Advent | How my heart now burns

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by Adolf Holst (1867 - 1945)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Advent

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wie nun mein Herze brennt
in deiner Sterne Schein!
Gegrüsset sollst du sein,
du seliger Advent!

Die Berge stehn voll Schnee,
die Häupter hoch in Pracht;
voll Singen liegt die Nacht:
Hosanna in der Höh!

Hosanna fern und nah,
in Tälern tief verschneit.
Machet die Tore weit:
der Herr, der Herr ist da!

Allstund mein Herzenstür,
sie soll dir offen sein.
Eia, Christkindelein,
kehre ein bei mir!

Confirmed with Adolf Holst, Gen Abend. Neue Gedichte, Berlin, Oldenburg & Co., 1921, page 46.

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Holst (1867 - 1945), "Advent", appears in Gen Abend. Neue Gedichte, Berlin, Oldenburg & Co., first published 1921 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Advent", op. 61 no. 1, published c1930 [ voice, piano ], from Weihnachtslieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Advent", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Barbara Miller , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 67

Advent

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How my heart now burns
in the radiance of your stars!
Greetings to you,
you blessed time of Advent!

The mountains are full of snow,
their peaks high in splendour;
the night lies full of singing:
Hosanna on high!

Hosanna far and near,
in valleys covered in deep snow.
Open wide the gates:
the Lord, the Lord is here!

The door of my heart shall be
open to Thee at all times.
Ah, little Christ-child,
Come into my heart!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Holst (1867 - 1945), "Advent", appears in Gen Abend. Neue Gedichte, Berlin, Oldenburg & Co., first published 1921
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This text was added to the website: 2024-11-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 79