Wiegenlied, D 498 (Schubert)
Lyrics
The author of the lyrics is unknown; they are sometimes attributed to Matthias Claudius, but the poem does not appear in Claudius' collected works.[3]
Original German lyrics[1] | Direct English translation | English lyrics by Chapman[4] |
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Schlafe, schlafe, holder, süßer Knabe, |
Sleep, sleep, gracious, sweet boy, |
Slumber, slumber, O my darling baby, |
Music
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Related works
Alois Melichar arranged Wiegenlied along with incidental music from Schubert's opera
In more recent times the song was notably sung by tenor Luciano Pavarotti, usually in his Christmas concerts.
References
- ^ a b Schubert, Franz (1895) [1816], "Wiegenlied von M. Claudius.(?) Für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianforte", in Mandyczewski, Eusebius (ed.), Franz Peter Schuberts Werke, Serie XX: Sämtliche einstimmige Lieder und Gesänge (PDF) (in German), vol. 4, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, p. 239, retrieved 30 August 2011
- ISBN 1-901341-00-3
- G. Schirmer Inc., Indiana University Sheet Music #LL-SDV-108066, retrieved 30 August 2011
- ^ "Review: Beniamino Gigli (tenor) with Berlin State Opera Orchestra under Alois Melichar", Gramophone, vol. 13, no. 155, p. 21, April 1936, retrieved 31 August 2011
Further reading
- Thym, Jürgen, ed. (2010), Of poetry and song: approaches to the nineteenth-century lied, University of Rochester Press, pp. 20, 172, ISBN 978-1-58046-055-2
- Tavianini, Marie (6 June 2006), "Text, Context, and Reception History of the Richard Dehmel Poems "Venus Mater" and "Wiegenlied" and Their Lieder Settings by Hans Pfitzner and Richard Strauss", Open Access Dissertations, University of Miami, pp. 22–24, retrieved 30 August 2011
- Johnson, Graham (1990), Wiegenlied, D498: liner notes, Hyperion Records, retrieved 30 August 2011
- Leonard, James, "Wiegenlied ("Schlafe, schlafe, holder süsser Knabe"), song for voice & piano ("Mille Cherubini in Coro"), D. 498 (Op. 98/2): Composition Description", All Media Guide, retrieved 30 August 2011
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