by Friedrich Güll (1812 - 1879)

Wann die Kinder schlafen ein
 (Sung text for setting by K. Reinecke)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wann die Kinder schlafen ein,
Wachen auf die Sterne,
Und es steigen Engelein 
Nieder aus der Ferne, 
Halten wohl die ganze Nacht 
Bei den frommen Kindern Wacht.

Composition:

    Set to music by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Wann die Kinder schlafen ein", op. 37 (Acht Kinderlieder) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with the multi-composer anthology Jungbrunnen, no editor named, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1875, page 51

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