Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus

"Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus" is a German-language student song from 1819.^[1]

Christmas lyrics[]

To the same tune, there are Christmas lyrics by [de] written in 1845.^[1] The Swedish adaptation from 1851^[1] by Betty Ehrenborg-Posse is a well-known Christmas song, often sung in homes, in schools and sometimes in Saint Lucia's Day processions. It was originally used by the Swedish free church movement. The lyrics includes childhood references that were removed when the song was included in the hymnal Den svenska psalmboken 1986, and replaced with an adapted version of the lyrics that was originally published in 1906 in the song book . Who made this adaptation is unknown. The song has been recorded by Agnetha Fältskog on her 1981 Christmas album Nu tändas tusen juleljus,^[2] Jul i Kvinnaböske from 1986 by Hasse Andersson^[3] and Min barndoms jular from 1987 by Kikki Danielsson.^[4]

There are also an English-language version with Christmas lyrics,: When Christmas Morn is Dawning. An alternate Swedish-language Christmas theme is called När juletid är inne.

In popular culture[]

A contrafact of the song, written by Elmer Bernstein and arranged in style parody of the song's orchestration in Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture," appears under the title "Faber College Theme" in the 1978 slob comedy National Lampoon's Animal House.

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Publication[]

Swedish-language version[]

, 1851, published in Jönköping.
, volume II, 1856 (samlade av Betty Ehrenborg-Posse).
as number 14 med tre verser, under the lines "Julsånger".
as number 434 under the lines "Jul-sånger".
as number 25 med titeln "Julsång".
, 1906, same verse 2-3 as in 1986 års svenska psalmbok, both verses writer unknown (1999)
as number 21 under the lines "Julsånger".
as number 20 under the lines "Kristus: Hans födelse, död och uppståndelse".
as number 27 under the lines "Högtider, Jul".
1916—1927 as number 75.
as number 41 under the lines "Advents- och julsånger".
as number 540 under the lines "Högtider och särskilda tillfällen - Jul".
as number 540.
as number 435 under the lines "Jesu människoblivande. Julsånger".
as number 161 under the lines "Jul".
as number 39 under the lines "Advents- och julsånger".
Nu ska vi sjunga, 1943, under the lines "Julsånger", angiven som "tysk folkmelodi"
as number 144.
as number 42 under the lines "Guds uppenbarelse i Kristus: Jesu födelse".
as number 718 under the lines "Jul".
as number 597 under the lines "Högtider - Jul".
as number 7 under the lines "Jul".
1986 års psalmbok as number 121 under the lines "Jul".
as number 102 under the lines "Jul".
as number 9 under the lines "Jul".
, 1997, under the lines "Traditionella julsånger", credited as "German folk tune".
Barnens svenska sångbok, 1999, under the lines "Året runt".
as nummer 12 under the lines "Jul".

References[]

External links[]

När Juldagsmorgon glimmar: Victor discography
När Juldagsmorgon glimmar: streaming audio

Lyrics

[När_juldagsmorgon_glimmar-1] När juldagsmorgon glimmar

[2] Information at Svensk mediedatabas

[3] Information at Svensk mediedatabas

[4] Information at Svensk mediedatabas

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