Get this: I translated "Silent Night" literally!

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It took some doing but I did it: preserving the translation accurately and making it rhyme was my fun activity for the day...

In original German:

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Alles schläft, einsam wacht
Nur das traute hoch-
heilige Paar
Holder Knabe im
lockigen Haar
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Hirten erst kundgemacht
Durch der Engel
Halleluja
Tönt es laut
von fern und nah
Christ, der Retter ist da
Christ, der Retter ist da

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!
Die der Welt Heil gebracht,
Aus des Himmels
Goldenen Höhn
Uns der Gnaden
Fülle läßt seh'n
Jesum in Menschengestalt,
Jesum in Menschengestalt.

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!
Wo sich heut alle Macht
Väterlicher
Liebe ergoß
Und als Bruder
Huldvoll umschloß
Jesus die Völker der Welt,
Jesus die Völker der Welt.

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!
Lange schon uns bedacht,
Als der Herr vom
Grimme befreit,
In der Väter
Urgrauer Zeit
Aller Welt Schonung verhieß,
Aller Welt Schonung verhieß.

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Gottes Sohn, oh, wie lacht
Lieb' aus deinem
göttlichen Mund
Da uns schlägt
die rettende Stund
Christ, in deiner Geburt
Christ, in deiner Geburt


In English, translated as faithfully as possible:

Silent Night, Holy Night,
All's a calm, lonely sight:
Joseph & Mary, the Holy pair,
Hold their son with curly hair.
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent Night, Holy Night:
Shepherds first behold the sight!
From the angels: Hallelujah!
Proclaimed loudly to hither and yon:
Christ the Savior is here!
Christ the Savior is here!

Silent Night, Holy Night:
Love of God brings us light
By His heavenly goodness and grace
For all to see salvation's face:
Jesus in human form,
Jesus in human form.

Silent Night, Holy Night:
God, in love, in power, in might
Shows His mercy abundantly,
That the people may readily see
Jesus for all in the world,
Jesus for all in the world.

Silent Night, Holy Night:
Think of our human plight.
In our world of darkness we live,
Now, Lord Jesus freely gives
Mercy to all the world,
Mercy to all the world.

Silent Night, Holy Night:
God's own Son, pure delight.
From your mouth God's words are passed,
Our salvation is here at last!
Jesus, we praise your birth,
Jesus, we praise your birth.

Pretty cool, huh? 🥰🥰🥰
 
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