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Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt

"" (in Finnish: ""; literal English translation: "Give Me No Splendor, Gold or Pomp"), also known simply as "" (in English: "Christmas Song"), Op. 1/4, is an art song for vocal soloist and piano written in 1909 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, who set an 1887 Christmas carol by the Finnish poet Zacharias Topelius. Late in his career, Sibelius made several arrangements of "": for male choir in 1935; for voice and female choir in 1942; for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942; and for children's choir and organ in 1954.

Topelius's poem was originally published in 's magazine ("Christmas Eve"), and appears in the fourth volume of Topelius's ("Collected Works").

In Finnish, the song's opening lines are "" 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 carols in Finland.

Publication history

  • Julvisa in
  • Julvisa in
  • Finlandssvenska psalmboken as number 510 in the 1923 edition of the 1886 Finnish hymnal version under the heading "Julpsalmer".
  • Finlandssvenska psalmboken 1943 as number 28 under the heading "Jul".
  • Frälsningsarméns sÃ¥ngbok 1968 as number 591 under the heading "Högtider - Jul".
  • Finlandssvenska psalmboken 1986 as number 32 under the heading "Jul".
  • 1986 Ã¥rs psalmbok i Sverige as number 645, as a bilingual song in two versions under the heading "From Finland".
  • Virsikirja 1986 as number 31 in the section "Joulu" (Christmas).
  • Psalmer och SÃ¥nger 1987 as number 491 under the heading "Jul".
  • Frälsningsarméns sÃ¥ngbok 1990 as number 722 under the heading "KyrkoÃ¥rets högtider, Jul".
  • Several non-religious songbooks

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