O Tannenbaum
Trad. German, arr. Jim CLEMENTS
About this Piece
The symbol of the evergreen tree was too strongly rooted in the old European religions to be entirely eradicated with the coming of Christianity. O Tannenbaum, which literally translates to “O fir tree,” is a combination of the tune from an old German folksong “Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle” (“Long live the carpenter’s apprentice”), and words penned in 1824 by Ernst Anschütz, a Leipzig schoolmaster, based on a 16th-century Silesian folk song by Melchior Franck, “Ach Tannenbaum.”
Jim Clements (b. 1983) is a British choral composer, arranger, orchestrator, and singer. He studied music at Manchester University where he established and directed close-harmony groups and began his association with the a cappella group VOCES8. He has written for numerous world-famous artists, including Tom Jones, The King’s Singers, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum! |
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, |