Schlummerlied
Language: German (Deutsch)
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.
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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.
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[Senior Associate Editor]This text was added to the website: 2008-07-13
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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh slumber sweetly, oh slumber gently
As in the cradle, without grief.
Smiling in its dreams, the child sleeps
In its mother's faithful arms.
Oh slumber sweetly, oh slumber softly,
For your soul is so pure.
The lovely dream that fills your soul
Shall be as lovely as an angel.
Oh slumber sweetly, the flower, too,
Now droops its head in gentle rest,
The rose sleeps upon its bush,
Oh therefore sleep, you sleep as well.
As, listening, a mother keeps watch
Over the breath of her darling in slumber,
Thus I think of you during every night,
And though I am far away, I, too, protect you.
Oh slumber sweetly, oh slumber gently,
As in the cradle, without grief.
Smiling in its dreams, the child sleeps
In its mother's faithful arms.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-01
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