Hum, hum, the sandman walks

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by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Sum, sum, der Sandmann geht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Sum, sum, der Sandmann geht, --
Ach wie dunkel, ach wie spät!
Tritt zu jedem Kind ins Haus,
Streut die stillen Körner aus.

Sum, sum, der Sandmann geht, --
Komm, und sprich dein Nachtgebet:
Lieber Gott, mach du mich fromm,
Daß ich in den Himmel komm!

Falt' die Händchen, schlaf in Ruh,
Deine Mutter deckt dich zu,
Wird ein Engel wunderschön
Heut' an deinem Bettchen steh'n.

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• A. Cramer • A. Feist

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Confirmed with Carl Busse, Vagabunden. Neue Lieder und Gedichte, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1901, page 108. Note: in Cramer's setting, "Sum" is spelled "Summ" throughout.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918), "Schlafliedchen fürs Peterle", appears in Vagabunden. Neue Lieder und Gedichte, in Bunter Reigen [author's text checked 1 time 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 Anna Cramer (1873 - 1968), "Schlafliedchen für's Peterle", 1909 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Alwine Feist (1873 - 1924), "Schlaflied für’s Peterle", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston II. Sammlung: moderne Preislieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Schlafliedchen", op. 53 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Schlafliedchen", op. 75 (Achtzehn Gesänge) no. 14 (1903) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Hum, hum, the sandman walks

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Hum, hum, the sandman walks, --
Ah, how dark, ah, how late!
He steps into every child's house,
Strewing the quiet grains.

Hum, hum, the sandman walks, --
Come and speak your nighttime prayer:
Dear God, make You me devout
That I may go to Heaven!

Fold your little hands, sleep in peace,
Your mother covers you up,
A wondrously beautiful angel
Shall stand beside your bed today.

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Translations of title(s):
"Schlafliedchen" = "Sleeping song"
"Schlafliedchen fürs Peterle" = "Sleeping song for little Peter"
"Schlaflied für’s Peterle" = "Sleeping song for little Peter"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918), "Schlafliedchen fürs Peterle", appears in Vagabunden. Neue Lieder und Gedichte, in Bunter Reigen
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