Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt
"Julvisa" | |
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by Jean Sibelius | |
Other name | "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt" |
Catalogue | Op. 1, No. 4 |
Genre | |
Occasion | Christmas |
Written | 1887 |
Text | by Zacharias Topelius |
Language | Swedish |
Composed | 1895 |
Publisher | Publicistklubben |
Julvisa, also known after the opening lines Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt, is a Christmas song written by Zacharias Topelius in 1887. It was originally published in Publicistklubben's magazine and appears in the fourth volume of Zacharias Topelius' . It was set to music by 30 year old Jean Sibelius in 1895 (opus 1, number 4).[1]
In Finnish, the song opening lines are "En etsi valtaa, loistoa" and the song was originally published in Finnish in 1909, probably with lyrics by , and was adopted in the 1986 Finnish hymnal, with lyrics by in 1984. However, the older Finnish language-version had already become popular, and is commonly sung.
The song is one of the most popular Christmas songs in Finland.[2]
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Publication[]
- Julvisa in Topelius, Zacharias (1889). Sånger. 3, Ljung (in Swedish). Bonnier. p. 232.
- Julvisa in Topelius, Zacharias (1905). Samlade skrifter. D. 4, Sånger, fjärde bandet:1879-1897 (in Swedish). p. 99.
- as number 510 in the 1923 edition of the 1886 Finnish hymnal version under the lines ”Julpsalmer”.
- 1943 as number 28 under the lines ”Jul”.
- as number 591 under the lines ”Högtider - Jul”.
- as number 32 under the lines ”Jul”.
- 1986 års psalmbok i Sverige as number 645, as a bilingual song in two versions under the lines "From Finland".
- Virsikirja 1986 as number 31 in the section ”Joulu” (Christmas).
- 1987 as number 491 under the lines ”Jul”.
- as number 722 under the lines ”Kyrkoårets högtider, Jul”.
- Several non-religious songbooks
References[]
- ^ Carl-Petter Teckenberg (7 July 2006). "Zacharias Topelius på Björkudden i Sibbo (1879-1898)". Östra Nylands författare. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ sibelius.fi (Helsingin Suomalainen Klubi)
Categories:
- 1887 poems
- 1895 songs
- Finnish Christian hymns
- Swedish-language songs
- Christmas carols
- 19th-century hymns