Christmas Tree
Peter Cornelius
How prettily is the festive room adorned!
The candles shimmer on the Christmas tree!
O glad time! o blissful dream!
Mother sits among her children;
now everyone is silent at her command:
she sings the Christ-child's praise and glory.
And all around, illuminated by the Christmas tree,
beautifully shown in pictures,
is the palmy world of the Holy Book.
The children gaze at the pictures' magnificence
and pay close attention to the singing,
that sounds so sweet on the eve of Christmas!
O happy circle in a festive room!
O golden candles on the Christmas tree!
O glad time! o blissful dream!