by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Ähren nur noch nicken, Das Haupt ist ihnen schwer; Die müden Blumen blicken, Nur schüchtern noch umher. Da kommen Abendwinde, Still wie die Engelein, Und wiegen sanft und linde Die Halm' und Blumen ein. Und wie die Blumen blicken, So schüchtern blickst du nun, Und wie die Ähren nicken Will auch dein Häuptlein ruh'n. Und Abendklänge schwingen Still wie die Engelein Sich um die Wieg', und singen Mein Kind in Schlummer ein.
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Ähren" becomes "Aehren", but as can be seen in how "über" becomes "Ueber" when capitalized, this is due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, so we use "Ähren".
Composition:
- Set to music by Joseph (or Josef) Gänsbacher (1829 - 1911), "Wiegenlied", published 1891 [ high voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Wien, Rebay & Robitschek
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder II, no. 3
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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