Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht,
[Schließ]1 sanft mein Auge zu!
Ich hab' vergangner Zeit gedacht,
Mein Herz verlangt nach Ruh.
Einst stilltest du nach Kuß und Scherz
Verborg'ner Liebe Glück,
Und lehntest [an sein warmes]2 Herz
Mein [selig]3 Haupt zurück.
Nun ist er längst zu Grab gebracht
Und Lieb' und Glück dazu.
Komm, süßer Schlaf, du Trost der Nacht!
Mein Herz verlangt nach Ruh.
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1 Thuille: "Deck'"
2 Rheinberger: "ihm ans warme"
3 Thuille: "trunknes"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Komm, süßer Schlaf", op. 2 (Sieben Lieder) no. 3, published 190-? [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Hutter (b. 1876), "Mein Trost", op. 10 no. 2, published 1895 [ female voice and piano ], from Herzeleid. 3 Gesänge für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Komm süßer Schlaf", op. 41 no. 2 (1864), published 1875 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Zeiten und Stimmen. Sieben Lieder und Gesänge, no. 2, Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Komm, süßer Schlaf", op. 36 (Drei Mädchenlieder) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Come, sweet sleep", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Viens, doux sommeil", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2008-05-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 69
Viens, doux sommeil
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Viens, doux sommeil, toi, consolation de la nuit,
Recouvre doucement mes yeux !
Je me suis souvenu du temps passé :
Mon cœur aspire au repos.
Naguère, après baisers et badinage tu calmais
Le bonheur d'un amour caché
Et tu ramenais contre son cher cœur
Ma tête [comblée]1.
Il est maintenant depuis longtemps au tombeau
Et avec lui, l'amour et le bonheur.
Viens, doux sommeil, toi, consolation de la nuit,
Mon cœur aspire au repos.
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1 Thuille : "enivrée"
Text Authorship:
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Word count: 75
