Schließ die Äuglein, holder Kleiner!
Language: German (Deutsch)
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:
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
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Close your dear eyes, lovely little one
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Close your dear eyes, lovely little one,
Sleep securely in my arms!
Oh, no one else shall make for you a little bed
So soft, so warm with love.
A mother's love rocks you to sleep,
A mother's kisses await you.
Woken with thousands and thousands of kisses,
[And] pressed to my heart,
If you could only know
How your smiles delight me!
[When] the innocence of an angel smiles at me,
Then Heaven is opened before me!
It is well for the heart filled with loyalty,
That can allow itself anything!
Little angel, I can look
Into your eyes without regret!
Always, always smile thus,
Only innocence makes us happy!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translated titles:
"Lied einer Mutter" = "Song of a mother"
"Schliess' die Äuglein, holde Kleine" = "Close your dear eyes, lovely little one"
"Schließ die Äuglein, holder Kleiner!" = "Close your dear eyes, lovely little one"
"Schlummerlied" = "Slumber song"
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-09
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Word count: 111