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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Schlaf', mein Kind, schlaf' ein!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
   Schlaf', mein Kind, schlaf' ein! 
Die Liebe wacht und denket dein, 
Die Liebe wacht und singt dich ein.
   Schlaf' ein! 

Schlaf', mein Kind, schlaf' ein! 
Sie singt so hoffnungsreich dir zu,
Und bittet Gott um Fried und Ruh.
   Schlaf' ein!

   Schlaf', mein Kind, schlaf' ein! 
Sie bittet Gott um froh Gedeih'n, 
Um seiner Gnade Sonnenschein.
   Schlaf' ein! 

   Schlaf', mein Kind, schlaf' ein! 
Wenn Alles schläft, die Liebe wacht -- 
Schlaf', mein Kindlein, gute Nacht! 
   Schlaf' ein!

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Confirmed with Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben. Erste vollständige Ausgabe besorgt durch Dr. Lionel von Donop, Zweite Auflage, Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1878, page 261.


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder III, no. 3 [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 Jindrich z Albestu Kaan (1852 - 1926), "Schlaf, mein Kind, schlaf ein", op. 6 (Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 6, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Prag, Urbánek; note: this may be the wrong text for this song [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jan Bedřich Kittl (1806 - 1868), "Wiegenlied", op. 23 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2019-07-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 76

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