The song first appeared in print in the Speyrer Gesangsbuch (Speyer hymnbook) in 1599. The author is unknown, and we also don’t know who the composer of that melody is. It seems that the original only had two verses but today we generally sing three verses. Show Michael Praetorius wrote the four-part harmonization using the original score in 1609 and that is the setting we most know and sing today. While the song has been included in Catholic and Protestant hymnbooks, the second stanza varies. Praetorius, a Protestant, is said to have changed the words to emphasize Jesus instead of the Virgin Mary. (see in the lyrics) The text has been modernized over time but the endings of the second verse differ in the last line. In the Catholic version nowadays, it says “und blieb ein reine Magd” (and remained a pure maid), and the Protestant one ends in “welches uns selig macht” (which makes us blessed). In 1844, Friedrich Layriz added three verses to the original two, and the first one of his stayed on throughout time. During the Nazi regime the text was rewritten to eliminate the religious component. The song began with “Uns ist ein Licht erstanden / in einer dunklen Nacht” (A light has arisen for us/on a dark winter night) and the emphasis was on the fatherland and motherhood in general. Text in German and the Translation by BakerEs ist ein Ros entsprungen, Das Röslein, das ich meine, Das Blümelein, so kleine, Lo, how a rose e’er blooming, Isaiah ’twas foretold it, O Flower, whose fragrance tender MeaningThe first thing we need to realize when looking about this poem is that the author isn’t talking about a Rose or rose though it does look like it. Ros here means Reis and in English it’s probably best translated as sprig. The first stanza is full of metaphors and we don’t know exactly what is meant by them. But then the second verse explains it: the Ros (sprig) is the Virgin Mary and the Blümlein (little flower) is Jesus. They are springing from the Tree of Jesse and thereby linking Mary and Jesus to Jesse and his son King David. The first verse is a direct allusion of Isaiah / Jesaja 11:1: And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. (KJV) Und es wird ein Reis hervorgehen aus dem Stamm Isais und ein Zweig aus seiner Wurzel Frucht bringen. (Luther) The rest of the song is relatively straight forward and tells the story of the Virgin Mary bearing Jesus in a dark cold night. Jesus is described as the Savior who brings light into the darkness. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Das Röslein, das ich meine, Das Blümelein so kleine, Wir bitten dich von Herzen, So singen wir all’ Amen, Wer hat das Lied Es ist ein Ros entsprungen geschrieben?Michael PraetoriusEs ist ein Ros entsprungen / Komponistnull
Was bedeutet das Lied Es ist ein Ros entsprungen?Die Melodie des weltweit gesungenen deutschen Weihnachtslieds "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" findet sich erstmals 1599 in einem katholischen Kirchengesangbuch des Bistums Speyer, dem "Speyrer Gesangbuch". Weder der Komponist noch der Textdichter sind bekannt.
Wie viele Strophen hat Es ist ein Ros entsprungen?Es ist ein Ros entsprungen ist ein ursprünglich wohl zweistrophiges, kirchliches Weihnachtslied aus dem 16. Jahrhundert.
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