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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.
Authorship
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Die Hirten", op. 8 no. 2b (1870), published 1871 [voice and piano], from Weihnachtslieder, no. 2b, Leipzig, Fritzsch [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "The shepherds", copyright ©
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , title 1: "I pastori", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 63
Shepherds watch in the field; night surrounds the world; only the shepherds are awake in the grove. And an angel so bright greets the shepherds and says: "Christ, the salvation of all pious souls, is come!" The angels sing all around: "Glory to God in Heaven! And to men down below, peace!" The shepherds hurry forth, hurry to the holy place, and worship the infant in swaddling clothes.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 68