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Mariä Wiegenlied Op. 76 no.52

Mariä Wiegenlied

Martin Boelitz

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!

Mary's Lullaby

English Translation © Richard Stokes

Mary sits by the rose bower

And rocks her little Jesus,

Softly through the leaves

The warm wind of summer blows.

A brightly coloured bird

Sings at her feet:

Go to sleep, sweet child,

It’s time to go to sleep!

Your smile is lovely,

Your happy sleep lovelier still,

Lay your tired little head

Against your mother’s breast!

Go to sleep, sweet child,

It’s time to go to sleep!

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

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Composer

Max Reger

Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger, commonly known as Max Reger, was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher.

Poet

Martin Boelitz

Martin Boelitz was a German writer.

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