| Author | Topic: Add: The Pine Tree | |
| dmcg | Posted - 12 Sep 04 - 02:10 pm | |
O woodland tree, O pinewood tree, How fresh and green your branches! Not only in the summer time, But 'mid the winter's frost and rime; O woodland tree, O pinewood tree, How fresh and green your branches! O woodland tree,O Christmas tree, How gaily decked your branches! The coloured candles' lovely light Is shed around for our delight. O Christmas tree, bright Christmas tree, How gaily decked your branches! O summer tree, O winter tree, We love your shining branches! But, best of all, at Christmas time Beneath the glistening frost and rime O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, We bless your happy branches! Source: Singing Together, Autumn 1960, BBC Publications Notes: German Folk Melody, English words by Helen Henschel. This song has - at least if American films and TV shows are valid evidence - been sufficiently adopted to regard this version as legitimate in English as well as in German. I would say, though, that it is not really accepted as a carol in England: it is recognised by almost everyone because of the media, but I don't think I have heard anyone in England actually sing it. | ||
| masato sakurai | Posted - 13 Sep 04 - 09:53 am | |
Several English translations are HERE at The Hymns and Carols of Christmas: O Tannenbaum. The tune has been used for a lot of songs, including "The Red Flag" and "Maryland My Maryland." | ||