O Tannenbaum
"O Tannenbaum" is a 19th century Christmas carol with lyrics by Ernst Anschütz. Billy Corgan covered it at a Christmas-themed shows of December 2021, notably the December 22, 2022 live stream performance.
"O Tannenbaum" | |
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Cover song by Billy Corgan | |
Songwriter(s) | traditional |
Lyrically, the song has various versions based on how loosely they are translated from the original German song. Corgan's version appears to combine loose English translations (i.e. use of "Oh Tannenbaum")[1] with modern-day English variations.[2][3]
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LyricsEdit
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
They are green when summer days are bright,
They are green when winter snow is white.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
You give us so much pleasure!
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
You give us so much pleasure!
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How green the tree, give off the light
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
You give us so much pleasure!
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
You give us so much pleasure!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
Forever true your colour.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
Forever true your colour.
Your boughs so green in summertime
Stay bravely green in wintertime.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
Forever true your colour.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
You filled my heart with music,
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
You filled my heart with music
Reminding me on Christmas Day
To think of you and then be gay.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
You filled my heart with music,
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
Tour stats
- Total plays: 2 plays
- First performance: Billy Corgan 2021-12-19 at Madame ZuZu's Christmas Show, Highland Park, IL, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2021-12-22 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ McGovern, Ann (1960). Treasury of Christmas Stories. Four Winds Press. ISBN 978-0-88365-043-1.
- ↑ "1970s?". Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ↑ The Bay View Magazine (1913), p. 175