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Die Ähren nur noch nicken, Das Haupt ist ihnen schwer; Die müden Blumen blicken, Nur schüchtern noch umher. Es kommen Abendwinde, Still wie die Engelein, Und neigen sanft und linde Die Halm' und Blumen ein. Und wie die Blumen blicken, So schüchtern blickst du nun, Und wie die Ähren nicken Will auch dein Häuptlein ruh'n. Und Abendklänge schwingen Still wie die Engelein Sich um die Wieg', und singen Mein Kind in Schlummer ein.
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Ähren" becomes "Aehren", but as can be seen in how "über" becomes "Ueber" when capitalized, this is due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, so we use "Ähren".
Composition:
- Set to music by Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), "Wiegenlied", op. 16 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder II, no. 3
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Only the ears of wheat still nod, Their heads are heavy; The tired flowers gaze Only shyly about now. The evening breezes come, As silently as little angels, And softly and gently incline The stalks and flowers to rest. And as the flowers gaze about, So shyly you too gaze now, And as the ears of wheat are nodding Your little head wishes to rest as well. And the evening sounds come gliding Quietly, like the little angels, About your cradle, and sing My child into slumber.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder II, no. 3
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