Es Ist Für Uns Eine Zeit Angekommen
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Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen (Unto us a time has come) is a traditional Swiss
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Christmas carol
from the Canton of Lucerne
. Lyrically, there are some regional variations. The text below offers the original lyrics.
A secular variant of the lyrics during the Nazi time
has been prepared by Nazi poet Paul Hermann (1904–1970), which is still reprinted in some German songbooks, including the popular Mundorgel of the YMCA
's German section. A text variant by Maria Wolters, dating from 1957, consists of 11 verses and re-establishes the religious content of the song.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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The Star boys' singing procession has children and young people walking about with a movable star on a rod. The singing procession and the folk drama had its roots in an old medieval ecclesiastical play, centred on the Three Magi of the Christmas story in Matthew's , appropriate to Epiphany .The...
Christmas carol
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...
from the Canton of Lucerne
Canton of Lucerne
Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.-History:...
. Lyrically, there are some regional variations. The text below offers the original lyrics.
A secular variant of the lyrics during the Nazi time
Nazi Germany
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has been prepared by Nazi poet Paul Hermann (1904–1970), which is still reprinted in some German songbooks, including the popular Mundorgel of the YMCA
YMCA
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's German section. A text variant by Maria Wolters, dating from 1957, consists of 11 verses and re-establishes the religious content of the song.
Lyrics
| Original German | Literal translation |
|---|---|
Unto us a time has come, it is a great grace for us. Our saviour, Jesus Christ, has become man for us. In the cradle he must lie, and if it were the hardest rock: Between ox and ass you lie, poor little Jesus. Three kings came to seek for him, the star led them to Bethlehem. Crown and sceptres they put down, brought him their rich gift. |