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by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899)

Nachtlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Wächter geht zu blasen
  Allein in der Nacht,
Die Kuh geht zu grasen
  Allein in der Nacht,
Der Mond geht so leise
  Allein in der Nacht:
[Da ist noch Einer im Himmel
  Der hält für Alle Wacht.]1

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•   I. Bronsart von Schellendorf 

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Confirmed with Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu von Klaus Groth, Leipzig, Georg Wigand's Verlag, 1855, page 56.

1 Bronsart von Schellendorf: "Dort überm Sternenkreise / Hält Gott für Alle Wacht."

Text Authorship:

  • by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Nachtlied", appears in Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu [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 Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Nachtlied", op. 17 (Zwölf Kinderreime) no. 7 [ voice and piano ], also set in Plattdeutsch [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-09-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

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