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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Der Friedensbote
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ITA
Schlaf ein, mein Liebchen, schlaf ein,
Leis durch die Blumen am Gitter
Säuselt des Laubes Gezitter,
Rauschen die Quellen herein;
Gesenkt auf den schneeweißen Arm,
Schlaf ein, mein Liebchen, schlaf ein,
Wie atmest du lieblich und warm!

Aus dem Kriege kommen wir heim;
In stürmischer Nacht und Regen,
Wenn ich auf der Lauer gelegen,
Wie dachte ich dorten dein!
Gott stand in der Not uns bei,
Nun droben bei Mondenschein,
Schlaf ruhig, das Land ist ja frei!

Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's Werke. Erster Theil. Gedichte. Berlin. Verlegt von M. Simion. 1841, page 190; and with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 401.


Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Friedensbote", written 1814, appears in Gedichte, in 3. Zeitlieder, Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, first published 1837 [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 Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Der Friedensbote", op. 5 no. 9 (1911) [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder: So Gott und Papa will, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Der Friedensbote", op. 28, Heft 3 no. 6, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ bass and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil III - Der Liederteil, no. 6, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Julius Spengel (1853 - 1936), "Der Friedensbote", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , ""Il messaggero di pace" da "Canti del tempo"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-06
Line count: 14
Word count: 77

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