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by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814)

Schließ die Äuglein, holder Kleiner!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Schließ die Äuglein, holder Kleiner!
Schlafe sicher mir im Arm!
O dein Bettlein macht dir keiner
Je so weich, so Liebewarm:
Mutterliebe wiegt dich ein;
Mutterküsse warten dein.
 
Unter tausend, tausend Küssen
Aufgewacht, ans Herz gedrückt.
Möchtest du nur Einmal wissen,
Wie dein Lächeln mich entzückt!
Engel-Unschuld lacht mich an:
Offen ist der Himmel dann!
 
Wohl dem Herzen voller Treue,
Daß sich alles darf gestehn!
Kleiner Engel! ohne Reue
Kann ich dir ins Auge sehn.
Immer, immer lächle so!
Nur die Unschuld macht uns froh!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with J.G. Jacobi's sämmtliche Werke, Volume 4, third edition, Zürich: Orell, Füßli und Compagnie, 1819, pages 243-244.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "Lied einer Mutter" [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Schlummerlied", op. 4 (Vier deutsche Lieder) no. 1 (1831?), published 1833 [ voice and piano ], note: originally published without opus; designated in 1867 as opus 4; München und Bern: Joseph Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Schließ die Äuglein, holder Kleiner!", published 1798 [ voice and piano ], from Wiegenlieder für gute deutsche Mütter, no. 4, Leipzig: Gerhard Fleischer der Jüngern [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Maria) Heinrich‏ Schmidt (1809 - 1870), "Lied einer Mutter", op. 1 (12 Lieder im Volkstone) no. 8, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Josef Zingsem , "Schliess' die Äuglein, holder Kleiner", subtitle: "Wiegenlied", published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Musikalische Universal-Bibliothek [sung text not yet checked]

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

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


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-11-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 85

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