Cradle Song (Brahms' Lullaby)
Arranged By: Axel Stordahl Axel Stordahl Raymond Paige
Axel Stordahl
From the Film: Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Label: MGM Columbia Columbia - Columbia
Recorded: 6/6/44 7/8/44 10/23/44 12/3/44
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Lullaby and good night, with
roses bestride,
With lilies bedecked. 'neath
Baby's sweet bed.
May thou sleep, may thou
rest, may thy slumber be blest.
May thou sleep, may thou
rest, may thy slumber be blest.
Lullaby and good night, thy
mother's delight.
Bright angels around, my
darling, shall guard.
They will guide thee from
harm, thou art safe in my arms.
They will guide thee from
harm, thou art safe in my arms.
(and these are the original
words of Brahms in German)
Guten Abend, gut' nacht! Mit Rosen bedacht,
Mit Nglein besteckt schlpf
unter die Deck'!
Morgen Frh, wenn Got will,
wirst du wieder geweckt,
Morgen Frh, wenn Got will,
wirst du wieder geweckt,
Guten Abend, gut' nacht! Von Englein bewacht,
Die zeigen in Traum, dir
Christkindlein's baum.
Schlaf' num selig und suss,
schau' in Traum's Paradies,
Schlaf' num selig und suss,
schau' in Traum's Paradies.
(without poetic
embellishments, this is the direct translationof Brahms)
Good evening, good night,
covered with roses,
With tiny fingernails hidden,
slipping under the blankets,
Tomorrow morning, if God
wills, you will wake again.
Tomorrow morning, if God
wills, you will wake again.
God evening, good night,
watched over by tiny angels,
Who show the little Christ
Child's tree in dreams,
Sleep now, blessed and sweet,
look at dream's paradise.
Sleep now, blessed and sweet, look at dream's paradise.