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German Songs

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Guten Abend, gut' Nacht

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German nursery rhymes and folk songs

After the big success of the Nursery Rhyme Collection in England producer and arranger Ian Watts and his German co-arranger Mike Wilbury decided to launch a similar project with traditional German Songs. Most tunes came up centuries ago but some tracks are actually brand new, exclusively written for this collection.




Guten Abend, gut' Nacht

Good evening, good night

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1. Guten Abend, gut' Nacht mit Rosen bedacht,
mit Näglein besteckt schlüpf unter die Deck'.
Morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
wirst du wieder geweckt,
morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
wirst du wieder geweckt.

2. Guten Abend, gut' Nacht, von Englein bewacht,
die zeigen im Traum dir Christkindleins Baum.
Schlaf nun selig und süß,
schau im Traum's Paradies,
schlaf nun selig und süß,
schau im Traum's Paradies.

Words & Music: Traditional
Arrangement: Ian Watts

1. Good evening, good night, With roses adorned,
With carnations covered, Slip under the covers.
Tomorrow morning, if God wants so,
you will wake once again.
Tomorrow morning, if God wants so,
you will wake once again.

2. Good evening, good night. By angels watched,
Who show you in your dream The Christ-childs' tree.
Sleep now peacefully and sweetly,
See the paradise in your dream.
Sleep now peacefully and sweetly,
See the paradise in your dream.

 

Background notes

This is one of the best known German lullabies, composed by Johannes Brahms in 1849. In England it's known as “Brahms Lullaby”. The original words are very hard to understand, even for Germans as it contains many words that are not used anymore. (e.g. “Näglein” or “bedacht”). Also the grammar used in the verses is very old fashioned and hard to understand. So nowadays it is not possible to use a construction like "schau im Traum' s Paradies" for "im Traum das Paradies".




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