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by Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866 - 1945)

Schlummerlied
 (Sung text for setting by A. Zemlinsky)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Schlaf mein Kind - der Abendwind weht.
Weiß man, woher er kommt, wohin er geht?
Dunkel, verborgen die Wege hier sind,
Dir und mir und uns allen, mein Kind!
Blinde nur sind wir und gehen allein,
Keiner kann Keinem Gefährte hier sein -
Schlaf mein Kind -  mein Kinchen,  schlaf ein!

Composition:

    Set to music by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Schlummerlied", 1905, published 1912, stanza 2 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866 - 1945), "Schlaflied für Mirjam", first published 1897

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Researcher for this page: Hans Neumann

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 208

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