by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE GER GRE
Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå,
skønt Himlen var hans eje.
Hans pude her blev hø og strå,
mørkt var det om hans leje! 
Men stjernen over huset stod,
og oksen kyssed barnets fod. 
Halleluja! Halleluja! Barn Jesus! 

Hver sorgfuld sjæl, bliv karsk og glad,
ryst af din tunge smerte,
et barn er født i Davids stad
til trøst for hvert et hjerte. 
Til barnet vil vi stige ind
og blive børn i sjæl og sind. 
Halleluja! Halleluja! Barn Jesus!

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'enfant Jésus était couché dans une crèche", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Μια φάτνη σκέπει το Χριστό", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 80

Language: English  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Child Jesus came to earth this day,
To save us sinners dying;
And cradled in the straw and hay,
The holy one is lying.
The stars shine down the child to greet,
The lowing oxen kiss his feet.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Child Jesus.

Take courage, soul, so weak and worn,
Thy sorrows have departed;
A child in David's town is born,
To heal the broken-hearted.
Then let us haste this child to find,
And children be in heart and mind.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Child Jesus.

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Researcher for this page: Ken Edensor

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 85