Ja, må han (hon) leva

Ja, må han (hon) leva (Yes, may he (she) live) is a Swedish birthday song.

[10][11] In Germany the melody was published in 1877 in a songbook for high schools with the words ”Hoch soll er leben”.

The three first bars of these songs are equal to ”Ja må han leva”.

The wedding song "Brudgum och bruden vilka i skruden" published in a broadsheet around 1800 is noted to be sung to the melody of "Venus Minerva".

[10] The Swedish Salvation Army published in Stridsropet (The War Cry) in 1884 a hymn "Jesus allena mitt hjärta skall äga" ("Jesus alone shall own my heart") to the melody of ”Venus Minerva”.

Ex A: "Ja, må han (hon) leva" as printed in the songbook "Gula visboken", 1953. [ 1 ] Listen! ⓘ
Ex B: "Ja, må han (hon) leva" as sung lately. Listen! ⓘ
Ex C: "Venus Minerva", Fredman's song no 12 with lyrics by Carl Michael Bellman . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Listen! ⓘ
Ex D: "Portugal, Spanjen", Fredman's song no 11 with lyrics by Carl Michael Bellman. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Listen! ⓘ