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Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus
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Wikipedia article
"'Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus'" is a German-language student song from 1819.[http://www.pfarrerblatt.de/text_307.htm Nr juldagsmorgon glimmar]
Christmas lyrics
To the same tune, there are Christmas lyrics by written in 1845. The Swedish adaptation from 1851 by Betty Ehrenborg-Posse is a well-known Christmas song, often sung in homes, in schools and sometimes in Saint Lucia's Day processions. It was originally used by the Swedish free church movement. The lyrics includes childhood references that were removed when the song was included in the hymnal Den svenska psalmboken 1986, and replaced with an adapted version of the lyrics that was originally published in 1906 in the song book 'Sjung, svenska folk!'. Who made this adaptation is unknown.
The song has been recorded by Agnetha Fltskog on her 1981 Christmas album 'Nu tndas tusen juleljus',[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001888280 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas 'Jul i Kvinnabske' from 1986 by Hasse Andersson[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001890980 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas and 'Min barndoms jular' from 1987 by Kikki Danielsson.[http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001548791 Information] at Svensk mediedatabas
There are also an English-language version with Christmas lyrics,: 'When Christmas Morn is Dawning'. An alternate Swedish-language Christmas theme is called 'Nr juletid r inne'.
In popular culture
A contrafact of the song, written by Elmer Bernstein and arranged in style parody of the song's orchestration in Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture," appears under the title "Faber College Theme" in the 1978 slob comedy 'National Lampoon's Animal House'.
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Publication
Swedish-language version
*Andelig rtagrd fr Barn, 1851, published in Jnkping.*Andeliga Snger fr barn, volume II, 1856 (samlade av Betty Ehrenborg-Posse).
*Stockholms sndagsskolfrenings sngbok 1882 as number 14 med tre verser, under the lines "Julsnger".
*Herde-Rsten 1892 as number 434 under the lines "Jul-snger".
*Barnens sngbok 1893 as number 25 med titeln "Julsng".
*Sjung, svenska folk!, 1906, same verse 2-3 as in 1986 rs svenska psalmbok, both verses writer unknown (1999)
*Svensk sndagsskolsngbok 1908 as number 21 under the lines "Julsnger".
*Lilla Psalmisten 1909 as number 20 under the lines "Kristus: Hans fdelse, dd och uppstndelse".
*Svenska Frlsningsarmns sngbok 1922 as number 27 under the lines "Hgtider, Jul".
*Kyrklig sng 19161927 as number 75.
*Svensk sndagsskolsngbok 1929 as number 41 under the lines "Advents- och julsnger".
*Frlsningsarmns sngbok 1929 as number 540 under the lines "Hgtider och srskilda tillfllen - Jul".
*Musik till Frlsningsarmns sngbok 1930 as number 540.
*Segertoner 1930 as number 435 under the lines "Jesu mnniskoblivande. Julsnger".
*Sionstoner 1935 as number 161 under the lines "Jul".
*Guds lov 1935 as number 39 under the lines "Advents- och julsnger".
*Nu ska vi sjunga, 1943, under the lines "Julsnger", angiven som "tysk folkmelodi"
*Sions Snger 1951 as number 144.
*Frbundstoner 1957 as number 42 under the lines "Guds uppenbarelse i Kristus: Jesu fdelse".
*Kyrkovisor 1960 as number 718 under the lines "Jul".
*Frlsningsarmns sngbok 1968 as number 597 under the lines "Hgtider - Jul".
*Sions Snger 1981 as number 7 under the lines "Jul".
*1986 rs psalmbok as number 121 under the lines "Jul".
*Lova Herren 1987 as number 102 under the lines "Jul".
*Sionsharpan 1993 as number 9 under the lines "Jul".
*Julens nskesngbok, 1997, under the lines "Traditionella julsnger", credited as "German folk tune".
*Barnens svenska sngbok, 1999, under the lines "ret runt".
* Sions snger 2008 as nummer 12 under the lines "Jul".
References
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