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.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Kinderwacht", subtitle: "Fliegendes Blatt", op. 79 no. 21[22] (1849), published 1849, stanzas 1 (lines 1-2,4,6), 2 (lines 1-2,4,6) [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 21[22], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel

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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


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Margo Briessinck

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 79