431 Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Ferdinand F. Buermeyer
The author of this lullaby, Ferdinand F. Buermeyer, has not been traced. The words were written in 1876.
MUSIC. SCHLAF’, KINDLEIN, SCHLAF’ is a German melody composed by Louise Reichardt, 1788-1826, a German musician, born in Berlin. Her father, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, was a composer of operas and other music, and editor of a number of musical periodicals. Louise was a singing teacher in Hamburg from 1814 until her death. She composed many songs, a collection of which was published by G. Rheinhardt, Munich, 1922.