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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

A! a! a!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
A!  a!  a!  
Das [Kindlein]1 lieget da. 
Es lieget da ganz nackt und bloß, 
Es weinet in der Mutter Schoß. 
A!  a!  a! 
Das [Kindlein]1 lieget da. 

E!  e!  e!  
Nach Bethlehem i geh. 
Willst du nit a das Kind verehren?
Jo, mei Lenz, vo Herzen geren! 
E!  e!  e!  
Nach Bethlehem i geh. 

I!  i!  i!  
Vo Herzen kränkt es mi,
Daß er in an Stall muß liegen 
Und die Krippe ist sei Wiegen.
I!  i!  i!  
Vo Herzen kränkt es mi.

O!  o!  o!  
Wia war i denn so froh, 
Wenn mei Häusel z' Bethlehem stund, 
Daß i an Kindel deana kunnt! 
O!  o!  o!  
Wia war i denn so froh. 

U!  u!  u!  
Das Öchslein schreiet "muh", 
Das Öchslein und der Eselein. 
Gott schütze uns das Kindelein! 
U!  u!  u!  
Das Öchslein schreiet "muh".

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   Anonymous 

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1 Haas: "Kindleine"; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 , "A! a! a! Das Kindlein lieget da!", confirmed with Volkslieder: in Bayern, Tirol und Land Salzburg, erster Band, ed. by August Hartmann and Hyacinth Abele, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1884, song no. 124, page 191. Appears in Volksthümliche Weihnachtlieder. [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Joseph Haas (1879 - 1960), "Weihnachtslied aus Oberbayern", published 1922 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-21
Line count: 30
Word count: 139

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