Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein
"Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein" ("We all want to be merry", freely: "Rejoice we all this Easter-tide!") is a German Easter hymn, with a text mostly by Cyriakus Schneegass, who added to an older first stanza, and a 1544 tune by the Bohemian Brethren. It was published in Wittenberg in 1573.
| "Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein" | |
|---|---|
| German Easter hymn | |
| Text | by Cyriakus Schneegass (stanzas 2–5) |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by the Bohemian Brethren |
| Composed | 1544 |
| Published | 1573 |
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History
The first stanza of "Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein" was written in the 14th century in Medingen Abbey, a nuns' monastery. The following four stanzas were added by Cyriakus Schneegass in Eisleben. The melody appears first in a Bohemian monastery in Hohenfurt, another sources says "Böhmische Brüder 1544" (Bohemian Brethren 1544). It was printed in Wittenberg in 1573.[1][2] It has appeared in German-language hymnals, including in the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 100, and in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 326.[1]
References
- "326; ö / Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein (L) / Gesänge - Jahr - Osterzeit". mein-gotteslob.de (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Lied der Woche / Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein" (in German). ERF. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.