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by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Guten Abend, gut' Nacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA POR SPA

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Guten Abend, gut' Nacht,
Von Englein bewacht.
Die zeigen im Traum
Dir Christkindleins Baum
[Droben im Paradies 
Schlaf nun selig uns süß]¹.

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• J. Brahms • C. Ives

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¹ Brahms, Ives: "Schlaf nun selig und süß, / Schau im Traum's Paradies"

Text Authorship:

by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), written 1849 [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):

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by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wiegenlied", op. 49 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4 (1868), published 1868, first performed 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock
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by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Wiegenlied", 1900?
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Goedenavond, goedenacht", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Good evening, good night", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bonsoir, bonne nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Buonasera, buonanotte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Axel Bergstedt) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Buenas tardes, buenas noches", written 2009

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-21
Line count: 6
Word count: 24

Goedenavond, goedenacht

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

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Goedenavond, goedenacht,
Hier staan eng'len op wacht.
Zij vullen je droom
Met een kerstkindjesboom.
Slaap nu heerlijk en reis
Door je droomparadijs.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), written 1849
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This text was added to the website: 2012-03-24
Line count: 6
Word count: 22