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	* 1937 ] (soprano) with orchestral accompaniment		* 1937 ] (soprano) with orchestral accompaniment
	* 1958 ] (baritone) and ] (piano)<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false</ref>		* 1958 ] (baritone) and ] (piano)<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false</ref>
	* 1962 ] (soprano) and ] (piano)		* 1962 ] (soprano) and ] (piano)<ref>http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=17147</ref>
	* 1973 ] (baritone) and ] (piano) on ] ASIN: B000005GQ9<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false</ref>		* 1973 ] (baritone) and ] (piano) on ] ASIN: B000005GQ9<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false</ref>
	* 1978 ] (baritone) and ] (piano) on ]<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false</ref>		* 1978 ] (baritone) and ] (piano) on ]<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false</ref>

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"Guten Abend, Gute Nacht"

From a music box

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Cradle Song is the common name for a number of children's lullabies with similar lyrics, the original of which was Johannes Brahms' "Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht" ("Lullaby: Good evening, good night"), Op. 49, No. 4, published in 1868 and widely known as Brahms' Lullaby. The lyrics of the first verse are from a collection of German folk poems called Des Knaben Wunderhorn and the second stanza was written by Georg Scherer [de] (1824–1909) in 1849. The lullaby's melody is one of the most famous and recognizable in the world, used by countless parents to sing their babies to sleep. The Lullaby was dedicated to Brahms' friend, Bertha Faber, on the occasion of the birth of her second son. Brahms had been in love with her in her youth and constructed the melody of the Wiegenlied to suggest, as a hidden counter-melody, a song she used to sing to him. The lullaby was first performed in public on 22 December 1869 in Vienna by Louise Dustmann (singer) and Clara Schumann (piano).

Lyrics

Original German	Literal English translation	Traditional English version
Guten Abend, gute Nacht, mit Rosen bedacht, mit Näglein besteckt, schlupf′ unter die Deck! Morgen früh, wenn Gott will, wirst du wieder geweckt. Guten Abend, gute Nacht, von Englein bewacht, die zeigen im Traum dir Christkindleins Baum. Schlaf nun selig und süß, schau im Traum 's Paradies.	Good evening, good night, With roses covered, With cloves adorned, Slip under the covers. Tomorrow morning, if God wills, you will wake once again. Good evening, good night. By angels watched, Who show you in your dream the Christ-child's tree. Sleep now blissfully and sweetly, see the paradise in your dream.	Lullaby and goodnight, With roses bedight, With lilies o'er spread Is baby's wee bed. Lay thee down now and rest, May thy slumber be blessed. Lullaby and goodnight, Thy mother's delight, Bright angels beside My darling abide. They will guard thee at rest, Thou shalt wake on my breast.

"Näglein": archaic/poetic for "Nelklein" = cloves

Melody

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Arrangements and other uses

Wiegenlied (Op. 49)

Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1915)

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Brahms himself used variations on the melody for much of the first movement of his Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73. In 1922, Australian pianist and composer Percy Grainger arranged the Wiegenlied as one of his "Free Settings of Favorite Melodies" for solo piano. This study was characterized by much use of suspensions and arpeggiation, with the first statement of the melody placed in the tenor range of the keyboard. This last practice was a favorite one of Grainger.

Brahms' Lullaby is also commonly sung to the Hebrew words of Jacob's blessing to his grandchildren, Ephraim and Menashe, in Genesis 48:16. This blessing is incorporated into the "Bedtime Shema" and has thus become a popular Jewish Lullaby (Hamalach hagoel oti...).

The 1936 biographical film with Albert Florath as Johannes Brahms took its title from the opening lines of this song, Guten Abend, gute Nacht.

Wendy Cope's poem "Brahms Cradle Song" refers to this song.

Notable recordings

1937 Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) with orchestral accompaniment
1958 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) and Gerald Moore (piano)
1962 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) and Gerald Moore (piano)
1973 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) and Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano) on EMI Classics ASIN: B000005GQ9
1978 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) and Daniel Barenboim (piano) on Deutsche Grammophon
1989 Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) and Bengt Forsberg (piano) on Deutsche Grammophon 429727
2013 Bernarda Fink and Roger Vignoles (piano)

Film appearances

1937 Lost Horizon – sung a cappella by children at Shangri-La
1945 Anchors Aweigh – sung by Frank Sinatra

References

^ Swafford, Jan (1999). Johannes Brahms: A Biography. Random House of Canada. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-679-74582-2.
"Brahms' Lullaby"
McCorkle, Margit L. (1984). Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis. Munich: Henle. p. 197. ISBN 3-87328-041-8.
Opus 49, Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier
"Brahms's Lullaby" ("Lullaby and Goodnight"), babycenter.com
"Gewürznelken", Merck's Warenlexikon [de] (1884) Template:De icon
"Näglein, das", Duden Online Template:De icon
Ould, 5.
"Hamal'ach Hagoel" ("Wiegenlied")
"Hamalach Hagoel"
Guten Abend, gute Nacht at IMDb
https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=17147
https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=cUfyAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=-hG5ClH4gW&sig=AXPn5g8P1c7ZWJZaUvQ8iCejnRU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvqqi8qnbAhWJ34MKHXs-BOk4FBDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=nlDOICBmhbkC&pg=PA202&lpg=PA202&dq=dieskau+brahms+wiegenlied&source=bl&ots=305XLPtbYV&sig=lpSgIp-oGM0kSmG4CiEl8TNtUx4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLnaa28anbAhVGKKwKHZPNALQ4ChDoAQgmMAA#v=onepage&q=dieskau%20brahms%20wiegenlied&f=false
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/brahms-lieder
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/editorial/brahmss-songs

Bibliography

Ould, Barry Peter, Notes for Hyperion CDA67279, Percy Grainger: Rambles and Reflections – Piano Transcriptions, Piers Lane, piano.

External links

Sheet music for Brahms' Lullaby (Wiegenlied)
J. Brahms: 5 Songs, Op. 49: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Brahms' Lullaby (Cradle Song, Wiegenlied) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Another website with lyrics
Text of the Wiegenlied at the LiederNet Archive
Text of original verse as "Gute Nacht, mein Kind!" in Des Knaben Wunderhorn at Google Books.

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List of compositions
Orchestral works	Academic Festival Overture Serenades Symphony No. 1 in C minor Symphony No. 2 in D major Symphony No. 3 in F major Symphony No. 4 in E minor Tragic Overture Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Concertante	Double Concerto Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 Violin Concerto
Vocal works with orchestra	A German Requiem Alto Rhapsody Gesang der Parzen Nänie Rinaldo Schicksalslied Triumphlied
Chamber music	Cello Sonata No. 1 Cello Sonata No. 2 Clarinet Quintet Clarinet Sonatas Clarinet Trio Horn Trio Piano Quartet No. 1 Piano Quartet No. 2 Piano Quartet No. 3 Piano Quintet Piano Trio No. 1 Piano Trio No. 2 Piano Trio No. 3 String Quartet No. 3 String Quintet No. 1 String Quintet No. 2 String Sextet No. 1 String Sextet No. 2 Two String Quartets, Op. 51 Violin Sonata No. 1 Violin Sonata No. 2 Violin Sonata No. 3
Piano works	Ballades, Op. 10 Fantasies, Op. 116 Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 Hungarian Dances Piano Sonata No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39 Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Other compositions	Eleven Chorale Preludes Fest- und Gedenksprüche Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104 Fünf Lieder, Op. 105 Geistliches Lied Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 Neue Liebeslieder Two Motets, Op. 74 Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91 Vier ernste Gesänge "Wiegenlied (Lullaby)", Op. 49, no. 4 Zigeunerlieder
Collaborations	F-A-E Sonata
Named for Brahms	1818 Brahms Brahms (crater) Brahms Inlet
Related articles	Brahms House (Baden-Baden) Brahms Museum (Hamburg) Brahms Museum, Mürzzuschlag Brahms guitar Brahms-Institut Brahms-Preis German Romanticism International Johannes Brahms Competition Musical cryptogram Three Bs Op. 120, No. 1 (Berio)
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