Sleep, little child, sleep!

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by Ottilie Wildermuth (1817 - 1877)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wiegenlied in stürmischer Zeit

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Schlafe Kindlein, schlafe,
Thu' die Äuglein zu,
Gottes Engel hüten 
Deine süsse Ruh!
 
Ob die Donner rollen,
Zuckt der Blitze Schein,
Möge doch mein Kindlein
Ruhig schlafen ein!
 
Gottes Engel schirmen
Deinen linden Schlaf!
Wen der Herr behütet,
Nie ein Wetter traf!
 
Und wir wollten zagen,
Wo ein Kindlein ruht?
Sind wir all' nicht Kinder
In des Vaters Hut?

Note: Ottilie Wildermuth’s poems were not published until after her death. Josephine Lang knew her personally and obtained the poems directly from the poet. Therefore the changes noted in the footnotes might not be Lang’s, but rather earlier versions by Wildermuth herself.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Ottilie Wildermuth (1817 - 1877), no title, written 1848, appears in Mein Liederbuch, in Haus und Heimat, in Wiegenlieder in stürmischer Zeit. (1848.), no. 1

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Lullaby in stormy times

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Sleep, little child, sleep!
Close your little eyes;
God's angels are guarding 
Your sweet rest!
 
Even if thunder rolls,
If lightning quivers,
May my little child
Fall quietly asleep!
 
God's angels guard
Your gentle slumber!
Those whom God protects
Have never been harmed by a storm!
 
And we would despair in a situation
Where a child rests?
Are we not all children
In the Father's care?

Translation of title "Wiegenlied in stürmischer Zeit" = "Lullaby in stormy times"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ottilie Wildermuth (1817 - 1877), no title, written 1848, appears in Mein Liederbuch, in Haus und Heimat, in Wiegenlieder in stürmischer Zeit. (1848.), no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-13
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