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Nu så kommer julen! Nu är julen här, litet mörk och kulen, men ändå så kär. Han i salen träder med så hjärtligt sinn’, och i högtidskläder dansa barnen in. Ljusen och lanternan glimma högt kring dem, som den klara stjärnan över Betlehem. Brinn, du julens stjärna, lys min barndomsstig! O, så gärna, gärna ser jag upp till dig, som jag dig förstode, liten liksom jag var också den gode Frälsaren en dag. Och då sken du redan på hans krubba klar, och så sken du redan allt till våra dar. O du goda, fromma, glada juletid! Du vår vinterblomma, full av fröjd och frid! Tusen skalkar gunga ystra på ditt knä. Och små änglar sjunga kring vårt juleträ. Glatt med dem sig blandar barnens fröjdeljud. Alla goda andar lova Herren God.
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Text Authorship:
- by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ellen Heijkorn (1869 - 1950), "Julvisa" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Nu så kommer julen", alternate title: "Nu så kommer julen", op. 1 no. 2, from 5 julsånger, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David McCleery) , "Christmas is now coming", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Nyt tulee joulu", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Maintenant Noël arrive", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Erkki Pullinen
This text was added to the website: 2015-06-27
Line count: 36
Word count: 132
Christmas is now coming Christmas is now here, A little dark and chilly, But it’s still a time so dear. He steps into the hall With a kind and generous heart And the children dance in, Dressed up in their very finest. The candles and the lanterns Shine down on them from above Just as the brightest star Shone down over Bethlehem. Burn bright, O star of Christmas Light the path of my childhood! Oh so gladly, so very gladly Do I look up at you, You taught me to understand That like me, the good Saviour Was once a small child. And just as back then you shone your light Brightly on his manger You’ve shone your light ever since Brightly on all our days. Oh good and holy, happy Yuletide! You are our winter flower Filled with joy and peace. A thousand young waifs and strays Play raucously on your knee, While tiny angels sing merrily Around our Christmas tree. Amongst this all rings out The sound of children’s joy. Every good living soul Praises the Lord our God.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to English copyright © 2018 by David McCleery, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898)
This text was added to the website: 2018-02-26
Line count: 36
Word count: 181