Tag: Nikolaus

Another six week or so

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Hornbacher Steinhäusel

This melody, as well as the accompanying text, is known by most German children. It’s sung on the day of St Nicolas when children are waiting for dark to fall and St Nicolas coming by and putting little presents in the prepared boots. 

Let us all be cheery and bright 
and look forward to Nicolas' night.  
Merrily, merrily, ding ding dong! 
It's Nicolas' evening before too long.

It’s written on the picturesque house façade of this house in Hornbach:

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Melody

St Nicholas

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Today is St Nicholas’ Day – children will put their boots in front of the door and listen for some heavy steps pounding outside and then slowly peek around the door to see if he left chocolates, nuts, and tangerines.

Linked to One Word Sunday: Seasonal.

We like to sing!

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The seal of approval by the German choir association awarded to nursery schools which excel in music education. It reads: We like to sing!

A verse of a well-known and well-liked children’s song, sung by children waiting for St Nicolas:

  • Let us all be cheery and bright
  • And look forward to Nicolas’ night.
  • Merrily, merrily, ding ding dong!
  • It’s Nicolas evening before too before long.

The verse is part of a mural on the side of the Hornbacher Steinhäusel in a village in the Odenwald. The rest of the description reads:

“- and those who don’t know any better and don’t believe it should come with us to the Krähberg, to the proper Steinhäusel, to experience St Nicolas’ evening with the village youths, which is happening every year.”

Click here to listen to the song in German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkvXugiij3U

Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Music.

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