Praying, I sit beside the cradle | Praying, I sit beside the cradle

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by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich sitze betend an der Wiege

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich sitze betend an der Wiege 
Und hab' den Schleier weggethan,
Und lauschend ich mich drüber biege,
Wie siehst, mein Kind, du rein mich an!

O laß ein heiß Gebet mich sprechen,
Es mög' bis in den Tod so rein 
Aus deinem Aug' die Seele brechen,
Du unsrer Seelen Widerschein!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Oscar v. Redwitz, Amaranth, Zweite Auflage, Mainz: Verlag von Kirchheim und Schott, 1850, page 122.

Text Authorship:

by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder [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 Gustav Rebling (1821 - 1902), "Ich sitze betend an der Wiege", op. 11 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1850 [ soprano and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Praying, I sit beside the cradle", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-03-16
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Word count: 50

Praying, I sit beside the cradle

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Praying, I sit beside the cradle
And have moved the netting aside,
And listening, I bend over it,
How innocently you look at me, my child!

Oh, let me speak a fervent prayer:
May your soul break forth
From your eyes so innocently until death,
You, the reflection of our souls!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2025-03-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 51