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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Christbaum
 (Sung text for setting by P. Cornelius)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Wie schön geschmückt der festliche Raum!
Die Lichter funkeln am Weihnachtsbaum!
O fröhliche Zeit, o seliger Traum!
Die Mutter sitzt in der Kinder Kreis,
Nun schweiget alles auf ihr Geheiß,
Sie singet des Christkinds Lob und Preis,
Und rings vom Weihnachtsbaum erhellt,
Ist schön in Bildern aufgestellt
Des heiligen Buches Palmenwelt.
Die Kinder schauen der Bilder Pracht,
Und haben wohl des Singens acht,
Das tönt so süß in der Weihenacht.
O glücklicher Kreis im festlichen Raum,
O gold'ne Lichter am Weihnachtsbaum,
O fröhliche Zeit, o seliger Traum!

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Christbaum", op. 8 no. 1 (1856), published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Weihnachtslieder, no. 1, Leipzig, Fritzsch; note: in 1979 Geoffrey Emerson wrote a clarinet part to go along with this song

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Christbaum", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Weihnachtslieder

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Christmas Tree", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Elsa Ebertz) , "Christmas-Tree"
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "L'albero di Natale", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 90

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