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. "The child falling asleep" evokes a heavy-eyed child on the verge of sleep. This piece has real weight and melancholy to it, the composer was referring more about adults than infants, wishing for a return to that innocent sleep that only children can have.