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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Dors, mon enfant
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
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 cœur 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 !

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

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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Sleep, my child", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 95