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Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf, Der Vater [hüt]1 die Schaaf, Die Mutter schüttelts Bäumelein, Da fällt herab ein Träumelein, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf. Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf, Am Himmel ziehn die Schaaf, Die Sternlein sind die Lämmerlein, Der Mond der ist das Schäferlein, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf. Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf, Christkindlein hat ein Schaaf, Ist selbst das liebe Gotteslamm, Das um uns all zu Tode kam, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf, So schenk ich dir ein Schaaf, Mit einer goldnen Schelle fein, Das soll dein Spielgeselle seyn, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf, Und blöck nicht wie ein Schaaf, Sonst kömmt des Schäfers Hündelein, Und beißt mein böses Kindelein, Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf. Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf, Geh fort und hüt die Schaaf, Geh fort du schwarzes Hündelein, Und weck mir nicht mein Kindelein, Schlaf, Kindlein, 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, 4-6 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Reichardt sets stanzas 1-2, 4
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Brahms: "hüt't"
Note: the spelling is often modernized in scores, e.g., in Brahms: Schaaf -> Schaf, seyn -> sein, blöck -> bläk
Authorship
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Morgenlied von den Schäfchen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [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 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 1-2,4-6 [ vocal quartet of female voices ], from 13 Kanons für Frauenstimmen, no. 4, Leipzig, Peters [ 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 against a primary source]
- 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 against a primary source]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] DUT FRE ; composed by Arthur Somervell, Sir.
- Also set in English, a translation by Elizabeth Prentiss [an adaptation] DUT FRE ; composed by Arthur Foote.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Slaap, kindje, slaap", copyright © 2015, (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.
Line count: 30
Word count: 131
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
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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- 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