Lyrics of Beim Schlafengehen - Wilhelm Furtwaengler, Kirsten Flagstad, Philharmonia Prchestra

Beim Schlafengehen (original)

Nun der Tag mich müd gemacht, / Now this day has fatigued me
soll mein sehnliches Verlangen / and my most arduous desire shall
freundlich die gestirnte Nacht / receive kindly the starry night
wie ein müdes Kind empfangen.
/ like a tired child
Hände, laßt von allem Tun, / Hands, rest after so much action
Stirn, vergiß du alles Denken, / Forehead, cease all thinking
alle meine Sinne nun / Now all my senses
wollen sich in Schlummer senken.
/ wish to sink into this light slumber
Und die Seele unbewacht / And unattendedly the soul
will in freien Flügen schweben, / wants to take wings freely
um im Zauberkreis der Nacht / to live on deep down and thousandfold
tief und tausendfach zu leben.
/ in the magic circle of the night
(Hermann Hesse)

(translation)

Now the day has made me tired, / Now this day has fatigued me
shall my longing desire / and my most arduous desire shall
receive kindly the starry night
received like a tired child.
/ like a tired child
Hands, stop doing everything, / Hands, rest after so much action
Forehead, cease all thinking
All my senses now / Now all my senses
want to sink into slumber.
/ wish to sink into this light slumber
And unattendedly the soul
wants to soar in free flights, / wants to take wings freely
um in the magic circle of the night / to live on deep down and thousandfold
to live deeply and a thousandfold.
/ in the magic circle of the night
(Hermann Hesse)