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Lasst uns singen! Hell soll unser Lied erklingen! Freudig grüssen wir die Morgensonne, froh und frei den neuen Tag.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michael Praetorius, né Michael Schultze (c1571 - 1621), "Lasst uns singen!", <<1955 [ vocal quintet a cappella ], from Kinderdorf Lieder: 2. Heft: Lieder zum Tagesbeginn, no. 12, canon [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Let us sing!", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-10-24
Line count: 4
Word count: 19
Let us sing! Brightly shall our song ring out! Joyfully we greet the morning sun, Happily and freely [we greet] the new day.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-24
Line count: 4
Word count: 23