The Kinderszenen (“Scenes from Childhood”) is a cycle of 13 short piano pieces, each representing a scene, titled at the beginning of the movement. Each scene is a touching tribute to the eternal, universal memories and feelings of childhood, seen from a nostalgic adult perspective. Contrary to what the title may suggest, the Kinderszenen are not intended to be played by children. "Entreating child" is harmonically resolved only at the beginning of the subsequent piece titled "Perfect happiness", symbolizing the child's request being granted only with the starting of the new music.