Let me slumber, dear heart -- fall silent

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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Laß mich schlummern, Herzlein – schweige

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG

Laß mich schlummern, Herzlein – schweige --
Sey nicht immer so [laut und]¹ wach --
Horch, es säuselt durch die Zweige --
Horch, es zwitschert im grünen Dach --

Liebe, Liebe zirpt die Grille --
Liebe zwitschert das Vögelein --
Drum sey still, mein Herzlein, stille --
Sang der Liebe wiege Dich ein --

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• C. Weber

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Confirmed with A. von Kotzebue, Almanach dramatischer Spiele zur geselligen Unterhaltung auf dem Lande, neunter Jahrgang, Leipzig: bei C. J. G. Hartmann, 1811, page 161.

¹ Weber: "laut, so"

Text Authorship:

by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Der arme Minnesinger, Lied des Goswin, Scene 5 [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 Emilie Mayer (1821 - 1883), "Lass mich schlummern", op. 6 (Fünf Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1847? [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Berlin, Neustrelitz [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Lass mich schlummern, Herzlein, schweige", op. 25 (5 Deutsche Lieder) no. 3, J. 112 (1811), published c1815 [ voice and guitar or piano ], Berlin: Gröbenschütz & Seiler [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Xaver Frühbeis

This text was added to the website: 2012-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 47

Let me slumber, dear heart ‑‑ fall...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Let me slumber, dear heart -- fall silent --
Do not always be so [loud, so]¹ wakeful --
Hark, there is a soughing through the branches --
Hark, there is a twittering in the green canopy --

Love, love, the cricket chirps –
Love twitters the birdlet --
Therefore be still, my dear heart, be still --
May the song of love rock you to sleep --

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Translations of title(s):
"Lass mich schlummern" = "Let me slumber"
"Lass mich schlummern, Herzlein, schweige" = "Let me slumber, dear heart, fall silent"

¹ Weber: "loud, so"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Der arme Minnesinger, Lied des Goswin, Scene 5
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This text was added to the website: 2020-03-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 60