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by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909)

Schlummerlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
O schlummre süß, o schlummre lind,
  Wie in der Wiege ohne Harm.
Im Traume lächelnd schläft das Kind
  In seiner Mutter treuem Arm.

O schlummre süß, o schlummre mild,
  Ist deine Seele doch so rein.
Der holde Traum, der sie erfüllt,
  Wird lieblich wie ein Engel sein.

O schlummre süß, die Blume auch
  Neigt ja ihr Haupt in sanfter Ruh,
Die Rose schläft an ihrem Strauch,
  O schlafe, schlafe drum auch du.

So wie die Mutter lauschend wacht
  Auf ihres Lieblings Schlummerhauch,
So denk ich dein in jeder Nacht
  Und wenn auch fern, schütz ich dich auch.

O schlummre süß, o schlummre lind,
  Wie in der Wiege ohne Harm.
Im Traume lächelnd schläft das Kind,
  In seiner Mutter treuem Arm.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Smyth 

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Confirmed with Lieder und Gesänge von E. von Wildenbruch, Berlin: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Georg Stilfte, 1877, pages 9-10.

Note to stanza 4, line 3: in this 1877 edition there is a typo in the poem ("denn" instead of "dein"); subsequent editions of Wildenbruch's works correct this error.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909), "Schlummerlied" [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 Maximilian Heidrich (1864 - 1909), "Schlummerlied", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 5, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Dörffel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Oertling (1833 - 1909), "Schlummerlied", published 1877 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Vier Lieder für Tenor (oder Sopran) mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "Schlummerlied", op. 4 ([Fünf] Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Slumber song", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 121

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