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by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael

Kindeslächeln
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Wenn mein Kindlein in der Wiegen
Lächelt still in süßem Traum,
Holde Engel es umspielen
In dem sel'gen Himmelsraum.

Schau ich dieses Kinderlächeln,
Schwindet mir der Erde Raum --
Holde Engel leis mir raunen
Sel'ger Kindheit Himmelstraum.

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Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von L. Rafael, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf und Härtel, 1894, page 155.


Text Authorship:

  • by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael, "Kindeslächeln", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Dritte Abtheilung. Vermischtes, in Skizzen aus dem Kinderleben [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 37

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