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by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899)

Nachtlied
 (Sung text for setting by I. Bronsart von Schellendorf)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Wächter geht zu blasen
  Allein in der Nacht,
Die Kuh geht zu grasen
  Allein in der Nacht,
Der Mond geht so leise
  Allein in der Nacht:
Dort überm Sternenkreise 
Hält Gott für Alle Wacht.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Nachtlied", op. 17 (Zwölf Kinderreime) no. 7 [ voice and piano ], also set in Plattdeutsch

Text Authorship:

  • by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Nachtlied", appears in Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu

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