Über die Hütte weht der Wind,
wo Joseph und Maria sind.

In den Ritzen Heu und Stroh,
und die beiden so wunderfroh.

In dem allerärmsten Haus
geht ein Glanz [von dem]1 Kinde aus,

das in dieser seligen Nacht
in der Krippe liegt und lacht.

Engel kommen und wiegen es ein.
Das ist das süße Jesulein.

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Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 57.

¹ Humperdinck: "vom"

Text Authorship:

• by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Weihnachten", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte [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 Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Weihnachten", 1909-10, from Kinderlieder, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "An der Krippe", op. 15 no. 1, published 1907/8 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen: 21 Kinderlieder von Albert Sergel, no. 1, München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]
• by Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Weihnachten", op. 61 no. 2, published c1930 [ voice, piano ], from Weihnachtslieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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