Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
If you wish to reprint translations, please use the Reprint Basket (upper right hand corner).
Reminder: You must always use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
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!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5 of the original text.
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 [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 152
Dorm, petit infant, dorm,
el pare guarda les ovelles,
la mare sacseja un petit arbre
i aleshores cau un petit somni,
dorm, petit infant, dorm.
Dorm, petit infant, dorm,
pel cel passen les ovelles,
les estrelletes són els anyells,
la lluna és el pastor,
dorm, petit infant, dorm.
...
Dorm, petit infant, dorm,
i no belis com un anyell,
altrament vindrà el gosset del pastor
i mossegarà el meu infant trapella,
dorm, petit infant, dorm.
About the headline (FAQ)
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2022 by Salvador Pila, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Morgenlied von den Schäfchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Go to the general single-text view
This text was added to the website: 2022-01-22
Line count: 30
Word count: 148