◄ O du fröhliche

► O Heiland reiß die Himmel auf


13. O Tannenbaum
(Lyrics: Joachim A. Zarnack, 1819 / Ernst Anschütz, 1824,
melody: folk tune, 16. century)

This well-known melody appears first as a simple chorale, yet soon becomes ornamented with garlanding movements and reflexions.

Just as the festively decorated tree loses more and more of its needles, the melodic lines eventually dissolve and disappear.