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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)

O laß das Haupt mich legen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O laß das Haupt mich legen
In deinem Schoß zur Ruh,
Sprich einen Schlummersegen,
Mir fallen die Augen zu.

Ich hör' ein leises Klingen
Wie flöten und Schalmei'n,
Die winzigen Wichte singen,
Die Würmchen und Käferlein.

Und goldne Lichter zittern
Durchleuchtend das grüne Laub,
Es ist ein Flirren und Flittern
Im blitzenden Sonnenstaub.

Es funkelt in den Bäumen,
Es fächelt so süß die Luft,
O wunderselig Träumen
In Schatten und Waldesduft!

Ich fühle, wie du leise,
Kaum merklich dich bewegt
Und deine Blumen im Kreise
Zum Kranz zusammenlegst.

Und ist das Kränzlein fertig,
So schling' es mir um's Haupt,
Ich bin des Mundes gewärtig,
Der einen Kuß mir raubt.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Waldesruh", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881 [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 Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Waldesruhe", op. 19, Heft 2 no. 1, published 1883 [ voice, violin obbligato, and piano ], from Zwölf Rattenfängerlieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 7, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Gleitz (1862 - 1920), "Waldesruh", op. 12 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Groscurth [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Handwerg (1842 - 1918), "Waldesruh", op. 40, published 1890 [ four-part men's chorus ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann (1842 - 1902), "Waldesruh", op. 82 no. 1, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder von Julius Wolff, no. 1, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Klussmann , "Waldesruh", published 1890 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 2, Görlitz, Fiedler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Riemann (1849 - 1919), "O lass das Haupt mich legen", op. 44 no. 3, published 1885 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Fünf Lieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 3, Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "Waldesruh ", op. 16 no. 4, published 1886 [ baritone and piano ], from Zehn Rattenfängerlieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 4, Hamburg, Niemeyer [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 109

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