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by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)

Das Christkind ist durch den Wald...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Das Christkind ist durch den Wald gegangen,
Sein Schleier blieb an den Zweigen hangen,
Da fror er fest in der Winterluft
Und glänzt heut' morgen wie lauter Duft.

Ich gehe still durch des Christkind's Garten,
Im Herzen regt sich ein süß Erwarten:
Ist schon die Erde so reich bedacht,
Was hat es mir da erst mitgebracht!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 103.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Rauhreif vor Weihnachten", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Vermischte Gedichte, no. 21 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Rauhreif", published 1899 [ voice and Mason-Hamlin harmonium ], from [Neun] Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Mason-Hamlin-Harmonium, no. 5, Berlin, Koeppen. (Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel.) [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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