O Tannenbaum

Words & Music

Ernst Anschźtz (1824), Traditional German Tune

 

  D          A7 D               Em              A7  D

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine BlŠtter!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine BlŠtter!

   G                    A7                               D

Du grźnst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit, nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.

D          A7 D               Em              A7  D

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deine BlŠtter!

 

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!  Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!  Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!  Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

 

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!  Dein Kleid will mich was lehren.

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!  Dein Kleid will mich was lehren.

Die Hoffnung und BestŠndigkeit gibt Trost und Kraft zu jeder Zeit.

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!  Das soll dein Kleid mich lehren.

 

 

O Christmas Tree

English lyrics:

Unknown

 

O Christmas tree, O  Christmas tree, with faithful leaves unchanging.

[alt:  "...how lovely are your branches!"]

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, with faithful leaves unchanging,

Not only green in summer's heat, but also winter's snow and sleet;

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, with faithful leaves unchanging,

 

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, of all the trees most lovely.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, of all the trees most lovely;

Each year you bring to me delight, gleaming in the Christmas night.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree of all the trees most lovely.

 

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, your leaves will teach me also,

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, your leaves will teach me also,

That hope and love and faithfulness are precious things I can possess.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, your leaves will teach me also,

 

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches.

In summer sun or winter snow, a coat of green you always show.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches.

 

 



The provenance of this attached easy arrangement, or this attached easy arrangement, or this one of this song is unknown.  It is part of a collection that people gave me over the years.  Please inform me if correctly attribute it.





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