Quand les petits enfants prie

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by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Wenn die kleinen Kinder beten

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Wenn die kleinen Kinder beten,
hören all die Sternlein zu,
und die Englein alle treten
leis' herzu auf goldnem Schuh!

Lauschen auf des Kindes Worte,
schließen tief ins Herz sie ein,
tragen durch die Himmelspforte
sie zum lieben Gott hinein.

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Text Authorship:

by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael [author's text not yet checked 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 Maria Herz (1878 - 1950), "Wenn die kleinen Kinder beten" [ voice and piano ], from Vier Kinderlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Philipp (1890 - 1972), "Kindergebet", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5, published 1919 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Leipzig: N. Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Des Kindes Gebet", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 22 (1904) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The child's prayer", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Quand les petits enfants prie

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

Quand les petits enfants prie,
Toutes les étoiles écoutent,
Et tous les petits anges viennent
Doucement en bas chaussés d'or.

Écoutez les mots des enfants,
Enfermez-les profondément dans le cœur.
Portez-les à travers les portes du ciel
Jusqu'au cher Dieu.

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Translation of title "Des Kindes Gebet" = "La prière des enfants"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael
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This text was added to the website: 2016-07-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 40