{"id":4322,"date":"2007-12-25T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2007-12-25T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2007-12-25T00:05:43","modified_gmt":"2007-12-25T04:05:43","slug":"unsung-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2007\/12\/unsung-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsung II"},"content":{"rendered":"

The poem Stille Nacht has six verses, though we typically only sing three of them. A website lists the original six verses in German<\/a>:<\/p>\n

1. Stille Nacht! Heil’ge Nacht!
\nAlles schl\u00c3\u00a4ft; einsam wacht
\nNur das traute hoch heilige Paar.
\nHolder Knab’ im lockigen Haar,
\n|: Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh! :|<\/p>\n

2. Stille Nacht! Heil’ge Nacht!
\nGottes Sohn, o wie lacht
\nLieb’ aus deinem g\u00c3\u00b6ttlichen Mund,
\nDa uns schl\u00c3\u00a4gt die rettende Stund’.
\n|: Jesus in deiner Geburt! :|<\/p>\n

3. Stille Nacht! Heil’ge Nacht!
\nDie der Welt Heil gebracht,
\nAus des Himmels goldenen H\u00c3\u00b6hn,
\nUns der Gnaden F\u00c3\u00bclle l\u00c3\u00a4\u00c3\u0178t sehn,
\n|: Jesum in Menschengestalt! :|<\/p>\n

4. Stille Nacht! Heil’ge Nacht!
\nWo sich heut alle Macht
\nV\u00c3\u00a4terlicher Liebe ergo\u00c3\u0178,
\nUnd als Bruder huldvoll umschlo\u00c3\u0178
\n|: Jesus die V\u00c3\u00b6lker der Welt! :|<\/p>\n

5. Stille Nacht! Heil’ge Nacht!
\nLange schon uns bedacht,
\nAls der Herr vom Grimme befreit
\nIn der V\u00c3\u00a4ter urgrauer Zeit
\n|: Aller Welt Schonung verhie\u00c3\u0178! :|<\/p>\n

6. Stille Nacht! Heil’ge Nacht!
\nHirten erst kundgemacht
\nDurch der Engel Alleluja,
\nT\u00c3\u00b6nt es laut bei Ferne und Nah:
\n|: “Jesus der Retter ist da!” :| <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My German is pretty awful, so I’m just going to rely on an available translation, also at that website:<\/p>\n

Silent Night! Holy Night!
\nAll is calm, all is bright
\nRound yon godly tender pair.
\nHoly infant with curly hair,
\nSleep in heavenly peace,
\nSleep in heavenly peace.<\/p>\n

Silent Night! Holy Night!
\nSon of God, love’s pure light
\nRadiant beams from thy holy face,
\nWith the dawn of redeeming grace,
\nJesus, Lord at thy birth
\nJesus, Lord at thy birth.<\/p>\n

Silent Night! Holy Night!
\nBrought the world gracious light,
\nDown from heaven’s golden height
\nComes to us the glorious sight:
\nJesus, as one of mankind,
\nJesus, as one of mankind.<\/p>\n

Silent Night! Holy Night!
\nBy his love, by his might
\nGod our Father us has graced,
\nAs a brother gently embraced
\nJesus, all nations on earth,
\nJesus, all nations on earth.<\/p>\n

Silent Night! Holy Night!
\nLong ago, minding our plight
\nGod the world from misery freed,
\nIn the dark age of our fathers decreed:
\nAll the world redeemed,
\nAll the world redeemed.<\/p>\n

Silent Night! Holy Night!
\nShepherds first saw the sight
\nOf angels singing alleluia
\nCalling clearly near and far:
\nChrist, the saviour is born,
\nChrist the Saviour is born. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Is that translation any good? What does our Germanophone contingent — Jonathan, Kristine, John, others — think?) <\/p>\n

Franz Gruber’s melody was written for guitar. The tune has changed some over time, but still follows many of the same basic contours as Gruber’s guitar tune from two centuries past. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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