“Silent night,” the German version states, “today all the power of fatherly love is poured out, and Jesus as brother embraces the peoples of the world.” Mohr, a gifted violinist and ...

3. The version we sing today is a translation As an Austrian German speaker, Joseph Mohr naturally wrote the lyrics to Silent Night in his native language – the original title being ‘Stille ...

He spoke German, so he called his ... the video by singing the carol 'Silent Night'. There are links to videos of both an instrumental and a vocal version below in 'Related links'.