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A German Christmas Song called Leise rieselt der Schnee – Softly Falls Each Snowflake

This German Christmas Carol was written by Eduard Ebel (1839-1905) and translated into English by Loralee Jo Kurzius. You can watch the YouTube video I found where you can hear it sung.

Softly Falls Each Snow Flake
(English Translation)

Softly falls each snow flake
Silent and frozen the lake
Christmas shimmers from the moon.
Rejoice the Christ child comes soon!

In our hearts we feel warm
Free from worries and harm
Cares of life fade far away
Come soon dear Christ-Child, we pray!

Soon his journey he’ll take
Choir of angels awake
Hear how sublime it does ring
The Christ Child’s birth we will sing.

Leise rieselt der Schnee
(German)

Leise rieselt der Schnee,
Still und starr ruht der See,
Weihnachlicht glänzet der wald.
Freue dich,’s Christkind kommt bald!

In den Herzen wird’s warm,
Still schweigt Kummer und Harm,
Sorge des lebbens verhalt.
Freue dich,’s Christkind kommt bald!

Bald ist heilige Nacht,
Chor der Engel erwacht,
Hört nur, wie lieblich es schallt:
Freue dich,’s Christkind kommt bald!

Many thanks to Loralee Jo Kurzius for contributing this song and for providing the translation and to “Veilchen” for letting me post her recording!

-Mama Lisa

UPDATE: Check out my later post for a version of Leise rieselt der Schnee with 4 verses and a different English translation and another YouTube video rendition of the song!

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This entry was posted on Friday, December 14th, 2007 at 5:31 pm and is filed under Christmas, Christmas Songs, Countries & Cultures, German, Germany, Holiday Songs, Holidays Around the World, Languages, Leise rieselt der Schnee, YouTube. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “A German Christmas Song called Leise rieselt der Schnee – Softly Falls Each Snowflake”

1. Karen Dodge Says:
   July 25th, 2008 at 11:06 am

   Thank you for the clear pronunciation. It really helps to have that when learning German (or any other language).

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