Sleep soon, child!

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schlaf, Kindlein, balde!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Schlaf, Kindlein, balde!
Die Vöglein fliegen im Walde, 
Sie fliegen [den]¹ Wald wohl auf und nieder
Und bringen dem Kindlein [die Ruh bald]² wieder!
[Schlaf Kindlein, schlaf!]³

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Kahn • M. Reger

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¹ Kahn: "im"
² Kahn: "den Schlaf bald" ; Reger: "den Schlaf auch"
³ omitted by Kahn, Reger.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Schlaf, Kindlein, balde, die Vöglein fliegen", op. 66 no. 21, published 1920 [ vocal duet with piano ], from 24 leichte zweistimmige Kanons , no. 21, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Wiegenlied", 1909 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Sleep soon, child!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Sleep soon, child!
The birds fly in the forest,
They fly from one end of the forest to the other
And bring sleep to the child again.
Sleep, child, sleep!

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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-31
Line count: 5
Word count: 30