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Verse please

English translation: Silent Night! Holy Night!

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Stile Nacht
English translation:Silent Night! Holy Night!
Entered by: bartek

18:27 Jan 8, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / Silent night, holy night
German term or phrase: Verse please
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,/
wo sich heut alle Macht/
väterlicher Liebe ergoss/
und als Bruder huldvoll umschloss/
Jesus die Völker der Welt
Does anyone know the translation of this verse that has been lefted out of the English version of the song
NickWatson
Germany
Local time: 09:33
Silent Night! Holy Night!
Explanation:
Silent Night! Holy Night!
By his love, by his might
God our Father us has graced,
As a brother gently embraced
Jesus, all nations on earth,
Jesus, all nations on earth.

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bartek
Local time: 09:33
Grading comment
Thank you very much, I found it myself in the end as well, but the points are yours! :-)
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5 +3Silent Night! Holy Night!
bartek
5Nick,
Trudy Peters


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Silent Night! Holy Night!


Explanation:
Silent Night! Holy Night!
By his love, by his might
God our Father us has graced,
As a brother gently embraced
Jesus, all nations on earth,
Jesus, all nations on earth.



bartek
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in pair: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much, I found it myself in the end as well, but the points are yours! :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabeth Ghysels: http://www.geocities.com/praisetoday/DecemberY2K.PDF
9 mins
  -> Thank you :-)
agree  Autobusek
17 mins
  -> Thank you :-)
agree  Nicole Tata
23 mins
  -> Thank you :-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Nick,


Explanation:
Would you please correct the spelling of Stille Nacht in the glossary?

Thanks!

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3087
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