Die heil'gen drei Kön'ge aus Morgenland
Language:
German
Die heil'gen drei Kön'ge aus Morgenland,
Sie frugen in jedem Städtchen:
"Wo geht der Weg nach Bethlehem,
ihr lieben Buben und Mädchen?"
Die Jungen und Alten, sie [wußten es]1 nicht,
Die Könige zogen weiter;
Sie folgten einem goldenen Stern,
Der leuchtete lieblich und heiter.
Der Stern blieb stehn über Josephs Haus,
Da sind sie hineingegangen;
Das Öchslein brüllte, das Kindlein schrie,
Die heiligen drei Könige sangen.
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1 Strauss: "wußten's"
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820-1867)
, "Die heil'gen drei Kön'ge", op. 13 (Zwölf Jugendlieder, 3 und 4 stimmig, für Sopran und Alt) no. 10 (1848). [sopranos and altos] ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Baron Berners (1883-1950)
, "Weihnachtslied", 1913-8, published 1920, from Three Songs in the German Manner, no. 3. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Henriëtte Bosmans (1895-1952)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland", 1935, from Zwei Lieder, no. 2. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Christian Bruhn (1934-)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige" [voice and orchestra], from Heine-Lieder, no. 17. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Gerard Bunk (1888-1958)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland", op. 13 (Zehn Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 8. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
, "Der goldene Stern", 1929 [soprano and orchestra], from Drei Heine-Lieder, no. 1. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by (Karl) Friedrich Curschmann (1805-1841)
, "Weihnachtslied", op. 19. [vocal octet for 2 sopranos, 2 altos, 2 tenors, 2 basses and piano] ![[setting text needs to be verified]](/images/ball.red.gif)
by Heinrich (Ludwig Egmont) Dorn (1804-1892)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland", op. 9 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 6. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (1875-1956)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland", op. 58 (Lieder) no. 5, published <<1914. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Hermann Große-Schware (1931-)
, "Die heiligen drei Kön'ge", 2004. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805-1900)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige", op. 35 (Sechs deutsche Gesänge) no. 6, published 1842, note: Metzner gives 1839 ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Ludwig Hess (1877-1944)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland", op. 31 (Lieder) no. 4. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by C. Kaufung
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland", op. 4 (Lieder) no. 3. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927-)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige", 1994-5, published c1998 [tenor and piano], from Ein Liederbuch nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Abteilung IV, no. 5. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Carl Kloberg
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige", op. 2 (Vier Quartette für Männerstimmen) no. 4, published 1879 [vocal quartet for male voices a cappella], Leipzig, Leuckart ![[setting text needs to be verified]](/images/ball.red.gif)
by Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1850-1926)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige", op. 27 (Sechs ernste Lieder) no. 5. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Tilo Medek (1940-)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland" [medium voice and piano or guitar], from Heinrich-Heine-Lieder (1968/89) : zwölf Lieder ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875-1937)
, "Die heilgen drei Könige", op. 32 no. 2. [voice and orchestra] ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Roland Moser (1943-)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige", published 1985 [soprano and actor with piano], from Heinelieder, no. 1. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Christian Sinding (1856-1941)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige", published 1926. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Johan August Söderman (1832-1876)
, "Ballade", published 1859, from Heidenröslein : Liederzyklus nach Heine, no. 3. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by George Stern (1867-19??)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige", op. 1 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 10, published 1905. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland", op. 56 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 (1906), published 1908. ![[setting text verified]](/images/ball.green.gif)
by Richard Trunk (1879-1968)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige", op. 61 no. 5, published c1930 [voice, piano], from Weihnachtslieder, no. 5. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige", op. 38 (Humoristica aus Heine's Gedichten) no. 1, published 1851. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 37. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Georg Vierling (1820-1901)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige aus Morgenland", op. 27 (Sechs Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1875 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Leuckart ![[setting text needs to be verified]](/images/ball.red.gif)
by Hans Richard (Hannes Ruch) Weinhöppel (1867-1928)
, "Die heil'gen drei Könige", published 19-? ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
by Julius Weismann (1879-1950)
, "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland", 1921, published 1921 [voice and piano], from 9 Lieder, no. 4. ![[setting text not yet verified]](/images/ball.white.gif)
Set in
English,
a translation
by
Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
, title unknown
RUS FRE SWE
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Set in
English,
a translation
by
Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
, title unknown
RUS FRE SWE
[text unavailable]
Set in
Russian,
a translation
by
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)
, title unknown, 1909
ENG FRE ENG SWE
Set in
Swedish,
a translation
by
Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
, title unknown
RUS ENG FRE ENG
[text unavailable]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
ENG
English
(Sarah Hoffman)
, "The three holy kings from the eastern land", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG
English
(Emma Lazarus)
, title unknown, from Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, published 1881
FRE
French
(Pierre Mathé)
, "Les trois rois mages de l'Orient", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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