by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frieden der Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Der Tag ist längst geschieden. --
Von dem Sternenzelt
Sinkt tiefer, heil'ger Frieden 
Herab auf Haus und Feld.

Auf müde Augen linde
Legt süßen Schlaf die Nacht;
Im Kämmerlein beim Kinde
Hält Gottes Engel Wacht.

Schon hat sein Lied gesungen
Das Kindlein sanft zur Ruh';
Die Saiten sind verklungen,
Nun deckt er's leise zu.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Georg Scherer, vierte, vermehrte Auflage, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Berlin, Wien: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1894, page 16


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Nocturnal peace
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
The day has long since departed. --
From the starry canopy
Deep, holy peace descends
Upon house and field.

Upon weary eyes the night
Gently lays sweet sleep;
In the little chamber beside the child
The angel of God keeps watch.

The angel has already gently lulled
The child to rest with song;
The strings have fallen silent,
Now the angel quietly draws the covers over the child.

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