by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Dors, mon enfant
Language: French (Français)
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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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Sleep, my child", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 24
Word count: 94
Sleep, my child
Language: English after the French (Français)
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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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 100
