Cradle Song (Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4) - Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl

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 N„glein besteckt schl乸f unter die Deck'!

Morgen Frä¹­, wenn Got will, wirst du wieder geweckt

Morgen Frä¹­, 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