--  Joulupuu on rakennettu  --


LYRICS, 2 languages


FI - Finnish
EN - English


Form: V V V V V


Melody: ca. 1819 trad. Finland


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FI (Finnish)                                 1876 Gustaf Schöneman

(Ortographically modernized into today's language.)

                   --  Joulupuu on rakennettu  --

VERSE 1            Joulupuu on rakennettu,
                   joulu *on jo ovella.

                   Namusia ripustettu
                   ompi kuusen oksilla.

VERSE 2            Kuusen pienet kynttiläiset
                   *valaisevat kauniisti,

                   ympärillä lapsukaiset
                   laulelevat sulosti.

VERSE 3            Kiitos Sulle Jeesuksemme,
                   *kallis Vapahtajamme,

                   kun Sä tulit vieraaksemme,
                   paras joululahjamme.

VERSE 4            Tullessasi toit Sä valon
                   lahjat *runsaat, rikkahat:

                   autuuden ja anteeksannon,
                   kaikki taivaan tavarat.

VERSE 5            Anna, Jeesus, Henkes hyvän
                   *meidän sydämihimme

                   viritellä uskon valon.
                   Siunaa, Jeesus, joulumme!
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* FI alternative lyrics, for the version with a different rhythm:
                            on / onkin
                            valaisevat / valaisevat niin
                            kallis / kallis oot
                            runsaat / runsaimmat
                            meidän sydämihimme /
                               aina meidän sydämiimme
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EN (English)                              transl. 2019 Ion Mittler

--  Christmas Tree Has Been Constructed  --
--  (Joulupuu on rakennettu in English)  --

VERSE 1            Christmas tree has been constructed,
                   Christmas *Eve is at the door.

                   With candies are decorated
                   branches of the tree therefore.

VERSE 2            Candles that the tree so brighten,
                   light this *room beautifully,

                   everywhere around, the children
                   sing their carols gracefully.

VERSE 3            Thank You, Jesus Christ, for being
                   *our precious Redeemer,

                   may You visit us this evening,
                   best of gifts, a God's wonder.

VERSE 4            When You came on earth, You us brought
                   *gifts of light so bountiful:

                   mercy and forgiveness You taught,
                   goods of heaven wonderful.

VERSE 5            Let, Jesus, Your noble Spirit
                   come *in our hearts to live,

                   and the light of faith there emit.
                   Bless, oh Jesus, our Yuletide!
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* EN alternative lyrics, for the version with a different rhythm:
                            Eve / Evening / Season
                            room / room so
                            our / our most
                            gifts / presents
                            in / into
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FI (Finnish):   1876 Gustaf Schöneman (ortographically modernized)
EN (English):   transl. (C) CC BY 4.0 2019 Ion Mittler
                https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/