Red Baron likes to sing, so he went to Freiburg's Minster this afternoon. But when I arrived at a quarter to five, the church was already full to bursting.
I walked with my stick to the front without hoping for a place in one of the pews. However, in row six, a young lady was keeping a few seats free, desperately looking for three latecomers from her family. I counted and said that a thin person would still fit in. So she offered me the seat by one of the church pillars.
Needless to say, only one additional person showed up, and Red Baron eventually had lots of free space and a perfect view into the church choir.
When the event started, I got my fill. Here is the complete list of Christmas Carols I sang out loud with the people around me strangely remaining as mute as a fish.
All the songs you find on YouTube. Some melodies are familiar to my English-speaking readers, so they may like to sing or hum along without an English text. Click on the German titles below.
Tochter Zion freue dich
Nun freut euch ihr Christen
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
Ihr Kinderlein kommet
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Hört, es singt und klingt mit Schalle
O du fröhliche, o du selige
It is not surprising that the text of most of the songs contains the word "peace," for as Luke 2:14 states, "In the highest heaven, glory to God! And on earth, peace among people of goodwill!"
Let's hope that in 2025, decision-makers in the various regions of our earth will show goodwill for peace and stop the suffering of civil populations.
*
No comments:
Post a Comment