At last it's Christmas, the tree in the garden
Looks quite dreamy and can hardly wait
It dreams of candlelight and angel hair
And had dreamt of it already last year
It saw through the window how happy the children were
When the silver bells ring on the tree
I can understand the tree quite well
It doesn't want to stand bare in our garden
[Chorus:]
Every tree1would like to be a Christmas tree
When around the world it's Christmas
An angel goes at night through the winter forest
And searches out the most beautiful
"Why am I not in the forest?" the little tree asked me
I said, "I will fulfill your dream."
Our little tree will be a Christmas tree
And just for me alone
⎡A letter to the Christkind,2 I already know what I'll write
Hang all the stars on its green branches
And turn all the lights in the sky on
So that an angel can find it
I stood at the window, wide-eyed
And always knew you have to believe in miracles
My tree stood so grand and beautiful
But this miracle I alone saw
Chorus⎦
1. "Tannenbaum" strictly means "fir tree" in Modern German. A Christmas tree may well, of course, be spruce (traditional, original), fir (commoner now) or pine.2. Cristkind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christkind