Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1971 | |
Vaggsng till JesusBuy Vaggsng till Jesus now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it. | |
Wikipedia article{{Infobox musical composition | name = "Vaggssng till Jesus" | type = Hymn | image = | alt = | caption = | translation = | native_name_lang = sv | occasion = | text = by Britt G. Hallqvist | language = Swedish | melody = by Bertil Hallin | composed = | published = }} '"Vaggssng till Jesus"', "'Somna nu lilla barn'" or "'Vaggsng fr en liten timmerman'" is a 1971 Swedish Christmas song, with lyrics by Britt G. Hallqvist and music by Bertil Hallin. The song was originally published in the 1971 songbook "Det visste inte kejsarn om" at Verbum Frlag AB. The compilation consists of 20 songs talking about people and incidents in the New Testament about the life of Jesus. The songs were recorded by Ulla Neuman, and the record was released in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The song has also been published in Barnens svenska sngbok (1999), Nya barnpsalmboken (2001) and circa 20 other songbooks. The song is written as a lullaby that Mary sings for Jesus, as she thinks Jesus will one day become a timberman just like Jesus Earthly father Joseph, but meanwhile she thinks of what the angel said according to the Bible, and the gifts from the Three Wise Men. Publication*Barnens svenska sngbok, 1999, under the lines "ret runt". RecordingsAn early recording, entitled "Vaggsng", was done by a choir consisting of 1013-year-olds from the Immanuel Church in Norrkping on the 1976 album 'Hela jorden sjunger'. Artur Erikson also recorded a version in 2011 under the title 'Vaggsng - Somna nu lilla barn' on the album 'Ropa ut frn bergen'Artur Eriksson. (2011). Vaggsng - Somna nu lilla barn. Ropa ut frn bergen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDY_CrXb94k See also*Christian child's prayer Lullabies References** Category:1971 songs Category:Lullabies Category:Marian hymns Category:Swedish Christmas songs Category:Swedish children's songs Category:Swedish-language songs Category:Songs about Jesus | |
Buy Vaggsng till Jesus now from Amazon <-- Return to songs from 1971 This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=926120822. |