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Die Rehlein beten zur Nacht,
hab acht!
Halb neun!
Halb zehn!
Halb elf!
Halb zwölf!
Zwölf!
Die Rehlein beten zur Nacht,
hab acht!
Sie falten die kleinen Zehlein,
die Rehlein.
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Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Gebet", appears in Galgenlieder [author's text not yet checked 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 Peter Appenzeller (b. 1955), "Das Gebet" [ mixed chorus ], from Galgenlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dieter Bäumle (1935 - 1981), "Das Gebet", first performed 1973, from Galgenlieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Bornmann , "Das Gebet" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Das Gebet", from Galgenlieder, no. 26 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Gebet", op. 43 no. 3, published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from Palmström singt. Sieben Galgenlieder von Christian Morgenstern, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931), "Das Gebet", 1996/1998 [ mezzo-soprano, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 3 1996/1998, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931), "Das Gebet", 1996, first performed 1997 [ mezzo-soprano, flute, bayan, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 5 1996, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Die Rehlein (Das Gebet)", op. 19b (Galgenliederbuch, 2. Folge) no. 4 (1983/96), published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 11, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Nicolaas (Koos) Jaspers) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La prière", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-29
Line count: 11
Word count: 30
Les faons prient la nuit,
sept heures et demie !
Huit heures et demie !
Neuf heures et demie !
Dix heures et demie !
Onze heures et demie !
Minuit !
Les faons prient la nuit,
sept heures et demie !
Ils croisent leurs petits orteils,
les faons.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Gebet", appears in Galgenlieder
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-26
Line count: 11
Word count: 49