En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt

En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt is one of Sweden's best loved summer hymns, whether sung in unison or in parts.

[2] In 2002 the hymn reached the Swedish pop music charts in a recording by The Real Group on the 2002 album Stämning [sv],[3] scoring a Svensktoppen hit for six weeks between 15 June and 13 July 2002.

[9] Cordelia Edvardson, writing in Svenska Dagbladet, identifies the hymn as a beloved example of popular poetry, part of the Swedish people's cultural heritage.

"[12] But, observes Holmberg, the remaining verses are quite different: they give a feeling of decay, with the biblical phrase "All flesh is grass".

[12] In fact, Holmberg concludes, while Wirsén is now derided as a dusty permanent secretary to the Swedish Academy, he was actually too bold for us to follow nowadays.