Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The name of the original German tune is "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen", from 1587. The melody originates with a German folk ballad from the 1400s; the Norwegian version is based on an arrangement by Michael Praetorius from 1609.
This title is in Norwegian nynorsk; the title in Norwegian bokmål is "En rose er utsprungen". In English it is called "Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming".
This version performed by Grex Vocalis, directed by Carl Høgset, released on the album "Magnum Mysterium" in 2004. Høgset formed the choir in 1971.
Art by Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914)
- "Dompap på rimet kvist (vintermorgen)", 1906
- "Juletreet", undated
traditional / Renaissance / Baroque / classical / Norway / Germany / Jul / Yule / Weihnacht / rosa / carol / hymn / norsk / julemusikk / julesang / kirkemusikk / kor / choir
The name of the original German tune is "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen", from 1587. The melody originates with a German folk ballad from the 1400s; the Norwegian version is based on an arrangement by Michael Praetorius from 1609.
This title is in Norwegian nynorsk; the title in Norwegian bokmål is "En rose er utsprungen". In English it is called "Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming".
This version performed by Grex Vocalis, directed by Carl Høgset, released on the album "Magnum Mysterium" in 2004. Høgset formed the choir in 1971.
Art by Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914)
- "Dompap på rimet kvist (vintermorgen)", 1906
- "Juletreet", undated
traditional / Renaissance / Baroque / classical / Norway / Germany / Jul / Yule / Weihnacht / rosa / carol / hymn / norsk / julemusikk / julesang / kirkemusikk / kor / choir