Heyr himna smiður
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"Heyr himna smiður" (literally "Hear, smith of the heavens") is a medieval Icelandic hymn written by chieftain and poet Kolbeinn Tumason in the 13th-century. The music that accompanies the text was composed by Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (1938–2013) in 1973.[1] This was the first known musical setting of the hymn to become widely popular, although the Icelandic composer Sigvaldi Kaldalóns set the text in the early 20th century; today, Sigurbjörnsson’s setting is among the best-known Icelandic hymns overall. [2]
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"Heyr himna smiður" | |
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Icelandic hymn by Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson | |
English | Hear, smith of the heavens |
Genre | Hymn |
Occasion | Funerals, general |
Written | 13th-century |
Text | Kolbeinn Tumason |
Language | Icelandic |
Meter | 5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5 |
Composed | 20th-century |
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