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O Liebe, die am Kreuze rang,
O Liebe, die den Tod bezwang
Für alle Menschenkinder,
Gedenk' in dieser sel'gen Nacht,
Die dich zu uns herabgebracht,
Der Seelen, die dir glauben!
O Liebe, die den Stern gesandt
Hinaus ins ferne Morgenland,
Die Könige zu rufen;
Die laut durch ihres Boten Mund
Sich gab den armen Hirten kund,
Sei gnädig deinem Kinde!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Gebet in der Christnacht", op. 53 no. 5, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Gebet in der Christnacht", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Johannes und Esther. Im Frühling zu lesen
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Gebed in de kerstnacht", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Prayer on Christmas Eve", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Prière pour la nuit de Noël", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-02
Line count: 18
Word count: 93
Ô amour, qui a souffert sur la croix,
ô amour, qui a surmonté la mort
Pour tous les enfants des hommes,
Pense, en cette nuit sainte,
À ce qui t'a amené jusqu'à nous,
Ces âmes, à qui tu manques !
Ô amour, qui a envoyé l'étoile
Dans le lointain orient,
Pour appeler les Rois ;
Qui fortement par la bouche du messager
A fait savoir aux pauvres bergers
Comment silencieusement tu es venu ?
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Gebet in der Christnacht", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Johannes und Esther. Im Frühling zu lesen
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-23
Line count: 18
Word count: 100