Allem schöne gute Nacht,
was da schläft und was noch wacht:
Kindern goldne Weihnachtsbäume,
Knaben Kampf- und Minneträume,
Jungfraun reiner Unschuld Walten,
Dichtern glänzende Gestalten,
Müttern aus prophet´schen Bronnen
ihrer Kinder Künf´ge Wonnen,
Männern hoher Taten Mahnung,
Greisen nahen Friedens Ahnung;
allem schöne gute Nacht,
was da schläft und was noch wacht!

Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de la Motte-Fouqué
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