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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Wiegenlied
 (Sung text for setting by E. Hanslick)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun gute Nacht! 
Du hast für heut genug gewacht, 
Doch hast du auch geweinet sehr,
Als ob ein Leids geschehen wär'.

 ... 

So schlaf' denn ein! 
Die Wieg' ist deine Welt allein,
Drin Sonn' und Mond nicht untergeh'n, 
Noch Wellen zieh'n und Winde weh'n. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Eduard Hanslick (1825 - 1904), "Wiegenlied", published 1882, stanzas 1,3 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus der Jugendzeit, no. 8, Berlin: N. Simrock

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder III, no. 2

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2019-07-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 93

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