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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Die Weihnachtsnachtigall
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Lieb Nachtigall, wach auf,
Du schönes Vögelein, wach auf,
Wach hurtig auf, wach auf!
Dem Kindelein auserkoren
Heut geboren.
Halb erfroren,
Sing dem [guten]1 Christkindelein!

Flieg her zum Kripplein klein,
Flieg her, gefiedert Schwesterlein,
Flieg her, sing Nachtigall, gar fein!
Dem Kindelein fröhlich singe,
Lieblich klinge,
Flüglein schwinge,
Sing dem teuren Jesulein!

Sing Nachtigall, ohn' End
Zu vielen hundert tausend mal,
Ohn End, ihm deine Lieder send!
Dem Heiland mein' Ehr beweise,
Lob und preise,
Laut und leise
Sing dem Christuskindelein!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   L. Schmid-Deutl 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Schmid-Deutl: "zarten"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 17th century )  [author's text not yet checked 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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Die Weihnachtsnachtigall", op. 27 (Geistliche Lieder), Heft 2 (Christi Geburt und Kindheit) no. 8 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Louise Schmid-Deutl , "Die Weihnachtsnachtigall" [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
Line count: 21
Word count: 82

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