“In stiller Nacht, zur ersten Wacht“

Here is an English tranlsation: In the quiet night, At the first watch, A voice begins to lament; The night wind Has sweetly and gently Carried the sound to me. With bitter pain And sorrow My heart is overflown; The flowers With simple tears I have watered, all of them. The lovely moon Will go down; For sorrow it doesn’t want to shine. The stars Stop gleaming; They want to weep with me. No songs of birds, Nor joyous sounds Are heard in the air; Even the wild beasts Grieve with me In rocks and gorges.
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