from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Max Steinitzer (1864 - 1936)

Preghiera
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Quando a letto vo' la sera,
viene d'angeli una schiera:
Due si stan del letto ai più,
Due da capo presso a me:
Due ne vanno al destro fianco
Due ne vanno al lato manco;
Due mi copron pian pianino,
Due mi svegliano al mattino;
Due mi mostran, dolci in viso
Il cammin di Paradiso.

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Gebet
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Will ich abends schlafen gehen, 
Vierzehn Englein um mich stehen: 
Zweie sind zu Häupten mein, 
Zweie sind zu Füßen mein, 
Zweie sind zu meiner Rechten,
Zweie sind zu meiner Linken,
Zweie, die mich leise decken, 
Zweie, die mich morgens wecken,
Zweie, die den Weg mir weisen, 
Zu des Himmels Paradeisen!

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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 50