Sibelius: "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt", Royal Stockholm P.O./Magnus Ericsson, 2000

Sibelius published his Christmas Songs in his Opus 1, composed between 1895 to 1913. "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt" is No.4 of the 5 in the suite. The strings arrangement is by the conductor Magnus Ericsson. Autotranslation from the Finnish lyrics "En etsi valtaa loistoa" by Unknown. Original is in Swedish by the Finnish poet Zacharias Topelius. I do not seek power, glory, I do not long for gold; I ask for the light of heaven and peace on earth That Christmas brings happiness and lifts the mind to the Creator Neither power nor gold, but peace on earth. Give me a peaceful house and a children's Christmas tree The light of God's word, that the soul brightens Bring home, even if it's a small one, the sweetest Christmas party The light of God's word, and a noble mind. Make the poor man and the rich man have a wonderful Christmas To the darkness of the world bring the light of heaven I embrace You, I wait for You, You Lord of earth and heaven Now sweet Christmas come to the poor as well as to the rich.