C major, 4/4 time. In Album for Marie, it is placed as the first piece, and its title at that time was "Lullaby for Ludwig." Ludwig was the fifth child of the Schumann family, born in January 1848, and thus Marie's younger brother. This work has an atmosphere similar to the first piece, "Melody." Written in ternary form, the right hand develops into a simple two-part texture in the middle section. The instruction "Not too fast" is given at the beginning.