Wiegenlied, D 498 (Schubert)

[2] The song is also known as "Mille cherubini in coro" after an Italian language arrangement for voice and orchestra by Alois Melichar.

[3] Schlafe, schlafe, holder, süßer Knabe, leise wiegt dich deiner Mutter Hand; sanfte Ruhe, milde Labe bringt dir schwebend dieses Wiegenband.

Alois Melichar arranged Wiegenlied along with incidental music from Schubert's opera Rosamunde to form the song "Mille cherubini in coro" for the 1935 film Vergiß mein nicht.

It was performed by the tenor Beniamino Gigli with the Berlin State Opera Orchestra.

[5] In more recent times the song was notably sung by tenor Luciano Pavarotti, usually in his Christmas concerts.

First two measures of the melody [ 1 ]