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by Karl Friedrich von Gerok (1815 - 1890)

Gute Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Rings ist Ruh, 
Schlaf auch du, 
Thu getrost die Augen zu. 

Schleuß die Thür, 
Riegel für, 
Daß kein Schelm das Haus durchspür.  

Brunnenrohr 
Rauscht am Thor, 
Singt ein Schlaflied dir ins Ohr. 

Wächters Mund 
Ruft die Stund, 
Wachsam folgt der treue Hund. 

Engelwacht 
Nimmt bei Nacht 
Gottes Kinder wohl in Acht. 

Gott in Licht 
Schlummert nicht, 
Uns bewacht sein Angesicht

Confirmed with Blumen und Sterne. Vermischte Gedichte von Karl Gerok, zehnte Auflage, Stuttgart: E. Greiner'sche Verlagsbuchshandlung, 1868. Appears in subgroup I. Von Land und Meer, pages 57 - 58.


Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Friedrich von Gerok (1815 - 1890), "Gute Nacht", subtitle: "(Zu einem Bilde)", appears in Blumen und Sterne, in Von Land und Meer [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 Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Gute Nacht", op. 46 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stern [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-02-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 60

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