Lullaby | Come fly hither

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by Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806 - 1869)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wiegenlied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

     Kommt gezogen,
Kleine Vögel, kommt geflogen,
Deckt mit euren leichten Schwingen
Meines Kindleins Augen zu.
            Helft mir singen
Und mein Kind in Schlummer bringen:
             Schlaf in Ruh!¹

     Weht ihr holden
Düfte bunter Blumendolden,
Wehe, Blütenduft der Linde,
Meines Kindleins Augen zu!
            Abendwinde,
Flüstert leise meinem Kinde:
             Schlaf in Ruh!¹

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• W. Taubert

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¹ Taubert adds the nonsense syllabes "lu, lu, lu, lu, lu." to the ends of these lines.

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806 - 1869), "Wiegenlied" [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 (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Wiegenlied", op. 68 no. 7, published 1847 [ voice and piano ], from Klänge aus der Kinderwelt, Heft II, no. 7, Berlin, Guttentag [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lullaby", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 52

Lullaby

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

     Come fly hither,
Little birds, come a-flying,
With your soft wings cover
The eyes of my little child.
            Help me sing
And bring my child to slumber:
             Sleep in peace!

     Blow ye lovely
Scents of colourful clusters of flowers,
Blow, ye scent of lime blossoms,
[Blow] my child's eyes shut!
            Evening winds
Whisper softly to my child:
             Sleep in peace!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806 - 1869), "Wiegenlied"
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 61