by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)
Translation Singable translation by Addie Funk
Vom Berg hinabgestiegen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Vom Berg [hinabgestiegen]1 Ist nun des Tages Rest; Mein Kind liegt in der Wiegen, Die [Vöglein]2 all' im Nest; Nur ein ganz klein Singvögelein Ruft weit daher im Dämmerschein: "Gut' Nacht! gut' Nacht! Lieb' Kindlein, gute Nacht!" Das Spielzeug ruht im Schreine, Die Kleider auf der Bank, Ein [Mäuschen]3 ganz alleine Es raschelt noch im Schrank, Und draußen steht der Abendstern Und winkt dem Kind aus weiter Fern': "Gut' Nacht! gut' Nacht! Lieb' Kindlein, gute Nacht!" Die Wiege geht im Gleise, Die Uhr [pickt]4 hin und her, Die Fliegen nur ganz leise [Sie]5 summen noch daher. Ihr Fliegen, laßt mein Kind in Ruh'! Was [summt]6 ihr ihm so heimlich zu? "Gut' Nacht! gut' Nacht! Lieb' Kindlein, gute Nacht!" Der Vogel und die Sterne, [Die Fliegen]7 rings umher, Sie haben mein Kind [schon]8 gerne, Die Engel noch viel mehr. Sie decken's mit den Flügeln zu Und singen leise: "Schlaf in Ruh! Gut' Nacht! gut' Nacht! Lieb' Kindlein, gute Nacht!"
H. Wolf sets stanzas 1, 3-4
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Blech, Wolf, Wurm: "hinab gestiegen"; Emmerich and Mittmann: "herabgestiegen" (and further changes may exist not noted)
2 Taubert, Wolf: "Vögel"
3 Blech: "Mäuslein"
4 Wolf: "tickt"
5 Blech: "Die"
6 Wurm: "summet"
7 Wolf "Und alle"
8 Wolf "so"
Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Im Sommer", appears in Vier Wiegenlieder, no. 2 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Wiegenlied", op. 64 (10 leichte Duetten für 2 Singstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte ) no. 4, published 1848 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leo Blech (1871 - 1958), "Wiegenlied", op. 21 no. 5, copyright © 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Liedchen großen und kleinen Kindern vorzusingen, Erste Folge, no. 5, Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Emmerich (1836 - 1891), "Wiegenlied", op. 38 (6 Lieder) no. 3, published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Fischer , "Wiegenlied", op. 233 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/O., Bratfisch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Harthan (1855 - 1936), "Wiegenlied", op. 14, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Jacobi (1864 - 1919), "Wiegenlied", op. 8 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Im Sommer", op. 39 (Vier Wiegenlieder nach Gedichten von Robert Reinick) no. 2 (1903) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Wiegenlied", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Beilage zur Neuen Musik-Zeitung, 1890, No. 5, Stuttgart, Grüninger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Wiegenlied", op. 50 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stern & Ollendorff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Mittmann (1868 - 1920), "Wiegenlied", op. 119, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Striegau, Hoffmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Friedrich Wilhelm Reissmann (1825 - 1903), "Wiegenlied: "Vom Berg herabgestiegen", op. 46 no. 4, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Kinderlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Wiegenlied", op. 108 no. 2 (1877), published 1878 [ SATB chorus ], from Am Strome, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. Röhde , "Wiegenlied", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Lieb' Kindlein, gute Nacht", op. 99 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Wiegenlied", op. 23 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1879 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wiegenlied im Sommer", 1882, stanzas 1,3-4 [ female voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für eine Frauenstimme, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mary Wurm (1860 - 1938), "Wiegenlied im Sommer", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Ed. Bote & G. Bock, Berlin und Posen [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John H. Anderson) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Addie Funk) , "Cradle Song"
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Slumbersong in Summertime"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "In estate", 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: 2008-07-14
Line count: 32
Word count: 158
Cradle Song
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
On hilltops day is dying, The time has come for rest; My child in bed is lying, Each bird is in its nest. One bird alone chirps soft and low From far away in sunset's glow: "Good night! Good night! My pretty one, good night!" The playthings rest are taking, Small frocklies on the chair, A mouse alone is waking, I hear it rustle there. Up in the sky the evening star Down to my child nods from afar: "Good night! Good night! My pretty one, good night!" The cradle I am swinging, The clock ticks to and fro, The flies so swiftly winging Are buzzing soft and low. Ye flies pray leave my child alone! What do ye there in secret drone? "Good night! Good night! My pretty one, good night!" The birds and stars above thee, The flies that round thee play, They too all, my darling, love thee, But angels more than they. They lay on thee their wings' soft fleece And sing so softly: "Sleep in peace! "Good night! Good night! My pretty one, good night!"
From the Blech score.
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Addie Funk , "Cradle Song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Im Sommer", appears in Vier Wiegenlieder, no. 2
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-29
Line count: 32
Word count: 180