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by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

Knäblein auf der Reise
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Knäblein auf der Reise 
Ruht in Mutterarm,
Schläft so sanft, so leise,
Athmet Lieb' und warm!
Ob an Felsenwänden 
Rauh die Fahrt beginnt, 
Wiegt auf zarten Händen
Mütterchen ihr Kind.

Summt nur, wilde Käfer,
Sonne brich nur vor,
Mutter hält dem Schläfer 
Ihren Schleier vor.
Wetter schüttle tosend 
Den durchnässten Hain! 
Sie, in Liebe kosend, 
Lullt den Liebling ein.

Weilt in später Stunde 
Schlaf dann länger nicht, 
Quillt von ihrem Munde
Heitrer Mährchen Licht. 
О, des süssen Sorgens! 
О, der treuen Lust! 
О, des steten Morgens
In der Kinderbrust! 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843) [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 Carl Borromäus von Militz (1781 - 1845), "Mutterliebe", S. 20 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Knäblein auf der Reise", op. 204 no. 4, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Klänge aus der Kinderwelt, Heft XIV, no. 4, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 89

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