Anticipation, greatest joy
| Anticipation, greatest joy | |
|---|---|
| Radio Children's Choir Leipzig | |
| publication | 1970 |
| length | 2:49 |
| Genre (s) | Advent song |
| Author (s) | Erika Engel-Wojahn |
Anticipation, greatest joy is a German Advent song . The text is by Erika Engel-Wojahn , the melody by Hans Naumilkat .
content
The song is about the Advent season . It consists of four stanzas . Various typical activities in Advent are described ( decorating a wreath , baking cakes, etc.). In each stanza one more light is lit on each Advent Sunday .
Recordings
In 1970 the song was published in the version of the Rundfunk-Kinderchor Leipzig on the Christmas LP Soon it is Christmas time for the GDR label Eterna . It was also included in various music textbooks and song books.
See also
literature
- Bernd Pachnicke: German folk songs. 280 selected lyrics. Peters, Leipzig 1981, ISBN 3-369-00024-5 , p. 246 ( limited preview in the Google book search).