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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Die Hirten
 (Sung text for setting by P. Cornelius)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Hirten wachen im Feld,
Nacht ist rings auf der Welt,
Wach sind die Hirten alleine
  Im Haine.

Und ein Engel so licht
Grüßet die Hirten und spricht:
"Christ, das Heil aller Frommen,
  Ist kommen!"

Engel singen umher:
"Gott im Himmel sei Ehr'
Und den Menschen hienieden
  Sei Frieden!"

Eilen die Hirten fort,
Eilen zum heilgen Ort,
Beten an in den Windlein
  Das Kindlein.

Confirmed with Gedichte von Peter Cornelius, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 140.


Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Die Hirten", op. 8 no. 2b (1870), published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Weihnachtslieder, no. 2b, Leipzig, Fritzsch

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Die Hirten", 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) , "The shepherds", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Elsa Ebertz) , "The Shepherds"
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "I pastori", 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: 16
Word count: 63

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