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A ''Tannenbaum'' is a Fir Tree ( German ''die Tanne'') or Christmas Tree (''der Weihnachtsbaum''). Its Evergreen qualities have long inspired musicians to write several "Tannenbaum" songs in German. The best known version was penned in . The melody is an old folk tune. The first known "Tannenbaum" song lyrics date back to 1550 . A similar 1615 song by Melchior Franck (1573-1639) goes: '', ach Tannenbaum, du bist ein edler Zweig! Du grünest uns den Winter, die liebe Sommerzeit.'' The tune is also used as the melody of the British Labour Party song, '' The Red Flag '', the Cornell University "Evening Song", and Maryland 's official State Song , '' Maryland, My Maryland ''. It was also featured in the Whacking Day episode of The Simpsons and the Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics episode of South Park . LYRICS The following are the Lyrics , both the two originals in German, and two common translations in English. Note that the English versions are not an exactly literal Translation of the German lyrics — they were re-worked slightly when originally adapted, both to sound more elegant and to Rhyme . German English MEDIA EXTERNAL LINKS
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