Learn to Play “Silent Night” on Piano
This tranquil D major arrangement is set in 3/4 time, and includes a vocal score with English and German lyrics.
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“Silent Night / Stille Nacht”
The Austrian carol “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht” was originally written for guitar in 1818 by composer Franz Xaver Gruber. Its lyrics were written two years prior by Austrian priest Josef Mohr; and in 1859, American John Freeman Young published an English translation of the carol’s first three stanzas.
Silent Night Lyrics
- SilentNight.web.za
This site has been around for about a decade, and is an amazing resource for all things “Silent Night.” It not only has the lyrics in every major language (with several variants of each), but you can also find the carol in various dialects of nearly every language family, even constructed tongues such as Klingon. A linguaphile’s dream! - German.about.com
Here you can get straight to the point: Get the standard German and English lyrics, and read a literal side-by-side translation of the original text into English.
Chord Progression in D Major – Chords: D | A | G
D
Silent night, holy night.
A D
All is calm, all is bright.
G D
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child.
G D
Holy infant so tender and mild.
A D
Sleep in heavenly peace!
A D
Sleep in heavenly peace.
