by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael
Wenn die kleinen Kinder beten
Language: German (Deutsch)
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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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