by Martin Boelitz (1874 - 1918)
Translation Singable translation by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940), as Edward Teschemacher
Mariä Wiegenlied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Maria sitzt im Rosenhag Und wiegt ihr Jesuskind, Durch die Blätter leise Weht der warme Sommerwind. Zu ihren Füßen singt Ein buntes Vögelein: Schlaf, Kindlein, süße, Schlaf nun ein! Hold ist dein Lächeln, Holder deines Schlummers Lust, Leg dein müdes Köpfchen Fest an deiner Mutter Brust! Schlaf, Kindlein, süße, Schlaf nun ein!
Authorship
- by Martin Boelitz (1874 - 1918) [author's text not yet checked 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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Mariä Wiegenlied", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 52 (1911-2), also set in English [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940) DUT FRE ; composed by Max Reger.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Maria's wiegelied", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Mary's lullaby", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Berceuse de Marie", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 52
The Virgin's slumber song
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Amid the roses Mary sits And rocks her Jesus-child, While amid the treetops Sighs the breeze so warm and mild. And soft and sweetly sings A bird upon a bough: Ah, baby, dear one, Slumber now! Happy is Thy laughter, Holy is Thy silent rest, Lay Thy head in slumber Fondly on Thy Mother's breast. Ah, baby, dear one, Slumber now!
Authorship
- Singable translation by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940), as Edward Teschemacher [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Martin Boelitz (1874 - 1918)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "The Virgin's slumber song", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 52, published 1912 [voice and piano], New York: Associated Music Publishers, also set in German (Deutsch) [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-10
Line count: 14
Word count: 61