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Dem Vater liegt das Kind im Arm, Es ruht so wohl, es ruht so warm, Es lächelt süß: "Lieb Vater mein!" Und mit dem Lächeln schläft es ein. Der Vater beugt sich, athmet kaum, Und lauscht auf seines Kindes Traum; Er denkt an die entschwund'ne Zeit Mit [wehmuthsvoller]1 [Zärtlichkeit]2. Und eine Thrän' aus Herzensgrund Fällt ihm auf seines Kindes Mund; Schnell küßt er ihm die Thräne ab, Und wiegt es leise auf und ab. Um einer ganzen Welt Gewinn Gäb' er das Herzenskind nicht hin; -- Du Seliger schon in der Welt, Der so sein Glück in Armen hält!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Bauernfeld. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1852, page 25.
1 Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "wehmuthvoller"2 Schubert: "Seligkeit"
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard von Bauernfeld (1802 - 1890), "Der Vater mit dem Kind" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Oskar Köhler , "Der Vater mit dem Kind", op. 91, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder-Album für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Leipzig, Licht & Meyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Vater mit dem Kind", D 906 (1827), published 1832 [ voice, piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 4017 Wien (Nachlaß-Lieferung 17) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El pare amb el fill", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De vader met het kind", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The father with his child", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le père avec son enfant", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 101
The child lies in its father’s arms, It is resting so well, it is resting so warmly, It smiles sweetly: "My dear father!" And with the smile it falls asleep. The father bends over it, scarcely breathing, And listens to his child’s dream; He ponders the vanished time With melancholy [tenderness]1. And a tear from the depths of his heart Falls upon his child’s lips; Quickly he kisses the tear away, And softly rocks the child to and fro. Not for all the riches of the world Would he give up this child of his heart; -- You blessed one already in this world, Who thus holds his happiness in his arms!
1 Schubert: "bliss"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard von Bauernfeld (1802 - 1890), "Der Vater mit dem Kind"
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 113