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Schlaf, [Kindlein]1, schlaf! Der Vater [hüt]2 die Schaf', Die Mutter schüttelt 's Bäumelein, Da fällt herab ein Träumelein, Schlaf, [Kindlein]1, schlaf! Schlaf, [Kindlein]1, schlaf! Am Himmel ziehn die Schaf', Die Sternlein sind die [Lämmerlein]3, Der Mond der ist das Schäferlein, Schlaf, [Kindlein]1, schlaf! Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! Christkindlein hat ein Schaf, Ist selbst das liebe Gotteslamm, Das um uns all' zu Tode kam, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! So schenk' ich dir ein Schaf, Mit einer goldnen Schelle fein, Das soll dein Spielgeselle sein, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! Und [blök']4 nicht wie ein Schaf, Sonst kömmt des Schäfers Hündelein, Und beißt mein böses Kindelein, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! Schlaf, [Kindlein]1, schlaf! [Geh fort und hüt' die Schaf]5, Geh fort, du schwarzes Hündelein, Und weck' mir nicht mein Kindelein, Schlaf, [Kindlein]1, schlaf!
J. Brahms sets stanzas 1-2, 4-6 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Brahms sets stanzas 1-2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Reichardt sets stanzas 1-2, 4
C. Hohfeld sets stanzas 1, 2, 5
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with L. Achim v. Arnim & Clemens Brentano, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Zweiter Teil herausgegeben von Dr. Karl Bode, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], pages 421-422.
1 Hohfeld: "Kindchen"2 Brahms, Hohfeld, Reichardt: "hüt't"
3 Brahms: "Lämmelein"
4 Brahms: "bläk"
5 Hohfeld: "Bleib immer gut und brav"
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Morgenlied von den Schäfchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text checked 2 times 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wiegenlied", WoO. 31 no. 11 (1857), stanzas 1-2,4-6, from Volks-Kinderlieder, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf!", op. 113 no. 4, published 1891, stanzas 1-2 [ vocal quartet of female voices ], from 13 Kanons für Frauenstimmen, no. 4, Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 2 times]
- by Carl Hohfeld (flourished 1884-1895), "Schlaf', Kindchen, schlaf'", published 1895, stanzas 1,2,5 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 25, Mainz: Kittlitz-Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anna Krause , "Wiegenlied", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf", op. 25, Heft 1 no. 1, published 1853 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], from Kinderlieder für 2 Soprane mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Wiegenlied", stanzas 1-2,4 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Wiegenlieder, 2009, Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart; arrangement by Robert Klaas (1866-1925) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ethel Florence Lindesay Robertson, née Richardson (1870 - 1946), as Henry Handel Richardson, "Schlaf, Kindlein, Schlaf" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Richter , "Wiegenlied", published 1808 [ voice and piano ], from Thalia. 3 mal 12 Lieder. Sammlung I, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Arthur Somervell, Sir.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Alfred Humphries Pease.
- Also set in English, a translation by Elizabeth Prentiss [an adaptation] ; composed by Arthur Foote, Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Slaap, kindje, slaap", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Aubade des petits moutons", copyright © 2011, (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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Word count: 151
Dors petit enfant, dort, Le père garde les moutons La mère secoue le petit arbre, Il en tombe un petit rêve, Dors petit enfant, dort. Dors petit enfant, dort, Les moutons passent dans le ciel, Les petites étoiles sont les agneaux La lune est le berger, Dors petit enfant, dort. Dors petit enfant, dort, L'enfant Jésus a un mouton, Lui même est l'agneau de Dieu Qui vint mourir pour nous tous Dors petit enfant, dort. Dors petit enfant, dort, Je t'offrirai un mouton Avec une fine clochette d'or, Il sera ton compagnon de jeu Dors petit enfant, dort. Dors petit enfant, dort, Ne crie pas comme un mouton, Sinon le petit chien du berger viendra Et mordra mon vilain petit enfant Dors petit enfant, dort. Dors petit enfant, dort, Va-t-en garder les moutons Va-t-en noir petit chien Et ne réveille pas mon petit enfant Dors petit enfant, dort.
J. Reichardt a mis en musique les strophes 1-2, 4
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Morgenlied von den Schäfchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website: 2011-11-13
Line count: 30
Word count: 148