Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!
Alles schläft; einsam wacht
Nur das traute heilige Paar.
Holder Knab im lockigten Haar,
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!
Everybody sing!
You have no idea what this is, do you? I bet you do. But, for the sake of argument, unless you were born in the early 1800s in Austria, chances are pretty good you don’t know this version of ‘Silent Night’. As a matter of fact, most people don’t even know the full translation and only know the watered down, shorter version of Christmas Carolers.
However, the history of the song is longer than even the original 6 verses of the beloved carol. There are so many different speculations as to why it was written, and when, but the story is both simple and beautiful in it’s simplicity.
