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[Schließe]1, mein Kind, Schließe die [Äuglein]2 zu: Leise und lind Sing' ich [Dich ein zur]3 Ruh'. Mütterlein wacht, Schlafe, mein [Kind]4, schlaf' ein -- Manch' bange Nacht Werd' ich nicht bei Dir sein. Wenn Du dann weinst, Denke zum Troste [mein]5, Die Dich dereinst Sang in den Schlummer ein.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Heitsch, Kauffmann: "Schlafe"; further changes may exist not noted above.
2 Zingsem: "Äugelein"
3 Goldmann: "dich zur"
4 Zingsem: "Kindlein"
5 Zingsem: "dann mein"
Text Authorship:
- by Albert Träger (1830 - 1912), "Wiegenlied" [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 Leonhard Emil Bach (1849 - 1902), "Wiegenlied", op. 26 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte ) no. 1, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Leichssenring  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Barth (1850 - 1923), "Wiegenlied", op. 11 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Bercht , "Wiegenlied", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme und Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gleitz (1862 - 1920), "Wiegenlied", op. 12 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Groscurth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Curt Goldmann (1870 - 1952), "Wiegenlied" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred Heitsch (1844 - 1885), "Wiegenlied", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1884 [ high voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Hey (1832 - 1909), "Wiegenlied", op. 10 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Wiegenlied", op. 2 (Neun Lieder) no. 4, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Mannheim, Sohler [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Wiegenlied", op. 6 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Machts (1846 - 1903), "Wiegenlied", op. 32 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Majer (d. 1888), "Wiegenlied", published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henriette Müller Marion (1845 - 1921), "Schliesse, mein Kind, schliesse die Äuglein zu", op. 2 no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Aus der Kinderzeit. Zwei Wiegenlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Köln, Schloss [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Meyer-Olbersleben (1850 - 1927), "Wiegenlied", op. 29 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Mannheim, Heckel [sung text not yet checked]
- by James P. Prior , "Wiegenlied", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Frankfurt a/M., Firnberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Rauscher (1859 - 1929), "Wiegenlied", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Prag, Urbánek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Wiegenlied", 1898 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Moritz Scharf (1838 - 1908), "Wiegenlied", op. 1 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Witting [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Schmidt , "Wiegenlied", op. 34 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Rühle & Hunger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Schüler , "Wiegenlied", published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Wiegenlied", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Wolfermann (1844 - 1908), "Wiegenlied", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1882 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Zingsem , "Wiegenlied", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], München, Falter & Sohn [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 (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 48
Close, my child, Close your tiny eyes: Softly and gently I’ll sing you to sleep. Your little mother watches, Sleep, my child, go to sleep – Some fretful nights I will not be able to be with you. If you weep then, Think of how I comforted you, Of how once I sang as you fell asleep.
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Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Michael P Rosewall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Träger (1830 - 1912), "Wiegenlied"
This text was added to the website: 2022-07-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 57