Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Singet leise, leise, leise,
singt eine flüsternd Wiegenlied;
von dem Monde lernt die Weise,
der so still am Himmel zieht.
...
Singt ein Lied so süß gelinde,
wie die Quelle auf den Kieseln,
wie die Bienen um die Linde
summen, murmeln, flüstern, rieseln.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Sing softly, softly, softly", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Friedrich Karl Grimm) , "Lullaby"
- ENG English [singable] (Henry Sandwith Drinker, Jr.) , "Cradle song", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lureley", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 60
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Sing softly, softly, softly,
sing a whispered lullaby;
learn the melody from the moon,
which passes by so quietly in the heavens.
...
Sing a song as sweet and mild
as the spring upon the pebbles,
as the bees about the linden
hum, murmur, whisper, and trickle.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Line count: 12
Word count: 66