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by Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Dr. (1835 - 1902)

Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht,
 [Schließ]1 sanft mein Auge zu!
Ich hab' vergangner Zeit gedacht,
 Mein Herz verlangt nach Ruh.

Einst stilltest du nach Kuß und Scherz
 Verborg'ner Liebe Glück,
Und lehntest [an sein warmes]2 Herz
 Mein [selig]3 Haupt zurück.

Nun ist er längst zu Grab gebracht
 Und Lieb' und Glück dazu.
Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht!
 Mein Herz verlangt nach Ruh.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Rheinberger •   L. Thuille 

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1 Thuille: "Deck'"
2 Rheinberger: "ihm ans warme"
3 Thuille: "trunknes"

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Ritter von Hertz, Dr. (1835 - 1902), "Komm, süßer Schlaf", appears in Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, page 105, first published 1859 [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Komm, süßer Schlaf", op. 2 (Sieben Lieder) no. 3, published 190-? [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fritz Hutter (b. 1876), "Mein Trost", op. 10 no. 2, published 1895 [ female voice and piano ], from Herzeleid. 3 Gesänge für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Komm süßer Schlaf", op. 41 no. 2 (1864), published 1875 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Zeiten und Stimmen. Sieben Lieder und Gesänge, no. 2, Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Komm, süßer Schlaf", op. 36 (Drei Mädchenlieder) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Come, sweet sleep", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Viens, doux sommeil", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

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