Lasst uns froh und munter sein
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"Lasst uns froh und munter sein" ("Let us be happy and cheerful") is a traditional German carol from the Hunsrück/Taunus region. There are some regional variations in the lyrics.[N 1] The song is traditionally sung during Advent on December 5, the evening before Saint Nicholas Day (Nikolausabend), the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra.
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Lasst uns froh und mun -- ter sein
und uns recht von Her -- zen freun!
Lus -- tig, lus -- tig, tra -- le -- ra -- le -- ra,
bald ist Ni -- ko -- laus -- a -- bend da,
bald ist Ni -- ko -- laus -- a -- bend da!
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