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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
Translation possibly by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880)

Wiegenlied
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
So bete mein Kind, und schlaf' dann in Ruh'
Und schliesse die blauen Guckaügelein zu!
Die Lämmchen sind jetzt müd' und matt
Und suchen ihre Lagerstatt,
Summ, summ, summ, summ, summ, summ, summ.

Der Vogel flog zum Dornenstrauch
Und weil es Nacht ist, schläft er auch.
Die Sterne glänzen hell und klar,
Es kommt von dort, der Engel Schar
Summ, summ, summ, summ, summ, summ, summ.

Es kommt auch einer her und wacht
An deinem Bettchen, die ganze Nacht
Er breitet seine Flügel aus
Und rufet: Gott schütze dieses Haus
Summ, summ, summ, summ, summ, summ, summ.

So bete mein Kind, und schlaf' dann in Ruh'!
Schliesse die müden Guckaügelein zu,
So bete mein Kind, und schlafe in Ruh'!
Und schliesse die blauen Guckaügelein zu!

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880) [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Kinderlieder, in Wiegenlieder II, no. 4
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Wiegenlied", op. 26 (Sechs Lieder für Mezzosopran oder Alt) no. 1 (1859), published 1860 [ mezzo-soprano or alto, piano ], Leipzig: Friedrich Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lullaby", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Joanna Lonergan , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2005-03-24
Line count: 19
Word count: 125

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