by Friedrich Güll (1812 - 1879)
Zum Einschlafen Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Wenn 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 Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Zum Einschlafen", op. 11 (Kinderlieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 2 (1918), published c1920 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Güll (1812 - 1879), "Spruch", appears in Kinderheimath in Liedern
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 27