Waken over een kind | Als brave kind'ren slapen gaan

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Kinderwacht

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE RUS

Wenn fromme Kindlein schlafen gehn,
An ihrem Bett' zwei Englein stehn,
 ... 
Decken sie zu, decken sie auf,
Haben ein liebendes Auge drauf.

Wenn aber auf die Kindlein stehn,
Die beiden Engel schlafen gehn,
 ... 
Reicht nun nicht mehr der Englein Macht,
Der liebe Gott hält selbst die Wacht.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1 (lines 1-2,4,6), 2 (lines 1-2,4,6) of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Liederalbum für die Jugend

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Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Kinderwacht"

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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
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Waken over een kind", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Linda Godry) , "On watch for the children", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Veiller sur les enfants", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Kalinina) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Waken over een kind

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Als brave kind'ren slapen gaan,
Dan aan hun bed twee eng'len staan,
 ... 
Stoppen ze in, dekken ze toe,
Worden te letten op hen niet moe.

Maar zijn de kind'ren opgestaan,
Dan beide eng'len slapen gaan.
 ... 
Nu schiet tekort de eng'lenmacht,
De goede God houdt zelf de wacht.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1 (lines 1-2,4,6), 2 (lines 1-2,4,6) of the original text.

Note: this is a singable translation of Schumann's version.

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