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Giv Mig Ej Glans by Jean Sibelius

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 konungjag har bett till gäst.
Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, give mig en änglavakt.

Giv mig på fosterjord, en gran med barn i ring,
en kväll i ljus me 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 Herrensord.

Till hög, till rik, till arm, kom, helga julefrid.
Kom barnaglad, kom hjärtevarm i världens vintertid.
Du ende some ej skiftar om, min Herre och min Konung, kom.
Till hög, till läg, till rik, till arm, kom glad och hjärtevarm.



NOTES ON SWEDISH PRONOUNCIATIONS:

Vowels
a
long as in "far" or short as in "but"
ä
long as in "hair" or "carry"
å
long as in "aw" of "saw" or short as "o" in "song"
e
long as first e of "here"
i
long as in "see"
o
long as u of German "du"
ö
long as in "bird"
u
long as in "you"
y
long approximately as in "sorry"
Consonents
ch
in "och" pronounced like "k"
g
as in "good" or like "y" in "yes" if combined before "e" or after "l" and "r"
j
as "y" in "yes"
l
silent in "världen"
r
soft and rolling when at the end of a word or in front of a vowel. Almost silent in front of a consonant as in "hard"
sk(j)
as in "sh" of "shall"
stj
as in "sh" of "shall"
t
silent in "det"
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