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by Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789 - 1854)

Die schwarzen Leute haben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die schwarzen Leute haben 
Mein Schwesterchen begraben 
Wohl in die Erde tief; 
Ich wollt' es munter küssen, 
Doch hab ich's lassen müssen, 
Weil's gar zu fest noch schlief.  

Doch wenn vom Himmel kommen 
Die Engelein, die frommen, 
Da wacht's wohl fröhlich auf; 
Dann fliegen sie geschwinde 
Mit unserm lieben Kinde 
Zum Himmel hoch hinauf.  

Du, meine Mutter, weine  
Doch um die liebe Kleine  
Nicht immerfort so sehr. 
Der liebe Gott hat droben 
Gar schön sie aufgehoben, 
Da sieht sie freundlich zu uns her. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Kinder-lieder alter und neuer Zeit: Ein Gedicht-Buch für Schule und Haus, Stuttgart: Rudolph Chelius, 1853. Page 115, titled "Die gestorbene Schwester"; and confirmed with Der Sänger von "Wandersmann und Lerche", Superintendent D. Wilhelm Hey. Berlin: Fr. Zillessen, 1904. Included in Auswahl aus Gedichten von Wilhelm Hey, page 63, titled "Schwesterchens Tod".


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789 - 1854), title 1: "Die gestorbene Schwester", title 2: "Schwesterchens Tod" [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Mein Schwesterchen", op. 185 no. 7, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Klänge aus der Kinderwelt, Heft XII, no. 7, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2017-06-28
Line count: 18
Word count: 83

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