Dormi Jesu, mater ridet,
Quae tam dulcem somnum videt,
Dormi Jesu, blandule!
Si non dormis, Mater plorat,
Inter fila cantans orat;
Blande, veni, somnule.

First published in Morning Post, December 1801 by "A Correspondent in Germany"

Composition:

Set to music by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), no title, op. 16 no. 2 (1923-4), from Fünf Canons, no. 2

Text Authorship:

• by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Slaap nu Jezus, mama glimlacht", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Kendree Chen) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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