Nun gute Nacht, mein Kind, und schlaf...
Language: German (Deutsch)
"Nun gute Nacht, mein Kind, und schlaf dich aus!"
Heiß steigt das Blut mir in die jungen Wangen.
Er streicht mir leis das glühende Gesicht,
Und aus den lieben, treuen Augen bricht
Ein stolzer Strahl der hellsten Vaterfreude:
"Ach, müde, Vater? ... Müde bin ich nicht!"
Ich küss' ihn innig, inniger als sonst,
Und wieder huscht das heimlich stille Lachen
Um seinen Mund, dann läßt er mich allein.
Durch die Gardinen lugt der Mond herein,
Ich aber falte träumend meine Hände:
"Du lieber Gott, wie glücklich kann man sein!"
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 11.
Text Authorship:
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 Johann Eichberg (1855 - 1919), "Gut' Nacht", op. 19 no. 6, published 1899 [ female voice and piano ], from Mädchenlieder. Der erste Ball. Sechs Gedichte für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Berlin, Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Gut' Nacht", op. 45 no. 6, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liedercyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Leipzig, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Thudichum (1866 - 1944), "Gut Nacht, mein Kind, und schlaf dich aus", op. 11 no. 6, published 1900 [ female voice and piano ], from Der erste Ball. Liederkreis für Frauenstimme und Pianoforte, no. 6, München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Good night now, my child, and sleep...
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
"Good night now, my child, and sleep until you are refreshed!"
The blood rose hot into my young cheeks.
He [my father] lightly stroked my burning face,
And from out of his dear, faithful eyes there broke
A proud beam of the brightest fatherly joy:
"Ah, are you tired, Father? ... I am not weary!"
I kiss him fervently, more fervently than usual,
And again a secret, quiet smile flits
Around his lips; then he leaves me alone.
The moon peers in through the curtains,
But I fold my hands dreamily:
"Dear God, how happy one can be!"
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of title(s):
"Gut Nacht" = "Good night"
"Gut Nacht, mein Kind, und schlaf dich aus" = "Good night, my child, and sleep until you are refreshed"
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 97