Bethlehem | The radiance vanishes

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by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Bethlehem

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Der Lichtglanz schwindet,
es schweiget der himmlische Chor.
Von der Erde erheben
die Hirten ihr Antlitz empor,
von Ehrfurcht erfüllet,
von wunderbar seligem Glück.
Sie ziehen von dannen
und lassen die Herde zurück.
Nach Bethlehem eilend,
im Herzen des Engels Wort,
erreichen sie gläubig
den ärmlichen Hort.
Sie finden die Mutter
und in der Krippe das Kind:
Christus, den Herrn!

Text Authorship:

by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Bethlehem", op. 164 no. 4 [voice, chorus, orchestra, and organ], from Der Stern von Bethlehem, no. 4. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Bethlehem", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-13
Line count: 15
Word count: 60

Bethlehem

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The radiance vanishes,
The heavenly choir falls silent.
The shepherds raise their
Faces from the earth,
Filled with awe,
[Filled] with wondrous blessed happiness.
They travel hence
And leave their herd behind.
Hastening to Bethlehem,
In their hearts the angel’s words,
Devoutly they reach
The poor shelter.
They find the mother
And in the manger the child:
Christ the Lord!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-05
Line count: 15
Word count: 60