Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt

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 Julqvällen and appears in the fourth volume of Zacharias Topelius' Samlade skrifter. It was set to music by 30 year old Jean Sibelius in 1895 (opus 1, number 4).[1]

"Julvisa"
by Jean Sibelius
Other name"Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt"
CatalogueOp. 1, No. 4
Genre
OccasionChristmas
Written1887 (1887)
Textby Zacharias Topelius
LanguageSwedish
Composed1895 (1895)
PublisherPublicistklubben

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 Martti Korpilahti, and was adopted in the 1986 Finnish hymnal, with lyrics by Niilo Rauhala 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]

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.
  • Finlandssvenska psalmboken as number 510 in the 1923 edition of the 1886 Finnish hymnal version under the lines ”Julpsalmer”.
  • Finlandssvenska psalmboken 1943 as number 28 under the lines ”Jul”.
  • Frälsningsarméns sångbok 1968 as number 591 under the lines ”Högtider - Jul”.
  • Finlandssvenska psalmboken 1986 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).
  • Psalmer och Sånger 1987 as number 491 under the lines ”Jul”.
  • Frälsningsarméns sångbok 1990 as number 722 under the lines ”Kyrkoårets högtider, Jul”.
  • Several non-religious songbooks

References
  1. 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.
  2. sibelius.fi (Helsingin Suomalainen Klubi)
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