Guten Abend, gut' Nacht,
Von Englein bewacht.
Die zeigen im Traum
Dir Christkindleins Baum
Droben im Paradies 
Schlaf nun selig uns süß.

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Text Authorship:

• by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), written 1849 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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• by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wiegenlied", op. 49 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4 (1868), published 1868, first performed 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock
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• by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Wiegenlied", 1900?
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Goedenavond, goedenacht", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Good evening, good night", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bonsoir, bonne nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Buonasera, buonanotte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• POR Portuguese (Português) (Axel Bergstedt) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• SPA Spanish (Español) (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Buenas tardes, buenas noches", written 2009

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Word count: 22