Ihr Kinderlein, kommet
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet
Come Little Children
Christmas Carol
Christmas Carol
(German)
(English)
Ihr Kinderlein kommet, o kommet doch all!
Zur Krippe her kommet in Bethlehems Stall
Und seht was in dieser hochheiligen Nacht
Unser Vater im Himmel für Freude uns macht.
O seht in der Krippe, im nächtlichen Stall
Seht heir bei des Lichtes hellglänzendem Strahl
In reinliche Windeln, das himmlische Kind,
Viel schöner und holder als Engelein sind.
Da liegt es, ihr Kinder, auf Heu und auf Stroh
Maria und Josef betrachten es froh
Die redlichen Hirten knien betend davor
Hoch oben schwebt jubelnd der Engelein Chor.
Come little children, oh come one and all
To the cradle in Bethlehem's stall
And see what on this most holy night
Our Father in heaven does for us.
Oh see in the cradle, in the nighttime stall,
See here by the light's bright-gleaming rays
In pure swaddling clothes, the heavenly child,
Much prettier and more loved than little angels.
There he lies, oh children, on hay and straw,
Mary and Joseph watch him happily,
The honest shepherds kneel praying before him,
The angels' choir joyously hovers high above.
Notes
Written by Christoph von Schmid in 1798. He was a Catholic priest and a writer.
Comments
You can hear a version called Oh, Come Little Children in English with a recording.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Rachel Hay for contributing and translating this carol.
