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by Friedrich Güll (1812 - 1879)

Zum Einschlafen
 (Sung text for setting by K. Weigl)
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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

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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

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