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by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)

Schlafe mein Kind!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Genoveva mit dem Kinde
Schlafe mein Kind! 
Draußen geht der Wind, 
Die dicken Mauern Beschüßer sind! 
Dein Jammergeschrei 
Bricht mein Herz entzwei, 
Dein lichter Blick 
Ist all mein Glück,
Wenn ich dich trånke, 
In deinem Auge mich versenke,
So versiegen 
Verfliegen! 
Die Bilder der Leiden 
Und weichen den Freuden: --
Doch wenn ich gedenke,
Daß du meine Lust 
An Mutterbrust 
Verschmachten mußt, 
Dann möcht' ich die Seele dein
In Küssen dir entziehn,
Mit dir entfliehn,
Vor Gottes Thron zu seyn. 
Schlafe, schlafe mein Kind,
Bös die Menschen sind,
Laß uns sterben, o Gott, gelind!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Leben und Tod der heiligen Genoveva - Ein Trauerspiel [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 Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Genoveva mit dem Kinde im Gefängnis", 1864, published 1865, first performed 1864 [ voice and piano ], also set in Danish (Dansk) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879) ; composed by Peter Arnold Heise.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-30
Line count: 25
Word count: 93

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