Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song)
Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song)
Lullaby and good night,
With roses bedight,
With lilies o’erspread,
Is my baby’s wee bed.
Lay you down now and rest,
May your slumber be blessed.
Lullaby and good night,
Thy mother’s delight,
Bright angels beside
My darling abide.
They will guard thee at rest.
Thou shalt wake on my breast.
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Origin – Brahms’ Lullaby
Johannes Brahms’ famously recognizable melody was first published in 1868 as “Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (“Good evening, good night”) Op. 49, No. 4. The original lyrics came from two sources: the first verse from a German folk poem (included in the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn in the early 19th century), and the second verse from lyricist, Georg Scherer, written in 1849. Several versions of the lullaby exist, all sung to the same melody.
