Songs

Wiegenlied

by Johannes Brahms

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Wiegenlied
German source: Georg Scherer

Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht,
Mit Rosen bedacht,
Mit Näglein besteckt
Schlupf’ unter die Deck’.
Morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
Wirst du wieder geweckt.

Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht,
Von Englein bewacht!
Die zeigen im Traum
Dir Christkindleins Baum:
Schlaf’ nun selig und süß,
Schau im Traum’s Paradies.

Lullaby
English translation © Richard Stokes

Good evening, good night,
Canopied with roses,
Bedecked with carnations,
Slip beneath the coverlet.
Tomorrow morning, if God wills,
You shall be woken again.

Good evening, good night,
Watched over by angels!
In your dreams they’ll show you
The Christmas Tree:
Sleep sweetly now and blissfully,
Behold Paradise in your dreams.

Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Wiegenlied
German source: Georg Scherer

Lullaby
English source: Richard Stokes

Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht,
Good evening, good night,
Mit Rosen bedacht,
Canopied with roses,
Mit Näglein besteckt
Bedecked with carnations,
Schlupf’ unter die Deck’.
Slip beneath the coverlet.
Morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
Tomorrow morning, if God wills,
Wirst du wieder geweckt.
You shall be woken again.

Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht,
Good evening, good night,
Von Englein bewacht!
Watched over by angels!
Die zeigen im Traum
In your dreams they’ll show you
Dir Christkindleins Baum:
The Christmas Tree:
Schlaf’ nun selig und süß,
Sleep sweetly now and blissfully,
Schau im Traum’s Paradies.
Behold Paradise in your dreams.

Composer

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna.  Brahms has been considered, by his…

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