Sleep, little child, sleep!

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schlaf', Kindchen, schlaf'

(Sung text for setting by C. Hohfeld)

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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!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Carl Hohfeld

Lieder und Gesänge

Text Authorship:

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

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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

Sleep, little child, sleep

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Hohfeld)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Sleep, little child, sleep!
Your father is tending the sheep,
Your mother shakes the little tree,
Thereupon a little dream falls down,
Sleep, little child, sleep!

  Sleep, little child, sleep!
The sheep are wandering along the heavens,
The stars are the little lambs,
The moon is the little shepherd,
Sleep, little child, sleep!

 ... 

  Sleep, little child, sleep!
And do not bleat like a sheep,
Otherwise the shepherd’s little dog shall come
And bite my bad little child,
Sleep, little child, sleep!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,5 of the original text.

Translations of title(s):
"Morgenlied von den Schäfchen" = "Morning song about the little sheep"
"Schlaf', Kindchen, schlaf'" = "Sleep, little child, sleep"
"Schlaf, Kindlein, Schlaf" = "Sleep, little child, sleep"
"Wiegenlied" = "Lullaby"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 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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a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Morgenlied von den Schäfchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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This text was added to the website: 2022-08-29
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Word count: 165