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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 1824 by a Leipzig Organist and teacher named Ernst Anschütz . 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 the official State Song s of Maryland ('' Maryland, My Maryland '') and Iowa (''The Song of Iowa''1), as well as the popular, but unofficial song '' Michigan, My Michigan ''. An instrumental version of "O Tannenbaum" was composed by former pianist Vince Guaraldi for the ''Peanuts'' special "A Charlie Brown Christmas," a very popular Christmas TV show that was created and first aired in 1965 and continues to air during the holiday season. 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 '''O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, Wie grün sind deine Blätter! Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit, Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit. O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, Wie grün sind deine Blätter! O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, Du kannst mir sehr gefallen! Wie oft hat schon zur Winterszeit Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut! O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!''' 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! ;English MEDIA REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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