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Dors entre mes bras, Enfant plein de charmes ! Tu ne connais pas Les soucis, les larmes; Tu ris en dormant, À ton doux sourire, Mon cœur se déchire; Dors, ô mon enfant ! Dors sur les genoux De ta pauvre mère, Car le sort jaloux T'a ravi ton père ; Je veille en tremblant Sur ta faible enfance, Dors, mon espérance, Dors, ô mon enfant ! Dors et ne crains rien, Car si tu sommeilles, Ton ange gardien, Ta mère, te veille, Le repos descend Sur ton front candide, Dors sous mon égide, Dors, ô mon enfant !
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), "Dors, mon enfant", WWV. 53 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Friedrich August Leo (1820 - 1898) ; composed by Richard Wagner.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Julius Boruttau (1877 - 1940) ; composed by Richard Wagner.
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- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Sleep, my child", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 99
Sleep in my arms, my adorable child! you know yet neither sorrow nor tears; You smile in your sleep, Your sweet smile Tears at my heart; Sleep, oh my child! Sleep on the knees Of your poor mother, Because envious Destiny Has robbed you of your father; Trembling I watch over you Over your tender life, Sleep, you my hope, Sleep, oh my child! Sleep without a fear, For in your slumber, Your guardian angel, Your mother, keeps guard, You fall asleep while No sorrow creases your brow, Sleep, while I take you under my wing, Sleep, oh my child!
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2008 by Linda Godry, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 100