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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Das Lied vom Monde
 (Sung text for setting by O. Dresel)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Die allerschönsten Schäfchen
Die hat der gold'ne Mond,
Der hinter unsern Bäumen
Am Himmel drüben wohnt.

Er kommt am späten Abend,
Wenn alles schlafen will,
Hervor aus seinem Hause
Zum Himmel leis' und still.

Dann weidet er die Schäfchen
Auf seiner blauen Flur,
Denn all' die weißen Sterne
Sind seine Schäfchen nur.

Sie tun sich nichts zu Leide
Hat eins das and're gern,
Und Schwestern sind und Brüder
Da droben Stern am Stern.

Und soll ich dir ein's bringen,
So darfst du niemals schrei'n,
Mußt freundlich wie die Schäfchen
Und wie ihr Schäfer sein.

Composition:

    Set to music by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Das Lied vom Monde", 1849

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Who has the most beautiful little sheep?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-08-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 96

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