Dear angel, come down quickly! | Dear angel, come down quickly!

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Englein komm herab geschwind

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Englein, komm herab geschwind,
Laß die Flügel wehn, 
Mußt mir nun bei meinem Kind 
Wieder Wache stehn! 

Sing' ihm vor zu guter Nacht 
Deinen Segensgruß! 
Daß es schlummre sanft und sacht, 
Gieb ihm deinen Kuß! 

Schütz' und schirm's und mach' es mir, 
Englein, rein und fromm, 
Daß es einst hinauf zu dir 
In den Himmel komm!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 236-237.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Englein, komm herab geschwind!", appears in Liederbuch, in 3. Hauslieder, no. 265 [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 Hugo Mund (b. 1842), "Englein komm herab geschwind", subtitle: "Wiegenlied", op. 30 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Dear angel, come down quickly!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-06
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Word count: 56

Dear angel, come down quickly!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Dear angel, come down quickly!
Let your wings waft,
You must once more keep watch for me
Beside my child!

Sing to him your blessed greeting
For a good night!
Give him your kiss, so that he
May slumber softly and gently!

Protect and shelter him and make him,
Dear angel, pure and devout,
So that he may someday come
Up to you into Heaven!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Englein, komm herab geschwind!", appears in Liederbuch, in 3. Hauslieder, no. 265
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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 65