Silent Night Lyrics in Spanish
Inside: Curious what the lyrics are for the song Silent Night in Spanish? See them here.
Silent Night is one of the most famous Christmas carols ever written. It’s very popular in Spanish as well!
The lyrics can vary, so I’ve included two different translations.
Contents:
1. Silent Night Lyrics in Spanish
2. Silent Night Video in Spanish
3. History of the Song Silent Night
Silent Night Lyrics in Spanish
Noche de Paz
Noche de paz, noche de amor
Todo duerme alrededor
Entre los astros que esparcen su luz
Bella anunciando al niñito Jesús
Brilla la estrella de paz
Brilla la estrella de amor
Noche de paz, noche de luz
Ha nacido Jesús
Pastorcillos que oíd anunciar
No temáis cuando entréis a adorar
Que ha nacido el amor
Que ha nacido el amor
Desde el pesebre del niño Jesús
La Tierra entera se llena de luz
Porque ha nacido Jesús
Entre canciones de amor
Silent Night Spanish Version Video
Here’s a video for children that uses the lyrics above:
This is another beautiful version, with slightly different lyrics:
Noche de Paz
Noche de paz, noche de amor
Todo duerme en derredor
Entre los astros que esparcen su luz
Bella anunciando al niño Jesús
Brilla la estrella de paz
Brilla la estrella de paz
Noche de paz noche de amor
Oye humilde el fiel pastor
Coros celestes que anuncian salud
Gracias y glorias en gran plenitud
Por nuestro buen Redentor
Por nuestro buen Redentor
Noche de paz noche de amor
Ved que bello resplandor
Luce en el rostro del niño Jesús
En el pesebre del mundo la luz
Astro de eterno fulgor
Astro de eterno fulgor
Silent Night History
The carol Silent Night was written in in German, in 1816. It was penned by young priest Joseph Mohr in Austria, after parish had suffered twelve debilitating years of war due to the Napoleonic wars.
In 18181, Mohr’s friend Franz Xaver Gruber wrote music to accompany the verses. The two sang Silent Night for the first time on Christmas Eve.
Since then, it has been translated into more than 300 languages, including Spanish. It was designated a “treasured item of Intangible Cultural Heritage” by UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
“This is a song of freedom for the world, whose beautiful melody and text have inspired versions in more than 300 languages,” Michael Neureiter, president of Austria’s Silent Night Society, told Catholic News Service.
– Catholic Register
“Although it comes from the Catholic tradition, its calm, harmonic sound has made it accessible internationally. As such, it’s not just a Christian song, but also a human song.”
Spanish Lyrics Translation
You’ll notice that Spanish translation is different from the English version. Here’s my translation from Spanish to English, to give a sense of this:
Noche de paz, noche de amor
(Night of peace, night of love)
Todo duerme alrededor
(Everything around sleeps)
Entre sus astros que esparcen su luz
(Between the stars that shine their lights)
Bella anunciando al niñito Jesús
(Beautifully announcing the baby Jesus)
Brilla la estrella de paz
(Shine, star of peace)
Brilla la estrella de amor
(Shine, star of peace)
Noche de paz, noche de luz
(Night of peace, night of light)
Ha nacido Jesús
(Jesus has been born)
Pastorcillos que oíd anunciar
(Shepherds hear the announcing)
No temáis cuando entréis a adorar
(Don’t be afraid when you enter to worship)
Que ha nacido el amor
(Love has been born)
Que ha nacido el amor
(Love has been born)
Desde el pesebre del niño Jesús
(The baby Jesus, from the manger)
La Tierra entera se llena de luz
(The whole Earth fills with light)
Porque ha nacido Jesús
(Because Jesus has been born)
Entre canciones de amor
(Between songs of love)
There are multiple English translation, but here are the most common English Lyrics we use, for comparison:
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night!
Son of God love’s pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
