Ett barn är fött på denna dag

"Ett barn är fött på denna dag"
Genre Christmas song
Written
  • 1617
  • 1817
Text
  • by Olaus Martini
  • by Johan Olof Wallin (amendments)
Language Swedish
Based on "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her"
Published 1913

"Ett barn är fött på denna dag" (Swedish, English: A child is born this day) is a Christmas song, which originally is an amended version of "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her". The Swedish language lyrics was written by Olaus Martini in 1617 and revised by Johan Olof Wallin in 1817. The song lyrics deal with the birth of Jesus. The melody of the song is based on a German folk melody.

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  1. "När ljusen ska tändas därhemma" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1994. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

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