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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Schlaf', Kindchen, schlaf'
 (Sung text for setting by C. Hohfeld)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
  Schlaf, Kindchen, schlaf!
Der Vater hüt't die Schaf',
Die Mutter schüttelt 's Bäumelein,
Da fällt herab ein Träumelein,
Schlaf, Kindchen, schlaf!

  Schlaf, Kindchen, schlaf!
Am Himmel ziehn die Schaf',
Die Sternlein sind die Lämmerlein,
Der Mond der ist das Schäferlein,
Schlaf, Kindchen, schlaf!

 ... 

  Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf!
Und blök' nicht wie ein Schaf,
Sonst kömmt des Schäfers Hündelein,
Und beißt mein böses Kindelein,
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf!

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Hohfeld (flourished 1884-1895), "Schlaf', Kindchen, schlaf'", published 1895, stanzas 1,2,5 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 25, Mainz: Kittlitz-Schott

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Morgenlied von den Schäfchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Slaap, kindje, slaap", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Aubade des petits moutons", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 151

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