by Catharina Magdalena Van Hille-Gaerthé (1881 - 1958)
Eeuwen geleden
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Available translation(s): GER
Eeuwen geleden, kwamen getreden herders in Bethlehems arme stal. Zacht ziet de moeder neer op 't Kindje, klein en teer, 't hemelse licht schijnt overal. Kind in de heil'ge nacht, dat ons Gods liefde bracht, ook wij staan om uwe krib geschaard. Lief, heilig Kindekijn, nu wij zo stille zijn klinkt zacht en teder: "Vreed' op aard".
See also Dejlig er jorden, which can be sung to an old melody that the author meant for this text to be sung to as well.
Authorship:
- by Catharina Magdalena Van Hille-Gaerthé (1881 - 1958), appears in Onder het stroodak, first published 1915 [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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Eeuwen geleden" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Hirten in Scharen", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2019-11-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 57