Es rieseln die Sekunden, an weißen Sand gebunden, sie schläfern also hold. Du atmest kreatürlich, du bist so unwillkürlich, so kätzlich hingerollt. Der Regen raunt vom Schlafen, von schwarz und weißen Schafen. Der Sand ist durchgesiebt. Du brauchst nicht mehr zu sprechen. Laß Glied um Glied sich schwächen. Schlaf! Du erwachst geliebt.
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- by Ernst Pepping (1901 - 1981), "Zum Einschlafen", 1946, published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 18 [sung text checked 1 time]
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