With joyful voice
Composer Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Author Magnús Stephensen
Year composed2015
Categories Folk music Arr., Christmas, Based on cultural heritage, A cappella choir
InstrumentationMixed choir
Duration1 minutes
This is an old Icelandic Christmas Song and for a long period the most popular one. The Icelandic text is a translation by Magnús Stephensen (1762-1833) of a Danish psalm by Viktor Kristian Hjort (1765-1818).
This arrangement was originally for piano and published in 2012).
The version for SATB was made in 2015.
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