Müde bin ich, geh zur Ruh,
Schliesse beide Äuglein zu.
Vater, laß das Auge dein
Über meinem Schlummer sein.

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Kranke Herzen tröste du;
Nasse Augen schliesse zu.
Laß den Mond am Himmel stehn
Und die stille Welt besehn.

Composition:

Set to music by Otto Dorn (1848 - 1931), "Nachtgebet", op. 25 no. 8, published 1892, stanzas 1,4 [ voice and piano ], from Jugend-Album. Acht Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 8, Regensburg, Alfred Coppenrath's Verlag

Text Authorship:

• by Luise Aloysia Maria Hensel (1798 - 1876), "Nachtgebet", written 1816, appears in Lieder

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-23
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Word count: 85