Giv mig ej glans
Giv mig ej glans
I Seek no Splendor
Christmas Carol
Christmas Carol
(Swedish)
(English)
1. 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.
2. Giv mig ett hem på fosterjord,
en gran med barn i ring,
en kväll i ljus med Herrens ord
och mörker däromkring.
Giv mig ett bo med samvetsro,
med glad förtröstan, hopp och tro.
Giv mig ett hem på fosterjord
och ljus av Herrens ord.
3. 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.
1. I seek no splendor, gold or glory
This blessed Christmas,
Give me the glory of God, a guardian angel
And peace on earth.
Give me a feast that pleases most,
As befits the king, our guest.
Give me no splendor, gold or pomp,
Give me a guardian angel.
2. Give me a home in my native land,
A fir tree with children gathered around it,
An evening in the light of the Lord's words
In the darkness all around.
Give me a nest with a quiet conscience,
With joyful faith, hope and peace.
Give me a home in my native land
And the light of the word of the Lord.
3. To the high, the low, the rich, the poor,
Come, blessed Christmas peace.
Come happy child, come warm hearts
In the world during winter.
You're the only one who doesn't change
My Lord and my King, come!
To the high, the low, the rich, the poor,
Have a happy and warm heart.
Notes
Set to music by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) in 1895 (opus 1, number 4). Sibelius was Finnish.
Lyrics written by Zacharias Topelius (1818 - 1898) in 1887. He was Finnish but wrote in both Swedish and Finnish. This is one of the songs he wrote in Swedish.
The Finnish version of this song is called En etsi valtaa, loistoa
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