Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht --- Silent night! Holy night!

Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht is one of the most known German Christmas Songs which will be chanted mostly at Christmas Eve. Here is the German text and a translation will follow below: 1. Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht! Alles schläft; einsam wacht Nur das traute heilige Paar. Holder Knab' im lockigten Haar, |: Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh! :| 2. Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht! Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht Lieb' aus deinem göttlichen Mund, Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund'. |: Jesus in deiner Geburt! :| 3. Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht! Die der Welt Heil gebracht, Aus des Himmels goldenen Höhn, Uns der Gnaden Fülle läßt sehn, |: Jesum in Menschengestalt! :| 4. Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht! Wo sich heut alle Macht Väterlicher Liebe ergoß, Und als Bruder huldvoll umschloß |: Jesus die Völker der Welt! :| 5. Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht! Lange schon uns bedacht, Als der Herr vom Grimme befreit In der Väter urgrauer Zeit |: Aller Welt Schonung verhieß! :| 6. Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht! Hirten erst kundgemacht Durch der Engel Alleluja, Tönt es laut bei Ferne und Nah: |: "Jesus der Retter ist da!" :| Here a fairly literal translation by Frank from 1997 (found on: http://ingeb.org/Lieder/stillena.html) 1. Silent night! Holy night! All's asleep, one sole light, Just the faithful and holy pair, Lovely boy-child with curly hair, |: Sleep in heavenly peace! :| 2. Silent night! Holy night! God's Son laughs, o how bright. Love from your holy lips shines clear, As the dawn of salvation draws near, |: Jesus, Lord, with your birth! :| 3. Silent night! Holy night! Brought the world peace tonight, From the heavens' golden height Shows the grace of His holy might |: Jesus, as man on this earth! :| 4. Silent night! holy night! Where today all the might Of His fatherly love us graced And then Jesus, as brother embraced. |: All the peoples on earth! :| 5. Silent night! Holy night! Long we hoped that He might, As our Lord, free us of wrath, Since times of our fathers He hath |: Promised to spare all mankind! :| 6. Silent night! Holy night! Sheperds first see the sight. Told by angelic Alleluja, Sounding everywhere, both near and far: |: "Christ the Savior is here!" :| This christmas song was record during the satsang at Yoga http://www.yoga-vidya.de Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. Find more soundfiles in our website on http://www.yoga-vidya.de/de/service/blog/category/podcast/mantra/ Om Shanti