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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Fragst du mit den Äugelein
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Fragst du mit den Äugelein,
Was glänzt da am Himmelszelt?
Kind, es ist das Licht der Welt,
Und dein eigen soll es sein;
Sonn’ und Mond mit ihrem Schein,
Alles ist dein!
Schlafe nun ein, schlaf ein!
Fragst du mit den Äugelein,
Was da draußen blüht und lacht?
Kind, es ist des Lenzes Pracht,
Und sie blüht für dich allein;
Blum’ und Blatt in Flur und Hain,
Alles ist dein!
Schlafe nun ein, schlaf ein!
Fragst du mit den Äugelein,
Wer dich wiegt und wer da singt?
Kind, o lausche, wie es klingt,
Und im Lauschen schlumm’re ein;
Lied und Herz und Seele mein,
Alles ist dein!
Schlafe nun ein, schlaf ein!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Peter Cornelius, Gedichte, gesammelt und herausgegeben von Adolf Stern, Leipzig, Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf und Härtel, 1905.
Authorship:
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Wiegenlied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Alles ist dein!", op. 396 (5 Lieder für Alt oder Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1871 [ baritone or alto and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann (1842 - 1902), "Wiegenlied", op. 114 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1943), "Wiegenlied", op. 26 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Schlummerlied", op. 23 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arnold Krug (1849 - 1904), "Wiegenlied", op. 45 (Vier Duette für 2 weiblichen Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891 [ vocal duet for female voices with piano ], Leipzig, R. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Wiegenlied", op. 54 (Fünf Lieder für Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Meyer-Olbersleben (1850 - 1927), "Wiegenlied", op. 35 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Mannheim, Heckel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Reichenberger (1873 - 1938), "Wiegenlied", op. 2 (5 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 4, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], München : Jos. Aibl Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Sitt (1850 - 1922), "Fragst du mit den Äugelein", op. 61 (Drei kleine Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Bosworth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Fragst du mit den Äugelein", op. 15 (Zwei Wiegenlieder) no. 2 (1886/90), published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, C. F. Leede [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Steinmann (flourished c1884-1906), "Schlummerlied", op. 42 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, Gries [sung text not yet checked]
- by H. Willemsen , "Fragst du mit den Äugelein", op. 10 (Drei Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 3, published 1883 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Darmstadt, Thies [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-28
Line count: 21
Word count: 112
Do you ask with your little eyes
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Do you ask with your little eyes What shines there upon the canopy of heaven? Child, it is the light of the world, And it shall become your own; Sun and moon with their brilliancy, All is yours! Now go to sleep, go to sleep! Do you ask with your little eyes What is blooming and laughing outdoors? Child, it is the glory of springtime And it blooms for you alone; Flower and leaf in meadow and grove, All is yours! Now go to sleep, go to sleep! Do you ask with your little eyes Who rocks you and who is singing? Child, oh hearken how it sounds, And while listening go to sleep; Song and heart and soul of mine, All is yours! Now go to sleep, go to sleep!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translated titles:"Wiegenlied" = "Cradle Song"
"Schlummerlied" = "Slumber Song"
"Fragst du mit den Äugelein" = "Do you ask with your little eyes"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Wiegenlied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2015-07-02
Line count: 21
Word count: 131