MTN028
US $2.25
.
for SATB chorus, a cappella
Arranged by
Š 2014 by Mark Templeton at www.MTchoralmusic.com
2 Schloof, Bobbeli, Schloof is a folk song of the people commonly referred to as the Pennsylvania Dutch. These people were Germans who migrated to America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They brought with them their culture and religions, but most importantly, their music and cooking! The Pennsylvania Dutch language is still spoken by the Amish, the religious sect mostly known for their horses and buggies and their eighteenth century way of life. Schloof, Bobbeli, Schloof’s etymology is found in the German lullaby, Schlaf, Kindlein, Schlaf, but the Pennsylvania Dutch version has taken on a life of its own reflecting the lives of the Amish who still sing it. The melody can differ slightly from community to community; the one used in this arrangement hails from the Amish communities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The English translation, written underneath the Pennsylvania Dutch, is more poetic than literal but retains the same sentiment. The song can be sung in Pennsylvania Dutch or English. It is also optional to perform the song in one language and then repeat the song in the other language. This arrangement uses a slow tempo and simple harmonies while retaining the integrity of the original melody. Your choir will enjoy singing this rare gem.
The Language: The “Dutch” term is actually a miss pronunciation of the word, “Deitsch” or “Deutsch” and has no connotation to the people of the Netherlands. The Pennsylvania “German” language was heavily influenced by the melting pot of languages in the Mid-Atlantic region, mainly Scotts and English. Over time this language took on its own dialect and is now very different from its ancestral German. During the nineteenth century, the language was widely spoken by the citizens of Pennsylvania but almost died off by the middle of the twentieth century. The language is now only preserved through the Amish. During the first part of the twentieth century there were a few attempts to formalize the spelling and pronunciation of the language, and there are now two competing models. One model follows the rules of American English, the other the rules of Standard German.
3 The pronunciation guide used below is taken from Don Yoder’s Songs Along the Mahantongo, Pennsylvania Dutch Songs, 1951.
Accented Short Vowels Symbol
Sound
a
like English o in got
ae
like English a in hat
e
like English e in get
i
like English i in fit
o
like English u in cut
u
like English oo in foot
Accented Long Vowels Symbol
Consonants Symbol
Sound
b
At the beginning of words, like English b in bite. In the middle of words, this sound becomes softer, almost like the pp in apple. At the end of words, it is pronounced like English p in stop.
bb
like English bb in bubble
ch
like German ch in Bach
d
At the beginning of words like English d in do. In the middle of words, this sound becomes softer almost like English tt in better. At the end of words, it is pronounced like English t in sat
f
like English f in field
g
At the beginning of words, like English g in get. At the end of words, like English k in bark (weeg: road)
Sound
aa or aah
like English au in father
ee or eh
like English ai in sail
ie or ieh
like English ie in believe
oo or oh
like English oa in boat
h
like English h in house
uh
like English oo in moon
k
like English c in cold
l
like English l in light
m
like English m in mine
n
like English n in not
Accented Diphthongs Symbol
Sound
au
like English ou in house
ng
Always like English ng in singer (never as in finger)
ei
like English ei in height
p
like English p in penny
oi
like English oy in boy
r
like English r in red, but rolled once.
s or ss Unaccented Vowels Symbol
Sound
e
like English a in about
i
like English y in pity
er
like English a in father Bruder: brother
Always voiceless, like English s in six, or ss in miss.
sch
like English sh in ship
tsch
like English ch in church
t
like English t in teacher
v
like English f in field
w or ww
like English v in volt
x
like English x in six
y
like English y in yes
z
like English ts in rats
For the Academy Singers at West Nottingham Academy, Colora, Maryland
4
Schloof, Bobbeli, Schloof (Sleep, Baby, Sleep)
Text: Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Lullaby Melody from the Amish communities in Lancaster, PA
& b 43 ..
p ˙.
& b 43 ..
for SATB chorus, a cappella
Slowly q = 70
Soprano
œ œ œ
˙.
p ˙.
œ œ œ
˙
p ˙.
œ œ œ
1. Schloof, bo- bbe - li, 1. Sleep, ba - by,
Alto
Tenor
Bass
p ˙.
for rehearsal
?
˙˙ .. p ˙˙ ..
3 b 4 ..
10
S
&b œ
œ
schi - ttelt shakes
A
&b œ
œ
Vb œ
œ
schi - ttelt shakes
T
schi - ttelt shakes
B
? œ b
œ
schi - ttelt shakes
œ
˙
˙
œ œ #œ
˙.
˙
œœ œœ œœ
˙˙ .
? b œœ
œœ œ œ
œ
˙˙ ..
˙
˙
œ
˙
œ
˙
œ
#˙
œœ
˙œ œ œ œ œ
en Ba - me - lein, Es the dream - land tree, And
œ
en Ba - me - lein, the dream - land tree,
en Ba - me - lein, the dream - land tree,
œ œ
˙˙
œœ
bœ
˙
œ
˙
hiet die tends the
œ
˙œ œ œœ ˙ ˙
œœ
œ
˙
d'r - fun it falls
œ œ
œ
œ
˙
˙
fallt from
˙
œ
˙.
œœ œœ œœ
˙˙ .
die the
#˙ ˙
œ œ
˙
œ
œ
d'r - fun it falls
œ
œ ˙.
˙.
œ œœœ
œ ˙
˙
˙.
en dra sweet dreams
œ
me - lein. for thee,
œ
˙œ œ œœ
˙œ
œ œ œœ
˙˙
œœ
˙
˙ ˙
en dra sweet dreams
œ œ
œ
˙.
me - lein. for thee,
© 2014 by Mark Templeton at www.MTchoralmusic.com
œ
˙
œ œ œ
˙
œ˙ . ˙ ˙. ˙.
œ œ œ ˙
œ
Die Ma - mi Your mo - ther
#œ
˙
˙
œ
Die Ma - mi Your mo - ther
Schoof. sheep,
me - lein. for thee.
˙
d'r - fun it falls
œœ
œ
œ
˙
Die Ma - mi Your mo - ther
Schoof. sheep.
d'r - fun en dra - me - lein. it falls sweet dreams for thee.
˙œ œ œœ ˙˙
die the
Schoof. sheep.
œ
˙
Schoof. sheep.
œ
˙
en dra sweet dreams
œ œ œ
Es fallt And from
bœ œ
˙
œ #˙
œ œ œ
Es fallt And from
˙ œ œ œ
˙ #˙
œ
˙œ œ œ
Es fallt And from
œ œ œ
œ œ œ
Der Da - di hiet Your fa - ther tends
˙˙
œ
˙.
Der Da - di hiet Your fa - ther tends
œ
œ œœ œ
10
& b œœ
schloof, sleep,
œ
œ œ œ
hiet die tends the
Der Da - di Your fa - ther
schloof, sleep,
en Ba - me - lein, the dream - land tree,
œ
Der Da - di Your fa - ther
˙.
œ
schloof, sleep,
œ œ œ œ œ #œ
˙
œ
œ œ œ
1. Schloof, bo- bbe - li, 1. Sleep, ba - by,
3 & b 4 ..
˙
œ
œ œ œ
1. Schloof, bo- bbe - li, 1. Sleep, ba - by,
? b 43 ..
˙
schloof, sleep,
1. Schloof, bo- bbe - li, 1. Sleep, ba - by,
3 V b 4 ..
Arranged by Mark D. Templeton (b. 1974)
˙
œ
Die Ma - mi Your mo - ther
œ
˙˙
œ
œ œ # œœ ˙
π ˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
π ˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
π ˙.
œ œ
Schloof, Sleep,
˙˙ .. π ˙. œ
˙ ˙
œ œ
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ œ œ
Schloof, Sleep,
π œ
˙œ œ œœ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ œ #œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œœ œœ œœ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ #œ
5
Schloof, Bobbeli, Schloof
S
& b ˙.
schloof, sleep,
A
&b
˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
V b ˙.
˙.
˙.
œ œ œ
? ˙. b
˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
?
˙. b ˙.
œ
˙œ. œ œ
29
œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ˙ . œ œ
œœ œœ œœ
œ
& b ˙.
œ
&b œ œ œ
œ œ
œ
Vb ˙
œ œ
œ
œ
˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ
(ah)
T
œ
Shtah - ne stars
B
. ?b ˙ ˙. (ah) 29
& b ˙œ . œ œ ˙ ? b˙ . ˙.
œ
sinn are
die the
j #œ. œ œ #œ ˙ œ œœ œ
schloof. sleep.
∏ ˙.
# œœ œ œ œœ #œ ˙
˙.
˙
(oo) *Solo*
schloof. sleep.
*Tenors*
˙.
˙˙ .. ∏ ˙˙ ..
bœ
œ
F ˙.
2. Schloof, 2. Sleep.
schloof. sleep.
p˙ . ˙.
œ . œj œ
˙.
œ œ œ
˙
˙.
œ œ œ
˙.
œ œ œ ˙ #œ
˙ ˙.
œ œ œœ
œ˙ . œj œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ
schloof, sleep,
˙ œ
œ
Die Our
œ œ œ N˙.
(oo)
˙˙ ..
˙˙ . p ˙. ˙.
˙. ˙.
œ
j œ œ
˙˙ ..
˙˙˙ . .
œ
œ œ œœ ˙
bœ (oo)
œ. œ œ œ J œ œ œ
œœ œœ œœ ˙ #œ
œ œ œ ˙ œ
(oh)
œœ ˙
œ
œ œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œœœ
˙
œ
˙.
˙
œ
˙
œ
œ
œ
˙
˙
œ
œ œ œ ˙.
œ œ ˙ # œœ
œ
œ œœ œ # œ œ œ œ #˙
œ œ œ
j œ. œ œ œ ˙.
˙ ˙
bœ œ
œœ . œj œ œ œ œ
˙
˙
schoof, sheep,
(oh)
Sie The
(oh)
œœ
p
œ œ œ
œ. œ œ œ œ. J
œ
(ah)
A
(oo)
˙.
∏ œ œ œ ˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
˙. ˙
˙˙ ..
˙.
schloof. sleep.
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ
˙
19
& b ˙˙ .
œ œ
p ˙.
a tempo
∏ œ œ œ ˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
schloof, sleep,
S
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ
œ
schloof, sleep,
B
˙.
œ œ œ
˙
schloof, sleep, T
∏ œ œ œ ˙.
rit.
19
˙ ˙
œ œ œ ˙˙
œ œ œ ˙˙ ..
bœ œ
œ˙ œ œ # œœ ˙
œ
heng - ke lit - tle
˙. ˙.
so hoch im Him - mel lamb is on the
˙. ˙
œœ . œj œ œ œ . œ œ œ ˙˙ . ˙.
œ
œ
œ ˙
j œ œ œœ œ
œ œ
œœ œ œ œœ œ ˙ œ œœ œ
(oo)
˙
œ
dadd, Ep - mols flieght green, With snow - y
(oo)
œ œ œ œ # œœ œ œ #˙ œ
œ. ˙.
j œ œœ œ
6
Schloof, Bobbeli, Schloof
j œ œ ˙
38
S
A
T
& b œ. &b
œ
Vb œ
B
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
œ
œ ˙
P ˙.
38
?
S
A
T
B
œ
œ. b ˙.
49
&b &b Vb ?b
Schloof, Sleep,
œ
? œ˙ .. b & b œœ .
œ
P ˙.
ee - ner fleece
so sof so soft
œ -
j œ œœ
p ˙.
˙œ
Schloof, Sleep,
tig and
˙.
gaht, clean.
˙. ˙.
œœ˙ œ œ .
œœ
˙. ˙.
˙.
bo-bbe - li, schloof, ba - by, sleep,
œ œ
˙
œ
bo-bbe - li, schloof, ba - by, sleep,
œ œ œ œ œ #œ
˙˙ . ˙˙ ..
bo-bbe - li, schloof. ba - by, sleep.
π œ œ œ ˙.
˙.
π. ˙ œ œ œ œ
˙.
p ˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
p ˙
bo-bbe - li, schloof, ba - by, sleep,
œœ œœ œœ
bo-bbe - li, schloof. ba - by, sleep.
Schoof, Sleep,
˙.
˙˙ .. P ˙œ .
Schloof, Sleep,
bo-bbe - li, schloof, ba - by, sleep,
œ œ œ œ #œ ˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
œ œ œœ œ œ˙ ˙ .
p π œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
˙.
˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
P œ
˙.
œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙
p ˙.
π œ œ œ ˙.
œ œ œ ˙.
*Tenors*
j œ œ œ˙ . œ œ œ j œ œœ
rit.
P œ ˙ ˙.
Schloof, Sleep,
bo-bbe - li, schloof. ba - by, sleep.
bo-bbe - li, schloof. ba - by, sleep.
œ˙ . œ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ .. p π ˙. œ œ œ ˙˙ . œ œ œ œ . ˙
œ ˙œ. œ œ ˙˙ ..
? b
˙. ˙.
a tempo
3. Dram, 3. Dream,
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
˙.
˙.
3. Dram, 3. Dream,
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
˙
˙.
œ œ œ
3. Dram, 3. Dream,
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œ
œ ˙
œ œ œ
œ
œ œ
˙
œ
œ
œ œ
˙.
œ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ
œ œ
˙
˙.
˙
œ
˙
#œ
œ œ
˙.
˙
œ
3. Dram, 3. Dream,
œ œ #œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
dram, dream,
˙
˙˙ .. p ˙ .. ˙
œœ œœ œœ
˙˙ .
p
p
p . ˙
dram, dream,
œ
dram, dream,
dram, dream,
˙
Der Um - schel The ro - bin
Der Um - schel The ro - bin
œ
Der Um - schel The ro - bin
peifft im sings in the
peifft im sings in the
peifft im sings in the
Bam. tree.
Bam. tree.
œ
œ œ
˙.
˙œ œ œœ
œœ
œœ
˙˙ .
peifft im sings in the
œ
˙
Bam. tree.
œ
Der Um - schel The ro - bin
˙
Die The
Die The
Die The
Bam. tree.
œ œ œ œ œ #œ
˙ .. ˙
œ
˙œ œ œ ˙˙
œœ
˙ ˙
œ œ
#˙ ˙
œœ œ œ
œ ˙ ˙.
œ
˙˙
œ œ
Shtah- ne, der stars, the
Shtah- ne, der stars, the
Shtah- ne, der stars, the
#œ
œ
Die The
Shtah- ne, der stars, the
49
& b
˙˙ ..
œ
œ˙ œ # œœ
œœ œœ
œ œ œœ œœ
œœ œœ
7
Schloof, Bobbeli, Schloof
58
S
&b ˙
œ
˙
Um - schel und ro - bin, and
A
œ
˙
˙
bœ
? ˙ b
œ
& b ˙œ œ œœ ?
˙
˙ b ˙
œ œ
œ
die the
œ
œ
˙.
? b ˙.
˙.
˙. b ˙.
œ œ
˙ ˙
˙
˙
˙.
˙
œ
œ
Schloof, Sleep,
œ œ
˙ ˙
œ
˙œ. œ ˙˙ ..
œ
œ˙ . œ
œ
˙. ˙
œ
in sie you in
œ
sser Schloof. your sleep.
œ œ
-
˙˙
œœ
œ œ œ
∏ ˙.
˙.
œ œ œ
∏ ˙.
˙.
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œœ œœ
œ œ
œ œ
œœ œ œ
schloof. sleep.
schloof. sleep.
∏ ˙.
schloof. sleep.
˙˙ .. ∏ ˙˙ ..
˙.
œ˙ . ˙ ˙. ˙.
Repeat optional. Second time can be sung in English
∏ ˙.
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
Schloof. sleep.
sser Schloof. your sleep.
˙ œ œ œ œ œ
schloof. sleep.
˙
sser Schloof. your sleep.
-
˙
in sie you in
œ œ
-
sie - sser in your
in sie you in
œ
œ
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
˙
Schloof, Sleep,
œ
œ
œ
œ˙ œ œœ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
Schloof, Sleep,
67
?
bœ œ
˙.
dram, dream,
& b ˙˙ .
π ˙.
˙
dich in keep you
˙œ œ œœ
œ
Schloof, Sleep,
œ œ œ
V b ˙.
dram, dream,
B
hie - te guard and
˙
˙.
˙.
dram, dream,
dram, dream,
œ
Sie hie - te dich They guard and keep
œ
# ˙˙
œœ
œ œ œ
œ œœ œ
˙
Sie hie - te dich They guard and keep
œ
˙ œ
˙.
π ˙.
rit.
& b ˙. &b ˙
Schoof, sheep,
die Schoof, the sheep,
˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙
Schoof, Sie sheep, They
#˙
67
T
˙
Vb ˙
58
A
œ œ œ
œ œ
die the
œ
Sie hie - te dich They guard and keep
Schoof, sheep,
œ
Um - schel und ro - bin, and
S
œ
œ œœœ
Um - schel und ro - bin, and
B
die the
˙
˙
&b œ œ œ
Um - schel und ro - bin, and
T
œ
˙.
˙. ˙˙ .. ˙. ˙.
.. .. .. .. .. ..
Dram, Dream,
Dram, Dream,
π ˙.
Dram, Dream,
π œ œ œ
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ œ œ
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ œ œ bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
œ œ #œ
Dram, Dream,
bo - bbe - li, ba - by,
˙˙ .. π ˙œ . œ œ
œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ #œ
Mark Templeton, born 1974, is an American choral composer, conductor, and countertenor. Templeton’s music has been performed across the world at various international festivals and ACDA conventions. Some of his music is published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and he has recently started to self-publish. He teaches and resides with his wife, Becca, at West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland, the oldest boarding school in the United States. He also enjoys coaching, playing, and watching soccer when he is not working. He is available for commission upon request.
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