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by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898)

Giv mig ej glans
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  ENG FIN
Giv mig ej glans, ej guld ej prakt
i signad juletid.
Giv mig Guds ära änglavakt
och över jorden frid.
Giv mig en fest
som gläder mest,
den konung jag har bett till gäst!
Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt,
giv mig en änglavakt!

Giv mig ett hem på fosterjord,
en gran med barn i ring,
en kväll i ljus med Herrens ord
och mörker där omkring!
Giv mig ett bo
med samvetsro,
med glad förtröstan, hopp och tro!
Giv mig ett hem på fosterjord
och ljus av Herrens ord!

Till hög, till låg, till rik, till arm,
kom, helga julefrid!
Kom barnaglad, kom hjärtevarm
i världens vintertid!
Du ende, som
ej skiftar om 
min Herre och min konung, kom!
Till hög, till låg, till rik, till arm
kom glad och hjärtevarm!

Text Authorship:

  • by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898), appears in Jul Qvällen, first published 1887 [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 Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Giv mig ej glans", op. 1 no. 4 (1909), from 5 julsånger, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]
  • by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Giv mig ej glans", 1942. [solo voice and three- or four-part women's chorus] [ sung text verified 1 time]
  • by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Giv mig ej glans", 1942. [solo voice, men's chorus, and mixed chorus] [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Alexandra Glynn) , "I seek no gold or majesty", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 27
Word count: 134

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