Dors, mon enfant (Anonymous, set by R. Wagner) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Dors entre mes bras,
Enfant plein de charmes!
Tu ne connais pas
Les soucis, les larmes;
Tu ris en dormant,
À ton doux sourire,
Mon coeur se déchire; 
Dors, ô mon enfant!

Dors sur les genoux
De ta pauvre mère,
Car le sort jaloux
T'a ravi ton père;
Je veille en tremblant
Sur ta faible enfance,
Dors, mon espérance,
Dors, ô mon enfant!

Dors et ne crains rien,
Car si tu sommeilles,
Ton ange gardien,
Ta mère, te veille,
Le repos descend
Sur ton front candide,
Dors sous mon égide,
Dors, ô mon enfant!

Authorship

Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):

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