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Schlafe, süßer, kleiner Donald, Ebenbild des großen Ronald! Wer ihm kleinen Dieb gebar, Weiß der edle Clan auf's Haar. Schelm, hast Äuglein schwarz wie Kohlen! Wenn du groß bist, stiehl ein Fohlen; Geh' die Ebne ab und zu, Bringe heim 'ne Carlisle Kuh! Darfst im Niederland nicht fehlen; Dort, mein Bübchen, magst du stehlen; Stiehl dir Geld und stiehl dir Glück, Und in's Hochland komm zurück!
Confirmed with Robert Burns’ Gedichte deutsch von W. Gerhard, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth, 1840, page 233
Authorship
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hochländisches Wiegenlied" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Heinrich von Sahr (1821 - 1874), "Hochländisches Wiegenlied", op. 11 (Sechs Lieder für Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1878 [alto and piano], Leipzig, Senff [ sung text not verified ]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hochländisches Wiegenlied", op. 25 no. 14 (1840), published 1840 [voice and piano], from Myrten, no. 14, Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "La cançó de bressol de la terra alta", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hooglands wiegenlied", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Highland lullaby", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Pilar Lirio , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 67
Slaap maar, lieve kleine Donald, Evenbeeld van grote Ronald! Wie 'm de kleine dief voortbracht, Heel de clan had 't al gedacht. Boef, met oogjes zwart als aarde! Als je groot bent, steel een paardje; Trek dan overal naar toe En breng mee een Carlisle koe! In het Laagland, in kastelen, Daar, mijn boefje, kun je stelen; Steel wat geld en steel geluk, En kom dan naar 't Hoogland terug!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2012 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hochländisches Wiegenlied"
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
This text was added to the website: 2012-06-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 70