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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Schlaf, Kindlein, balde!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Schlaf, Kindlein, balde!
Die Vöglein fliegen im Walde, 
Sie fliegen [den]1 Wald wohl auf und nieder
Und bringen dem Kindlein [die Ruh bald]2 wieder!
[Schlaf Kindlein, schlaf!]3

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Kahn •   M. Reger 

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1 Kahn: "im"
2 Kahn: "den Schlaf bald" ; Reger: "den Schlaf auch"
3 omitted by Kahn, Reger.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Schlaf, Kindlein, balde, die Vöglein fliegen", op. 66 no. 21, published 1920 [ vocal duet with piano ], from 24 leichte zweistimmige Kanons , no. 21, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Wiegenlied", 1909 [ voice and piano ] [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) , 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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 30

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