The tree greeting guests entering the second floor Tiffany Salon in New York.
. . . or, in its English version, " Oh Christmas Tree." O Tannenbaum is a Christmas Carol of German origin that goes something like this:
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren:
Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit
Gibt Mut und Kraft zu jeder Zeit!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren!
And in the English version:
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are thy branches!
Not only green when summer's here
But in the coldest time of year.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are thy branches!
So there is our lesson on the German and English versions of O Tannenbaum or Oh Christmas Tree. I thought this picture of the tree in the salon at Tiffany's in New York was so beautiful that I had to post it here. I think I will try to replicate this tree on my dining room table this year. Stay tuned to see how that works out.
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