Leise rieselt der Schnee (song)

Leise rieselt der Schnee
Song by Rammstein
Lyricist:	Eduard Ebel
Released:	10 December 2023
Length:	01:29
Live count:	0
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Leise rieselt der Schnee is a song sung by Flake, which was released on 10 December 2023, via the official Rammstein social media channels.

Information

Leise rieselt der Schnee (which translates as "The snow falls softly") is one of the most famous Christmas songs in the German language. It was composed in 1895 in Graudenz by the Protestant pastor Eduard Ebel (1839–1905) and published under the title Weihnachtsgruß in his volume Gesammelte Gedichte. The composition of the melody is also often attributed to Ebel, but this statement is uncertain and apparently unsupported, especially since Ebel's own publication contains only the text. According to other sources, the melody is a folk tune, which Ebel himself possibly adopted for his song. Other sources again suggest that the melody is based on a musette (1792) by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750–1813); however, the similarity of the melodies only applies to the first one and a half bars.

Lyrics

Digital version
Leise rieselt der Schnee Still und starr ruht der See Weihnachtlich glänzet der Wald Freue Dich, 's Christkind kommt bald In den Herzen ist's warm Still schweigt Kummer und Harm Sorge des Lebens verhallt Freue, das Christkind kommt bald Bald nun ist heilige Nacht Chor der Engel erwacht Hört nur, wie lieblich es schallt Freue Dich, 's Christkind kommt bald

Original lyrics
Leise rieselt der Schnee Still und starr liegt der See Weihnachtlich glänzet der Wald Freue Dich, Christkind kommt bald In den Herzen ist's warm Still schweigt Kummer und Harm Sorge des Lebens verhallt Freue Dich, Christkind kommt bald Bald ist heilige Nacht Chor der Engel erwacht Hörch' nur, wie lieblich es schallt Freue Dich, Christkind kommt bald