Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Singet leise, leise, leise,
singt eine flüsternd Wiegenlied;
von dem Monde lernt die Weise,
der so still am Himmel zieht.

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Singt ein Lied so süß gelinde,
wie die Quelle auf den Kieseln,
wie die Bienen um die Linde
summen, murmeln, flüstern, rieseln.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Wiegenlied", op. 37 (Drei Gesänge) no. 3, published 1932, first performed 1931, stanzas 1,3 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Sing softly, softly, softly", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Friedrich Karl Grimm) , "Lullaby"
  • ENG English [singable] (Henry Sandwith Drinker, Jr.) , "Cradle song", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lureley", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60