Fahr leis und leicht mein kleiner Kahn, 
Dir sind die Wogen unterthan. 
Maria sendet ihren Stern, 
Sie schützt des Kindes Schlummer gern. 

Und wenn wir einst im Hafen sind, 
Dann sind wir all' noch einmal Kind, 
Und uns're Wiege war die Welt, 
Bey der Maria Wache hält.

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• by Walter von Goethe (1817 - 1885), "Wiegenlied im Kahn", op. 5 (Vier Gesänge) no. 4, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], Hannover: Nagel
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