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Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling is a German Christmas carol that was first published in 1854.

history

The text was written by Karl Enslin (1819–1875) under the title “Christkindchens Einlass” and first appeared in 1854 in the second issue of the Liederquelle collection published by the composer Benedikt Widmann (1820–1910) . Widmann had received from Enslin permission to use a number of his as yet unprinted children's poems, including "Christkindchens Einlass", for his collection, and invited a number of composers to set Enslin's texts to music. The melody in the first edition was composed by Wilhelm Speyer (1790–1878) from Offenbach am Main , but this melody does not match the one sung today. Enslin is said to have published the text in his collection of songs from a child (1855).

The composer of the melody known today has not yet been determined. The occasional statement that the melody was composed by Benedikt Widmann is obviously based on a mix-up. Often one can find the indication that it is a traditional German folk melody. In 1862 the melody appeared with a few deviations and no composer was given under the title “Christian Arrival” in a collection edited by Heinrich Oberhoffer . In 1873 this melody was reprinted in the 7th issue of the Geistlicher Christbaum collection published by Johann Nepomuk Ahle , which in turn was reprinted in 1882 in the German songbook Liederlust und Psalter , which Heinrich Liebhart published for use in Methodist Sunday schools and families in Cincinnati . As early as 1865, the melody appeared somewhat more varied in a children's song book with the composer's indication “B. Widmann ”, which is probably also due to a mix-up.

Carl Reinecke composed another setting of Enslin's text in 1875 under the title Christkindchens Einlass op.138 no.2 .

melody

\ relative c '' {\ tempo 4 = 60 \ autoBeamOff \ key f \ major \ time 2/4 c4 a8 b | c16 dcd c4 | b4 g8 c8 | a2 | \ break g8 gaf | a4 g | b8 bcg | b4 a | \ break g8 gah | c4 g | a8 dch | d4 c | \ break c4 a8 b | c16 dcd c4 | b4 g8 c8 | a2 \ bar "|." } \ addlyrics {Ring, bell, ring - ring - ring, ring, bell, ring! Let me in, you children, if the winter is so cold, open the doors for me, do not let me freeze! Ring, bell, ring - ring - ring, ring, bell, ring! }

song lyrics

Ring, bell, ring,
ring, bell, ring!
Let me in, you children,
if the winter is so cold,
open the doors for
me, don't let me freeze to death!
Ring, bell, ring,
ring, bell, ring!

Ring, bell, ring,
ring, bell, ring!
Girl, listen, and boy,
get on with my little room!
Bring yourselves many gifts,
you shall receive them.
Ring, bell, ring,
ring, bell, ring!

Ring, bell, ring,
ring, bell, ring!
The candles glow brightly,
open my hearts!
I want to live there happily,
pious child, how blessed.
Ring, bell, ring,
ring, bell, ring!

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Benedict Widmann (Ed.): Liederquelle. 100 poems for the youth by Karl Enslin. With 1, 2 and 3-part original compositions and folk tunes. Second issue. GW Körner, Erfurt and Leipzig undated [1854], p. 40 f.
  2. ^ Christoph Hust:  Speyer, Wilhelm. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 15 (Schoof - Stranz). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2006, ISBN 3-7618-1135-7 , Sp. 1178–1179 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  3. ^ Karl Enslin: Songs of a Child. Poems for the youth. Merseburger, Leipzig 1855, OCLC 248734229 .
  4. ↑ Ring bells ringing! at volksliederarchiv.de, accessed May 16, 2015
  5. ↑ Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling at DeutschesLied.com, accessed May 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kling, Glöckchen , lyrics at german.about.com
  7. ↑ Merry Christmas. A collection of 40 of the most famous Christmas carols. Edited and arranged by Wilhelm Lutz. Edition Schott 4006, Mainz 1946, p. 14.
  8. ↑ Hildegard Meyberg (ed.): Let's sing in the Christmas season. Ludwig Auer, Donauwörth 1985, ISBN 3-403-01602-1 , p. 249.
  9. ^ Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann: The book of Christmas carols . 10th edition. Atlantis, Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-254-08213-3 , p. 258-260 .
  10. ↑ Franz Xaver Erni, Heinz Alexander Erni: Silent Night, Holy Night. The most beautiful Christmas carols . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2002, ISBN 3-451-27367-5 , p. 108 .
  11. ^ Heinrich Oberhoffer: The little singers: Collection of very simple and easy school songs for singing according to hearing. Gebr. Heintze, Luxemburg 1862, p. 29 f.
  12. ↑ Johann Nepomuk Ahle (ed.): Spiritual Christmas tree. 7th booklet: Small Christmas games, songs, poems. Pustet, Regensburg 1873, p. 30 f. ( Digitized version ).
  13. ^ H. Liebhart: Liederlust and Psalter. Walden & Stowe, Cincinnati 1882, No. 176, pp. 187 f. ( Text archive - Internet Archive ).
  14. ↑ Anna Winkel: The mother's songbook. Nursery rhymes. Collected and provided with light piano accompaniment by A. Winkel. H. Böhlau, Weimar 1865, p. 31 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  15. ↑ Carl Reinecke, Op. 131-140
  16. ↑ Carl Reinecke's children's songs. New general edition. Second volume. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig o. J., p. 18 ( online : sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project )