Auf der Blumenwiese spielen die Kinderlein, Herr Jesus und Sankt Johannes hüpfen mitten d'rein. Maria sitzt am Rocken, Sankt Josef zimmert ein Haus, die Engelein lugen vom Himmel und kennen sich schier nicht aus.
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Text Authorship:
- by Oswald Franz Ambrosius Menghin (1888 - 1973), appears in Vätersage [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 Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "Die heilige Familie", 1926 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2025-01-02
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