 Mein Herz verlangt nach Ruh.

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Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Dr. (1835 - 1902), "Komm, süßer Schlaf", appears in Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, page 105, first published 1859 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Come, sweet sleep

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Come, sweet sleep, you solace of night!
 Gently close my eyes!
I have been thinking of past times,
 My heart yearns for rest.

Once, after kisses and jests, you assuaged
 The joys of hidden love,
And leaned back upon his warm heart
 My bliss-filled head.

Now he has long been laid in his grave
 And love and happiness with him.
Come, sweet sleep, you solace of night!
 My heart yearns for rest.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Dr. (1835 - 1902), "Komm, süßer Schlaf", appears in Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, page 105, first published 1859
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-14
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