Wiegenlied

This Wiegenlied is a cradle song also known as Brahms' Lullaby or Guten Abend, gute Nacht [Good evening, good night].

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"Wiegenlied" ("Lullaby"; "Cradle Song"), Op. 49, No. 4, is a lied for voice and piano by Johannes Brahms which was first published in 1868.

The “Brahms Lullaby,” as so many call it today, was a gift to Brahms's former girlfriend, Bertha, on the birth of her second child. It seems that in their courtship days, Bertha would sing a famous German folk tune to Johannes as they went on daily walks.

German Translation of Wiegenlied – German–English dictionary lullaby [noun] a song sung to make children go to sleep.

The term 'lullaby' derives from the Middle English lullen ("to lull") and by[e] (in the sense of "near"); it was first recorded circa 1560. A folk etymology derives lullaby from "Lilith-Abi" (Hebrew for "Lilith, begone").

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Etymology. The term 'lullaby' derives from the Middle English lullen ("to lull") and by[e] (in the sense of "near"); it was first recorded circa 1560. A folk etymology derives lullaby from "Lilith-Abi" (Hebrew for "Lilith, begone").

A Wiege is a cradle, a lied is a song, and a Wiegenlied is a lullaby. You will recognize this lullaby tune, the Lullaby.

A lullaby is a vocal piece of music specifically designed to lull a child to sleep by using a repeated formula.

A lullaby (/ˈlʌləbaɪ/), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies they are used to pass down cultural knowledge or tradition.

: a soothing refrain. specifically : a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep.