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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Schlof Mayn Kind, Shlof Keseyder
Language: Yiddish (יידיש) 
Shlof mayn kind, shlof keseyder
zingen vel ikh dir a lid
Az du mayn kind vest elter vern
vestu visn an untershid..

Az du mayn kind vest elter vern
vestu vern mit laytn glaykh
Damols vestu gevoyr vern
vos heist orem un vos heyst raykh.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked 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 Hugo Weisgall (1912 - 1997), "Schlof Mayn Kind, Shlof Keseyder", 1967 [ voice and piano ], from The Golden Peacock, no. 6, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

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