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Original voicing and instrumentation

CPDL #20061: Capella

Editor: Juliane Claudi (submitted 2009-08-27). Score information: A4, 1 page, 17 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: solo voice & piano

CPDL #17492:

Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-07-10). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 125 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central.

Arrangements

CPDL #16765:

Editor: Arjen Bax (submitted 2008-05-01). Score information: A4, 1 page, 44 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: arr. for SSA

CPDL #06481: PDF file available.

Editor: Jose Miguel Galan (submitted 2004-01-14). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 75 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Spanish choral arrangement for Solo voice and SATB by Jose Miguel Galán

Note: Under Partituras look for Otras Épocas and click on link 'Orden Alfabéttico' then search alphabetically by title under Canción de Cuna.

CPDL #02605: PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Eva Toller (submitted 2001-05-08). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 105 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Look for 'wgutenabend' file. Arrangement by Eva Toller for SATB, midi files available for each part

Permanently unavailable editions

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CPDL #03683:

Editor: Marco-cipoo.net (submitted 2002-06-18). Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: File removed from external site for copyright reasons.

General Information

Title: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 [Lullaby] (Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht)
Work: Fünf Lieder, Op. 49 [Five Songs]
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Lyricists:

1^st stanza in ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ III (1808), appendix ‘Kinderlieder’: ‘Gute Nacht, mein Kind!’; also in ‘Kinderlieder. Reime, Sprüche und Abzählverse’ (1848) by Karl Joseph Simrock
2^nd stanza by Georg Scherer (1849)

Number of voices: 1–5vv Voicings: Solo medium, SATB w/o Solo medium, and SSA
Genre: Secular, Lied

Language: German
Instruments: Piano, arrangements for a cappella
Published: November 1868; Berlin: Simrock’sche Musikhandlung

Description:

External websites:

Scanned score of the first print from Brahms Institute at the University of Music Lübeck (Germany)
Gateway to German Lieder (Google books) with english translation and IPA transcription

Original text and translations

German text Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht, Mit Rosen bedacht, Mit Näg’lein besteckt Schlupf’ unter die Deck’; Morgen früh, wenn Gott will, Wirst du wieder geweckt. Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht, Von Eng’lein bewacht, Die zeigen [um]¹ Traum Dir Christkindleins Baum: [Schlaf’ nun selig und süß, Schau im Traum ’s Paradies.]² ¹ Ives: „im“ ² Scherer: „Droben im Paradies / Schlaf nun selig und süß.“		English translation Rest thee, darling, good night, ’Mid lilies of white, Red roses I’ve spread All over thy bed. When the lark leaves its nest, God shall wake thee from rest. Rest thee, darling, good night, Kind angels of light With Jesus will keep From evil thy sleep. They will bring to my love Pretty dreams from above. alternate English translation: The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Spanish translation Buenas noches mi amor duerme bajo el rosal con las manos en cruz sobre corazón que mañana con Dios ya te despertarás. Bueas noches mi amor que tu ángel guardián te dirá lo que has de ver sobre cielo luz duerme dulce mi bien en la gracia de Dios.		Italian translation The Lied and Art Song Texts Page