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by Eduard von Bauernfeld (1802 - 1890)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Der Vater mit dem Kind
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
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!

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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 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 [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

De vader met het kind
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Het kind ligt in zijn vaders arm,
Het rust zo goed, het rust zo warm,
Het glimlacht zoet: mijn vader lief!
Terwijl het glimlacht slaapt het diep.
 
De vader buigt, houdt d' adem stil,
Beluistert de dromende kinderziel;
Hij denkt aan de voorbije tijd
Met blijdschap en weemoedigheid.
 
En och, een traan die 'n uitweg vond
Valt bij zijn kindje op de mond;
Vlug kust hij weg het traantje teer
En wiegt het kind zacht op en neer.
 
Zelfs als hij heel de wereld wint,
Geeft hij niet weg dit dierbaar kind.
Gelukkig reeds op aard' wie leeft
En zo zijn schat in handen heeft!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2007 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard von Bauernfeld (1802 - 1890), "Der Vater mit dem Kind"
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 105

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