Good evening, good night


Johannes Brahms (ca. 1866)

The gossip Guten Abend, gut 'Night, also known as the Wiegenlied of Brahms, is one of Johannes Brahms' best-known compositions. The song has opus number 49 (4) and was published in 1868. The lyrics of the song are from the collection of popular poems Des Knaben Wunderhorn of Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim (1805-1808).

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Brahms wrote this song song for a youth love, which - nine years after their commitment - had become a mother. The melody is based on a version of the Austrian folk dance Ländler, previously composed by him. In the piano accompaniment of the song, this original composition is heard. afterlife

Brahms's wake-up song is one of the world's most popular wizards, and sounds out of playcases around the world.

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