Katerina Sarri webtopos - teach Silent Night (Stille Nacht)

Stille Nacht (Silent Night) > lyrics for the teacher
verses by Joseph Mohr in german
1st stanza

FULL LYRICS.
VERSES 1-5: German original, pronunciation in international phonetic alphabet (IPA), word to word translation in english. The I.P.A. has been checked in online sources. But I am not a germanophone, so please do not rely entirely on my notes.
OVERVIEWS of 1st stanza in german with eng. explanation and english to sing.
ENGLISH, GERMAN GLOSSARY.
SOURCES.

LYRICS of THE WHOLE POEM: german poem and english translation: http://www.stillenacht.at/en/text_and_music.asp; lyrics to sing and links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night_(song)

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VERSES 1-5

GERMAN verse 1	Stille	Nacht!	Heilige	Nacht!
i.p.a.	`ʃtile	naxt	`hailige	naxt
ENGLISH mot-à-mot	Silent	night!	Holy	night!

GERMAN verse 2	Alles	schläft;	einsam	wacht
i.p.a.	`ales	`ʃlæft	`ainzam	vaxt
ENGLISH word to word	Everyone everything	sleeps;	alone and awake

GERMAN verse 3	Nur	das	traute	[hoch]	heilige	Paar.
i.p.a.	nur	das	`traute	hoh	`hailige	`paar.
ENGLISH word to word	Only	the	intimate		holy	pair.

GERMAN verse 4	Holder	Knab Knabe	im	lockigten	Haar,
i.p.a.	`holder	knab `knabe	im	`lokikten	`haar,
ENGLISH word to word	Lovely	boy	in	curly	hair,

GERMAN verse 5	Schlafe	in	himmlischer	Ruh! Ruhe
i.p.a.	`ʃlafe	in	`himliʃer	`ruu
ENGLISH word to word	Sleep	in	heavenly	peace!

again the last verse:

GERMAN verse 5

Schlafe

himmlischer

Ruh!

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OVERVIEWS of 1st stanza

DEUTSCH original
GERMAN
Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!
Alles schläft; einsam wacht
Nur das traute [[hoch]] heilige Paar.
Holder Knab im lockigten Haar,
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!

german pronunciation approximate
(international phonetic alphabet)
`ʃtile naxt  `hailige naxt
`ales `ʃlæft `ainzam vaxt
nur das `traute (hoh) `hailige `paar
`holder knab(e) im `lokikten `haar
`ʃlafe in `himliʃer `ruu
`ʃlafe in `himliʃer `ruu

ENGLISH word to word
Silent night! Holy night!
All are sleeping, alone and awake
Only the intimate holy pair,
Lovely boy with curly hair,
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Sleep in heavenly peace!

ENGLISH to sing

Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright,
round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Sleep in heavenly peace!

english pronunciation approximate
(international phonetic alphabet)
`sailent `nait  `holi  `nait
ol iz kalm  ol iz `brait
`raund jon veʥin maδer and `ʧaild
`holi `infant sou `tender and `maild
sliip in `hevenli `piis
sliip in `hevenli `piis

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ENGLISH GLOSSARY for special words of 1st stanza
at VERSE 3: yon (adv. or adj. or pron.) = over there, at that place < yonder.: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861733383

GERMAN GLOSSARY for the 1st stanza
still (adj.m.) f:stille = silent, calm, secret.
heilig (adj.m.) = holy, sacred.
Nacht, die (n.f.sing.) [naχt] = the night. pl. Nächte [ˈnɛçtə]
aller (indefinitpronomen). aller, alle, alles (m-f-neu). pl: alle = all.
schlafen (v.) [ʃla:fn] = to sleep. (schläft = he/she/it sleeps)
einsam (adj) = alone, lonely.
wacht = wakes, wakens < aufwachen (v.) = to wake up (he/she/it: wacht auf)
nur = only, merely.
traute: traut = cozy (little); vertrauten (v.) = to trust (he/she/it: vertraut. partizip: vertraut).
hoch (adj.) [ho:x] = high. extremely.
Paar (n.) = the pair, the couple. Also: paar (pronomen).
hold (adj.) = lovely, fair.
Knabe, der (n.m.) [ˈkna:bə] = boy.
lockigten (lockigen): lockig (adj.) = culry
Haar, das (n.neu.) = the hair.
himmlischer (adj.) = more heavenly. < himmlisch = celestial, heavenly. < Himmel, der (n.m.) = the sky.
Ruhe, die (n.f.) [ʀu:ə] = quiet, calm, rest.

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SOURCES

SOURCES FOR LYRICS of 1st stanza: german and english translation http://www.stillenacht.at/en/text_and_music.asp; lyrics to sing and links from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night_(song)
SOURCES FOR GLOSSARY of 1st stanza: http://dict.leo.org; http://www.dict.cc; http://wiktionary.com

katerina sarri, athens, 23 DEC 2007. corrections: 2009.