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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Die Mutter bei der Wiege
 (Sung text for setting by J. Kraus)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Schlaf, süßer Knabe, süß und mild!
  Du deines Vaters Ebenbild!
Das bist du; zwar dein Vater spricht,
  Du habest seine Nase nicht.

Nur eben itzo war er hier,
  Und sah dir in's Gesicht,
Und sprach: "Viel hat er zwar von mir,
  Doch meine Nase hat er nicht."

Mich dünkt es selbst, sie ist zu klein,
  Doch muß es seine Nase sein;
Denn wenn's nicht seine Nase wär',
  Wo hätt'st du denn die Nase her?

Schlaf, Knabe, was dein Vater spricht,
  Spricht er wohl nur im Scherz;
Hab' immer seine Nase nicht
  Und habe nur sein Herz!

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 - 1792), "Die Mutter bei der Wiege", VB 92 (1783), published 1796 [ voice and piano ], from Airs et Chansons pour le Clavecin

Text Authorship:

  • by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Die Mutter bei der Wiege"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The mother at the cradle", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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