Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4
(composed and first published in 1868)
Text: first verse from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
(folksong collection edited by Ludwig Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano);
second verse by Georg Scherer
Original Key/Recorded Key: E-flat Major*
Teach-Track begins: m. 1
Accompaniment Track begins: m. 1
Pianist: Daniel Michalak
* This piece is often performed up a whole step (in F Major).
Guten Abend, gut' Nacht,
Good evening, good night
Mit Rosen bedacht,
With roses adorned
Mit Näglein besteckt,
With carnations pinned-on,
Schlupf' unter die Deck':
Slip under the quilt:
Morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
Tomorrow early, if God wills,
Wirst du wieder geweckt.
Will you again be-awakened.
Guten Abend, gut' Nacht,
Good evening, good night,
Von Eng'lein bewacht,
By angels guarded,
Die zeigen im Traum
They show in-the dream
Dir Christkindleins Baum:
To-you Christ-child's tree:
Schlaf' nun selig und süß,
Sleep now blissfully and sweetly
Schau' im Traum's Paradies.
See in-the dream-the paradise.