It grows dark, my little rose

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by Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff (1799 - 1851)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Niederländisches Wiegenlied

(Sung text for setting by L. Keller)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Dutch (Nederlands)

Our translations: ENG

  Es dunkelt mein Röschen, 
Nun spiele nicht mehr, 
Ich leg dich zur Ruhe, 
Dich schläfert so sehr. 
Du liegst in der Wiege 
So warm und so sacht, 
Mög' Gott dich behüten! 
Mein Kind, gute Nacht! 

  Da liegst du, mein Alles, 
In friedlicher Ruh;
Nun schließt sich dein Mündchen,
Die Äuglein gehn zu.
Doch sieh, wie der Engel 
Im Traume süß lacht; 
Mög' Gott dich behüten! 
Mein Kind, gute Nacht!

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Ludwig Keller

Text Authorship:

by Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff (1799 - 1851), "Wiegenlied", subtitle: "(Höllandisch)"

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a text in Dutch (Nederlands) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(Dutch)", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 133

It grows dark, my little rose

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Keller)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  It grows dark, my little rose,
Now do not play any longer,
I shall lay you to rest,
You are so sleepy.
You are lying in the cradle
So warmly and so softly,
May God protect you,
My child, good night!

  There you lie, my all-in-all,
In peaceful rest;
Your little mouth now closes,
Your little eyes fall shut.
But see how the angel
In your dream laughs sweetly;
May God protect you,
My child, good night!

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Subtitle: "(Dutch)"

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a text in Dutch (Nederlands) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-06-23
Line count: 32
Word count: 150