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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

So schlaf in Ruh!

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

  So schlaf' in Ruh!
Die Zeitlos' und die Tulpe nickt,
Auf daß der Schlaf auch sie erquickt.
  Die Äugelein zu!
  Mein Kindlein du!
  So schlaf' in Ruh!

 ... 

  So schlaf' in Ruh!
Die Sternlein leuchten hell und klar,
Es kommt von dort der Engel Schaar,
  Die Äugelein zu!
  Mein Kindlein du,
  So schlaf' in Ruh!

  So schlaf' in Ruh!
Es kommt auch einer her und wacht,
Mein Kind, bei dir die ganze Nacht.
  Die Äugelein zu!
  Mein Kindlein du,
  So schlaf' in Ruh!

  So schlaf' in Ruh!
Er breitet seine Flügel aus,
Und singt: O segne Gott dies Haus!
  Die Äugelein zu!
  Mein Kindlein du,
  So schlaf' in Ruh!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4-6 of the original text.

Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Äugelein" becomes "Aeugelein", 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 "Äugelein".

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder II, no. 4

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2009-09-11
Line count: 36
Word count: 168

Dors en paix !

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

  Dors en paix !
La colchique et la tulipe s'assoupissent,
Que le sommeil fortifie elles aussi.
  Ferme tes petits yeux !
  Mon petit enfant !
  Alors dors en paix !

 ... 

  Dors en paix !
La petite étoile brille , lumineuse et claire,
La cohorte des anges arrive de là-haut
  Ferme tes petits yeux !
  Mon petit enfant !
  Alors dors en paix !

  Dors en paix !
Il en est un qui vient là pour veiller
Toute la nuit sur toi, mon enfant.
  Ferme tes petits yeux !
  Mon petit enfant !
  Alors dors en paix !

  Dors en paix !
Il écarte ses ailes
Et chante : « Ô Dieu, bénis cette maison ! »
  Ferme tes petits yeux !
  Mon petit enfant !
  Alors dors en paix !

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4-6 of the original text.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder II, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-09
Line count: 36
Word count: 172