Les petits anges on fait leurs lits

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Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Die Englein haben's Bett gemacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Die Englein haben's Bett gemacht,
die Federn fliegen 'runter,
die Englein haben's Bett gemacht.
Alle Tag' da schlafen sie,
zur Nacht, zur Nacht da sind sie munter.
Wären sie nicht munter zur Nacht,
wer hätte dann mein Kind bewacht?

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Die Englein" [sung text not yet checked]
by Karl Guido Nakonz (1833 - 1907), "Beim Schneewetter", op. 4 no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Kinderlieder, Heft II, no. 2, Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Beim Schneewetter", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 6 (1903-4) [sung text checked 1 time]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (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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Les petits anges on fait leurs lits

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

Les petits anges on fait leurs lits,
Les plumes volent sur nous,
Les petits anges on fait leurs lits.
Tout le jour ils dorment,
La nuit, la nuit ils sont éveillés.
S'ils n'étaient pas éveillés la nuit
Qui alors veillerait sur mon enfant ?

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Translation of title "Beim Schneewetter" = "Par temps de neige"

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This text was added to the website: 2016-07-05
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Word count: 44