by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)
Ein Wiegenlied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Meine Mutter hat Gänse, Fünf blaue, Sechs graue; Sind das nicht Gänse?
Text Authorship:
- by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Ein Wiegenlied", subtitle: "(bei Mondschein zu singen für belesene und empfindsame Personen)", 2001 [bass and piano], from Das tierische Lied von der Erde, no. 5 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "A lullaby (to be sung by moonlight for well-read and sensitive people)", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 12