SWEDISH LYRICS

Du gamla, Du fria, Du fjällhöga nord
Du tysta, Du glädjerika sköna!
Jag hälsar Dig, vänaste land uppå jord,
Din sol, Din himmel, Dina ängder gröna. 
Din sol, Din himmel, Dina ängder gröna.

Du tronar på minnen från fornstora dar,
då ärat Ditt namn flög över jorden.
Jag vet att Du är och Du blir vad du var.
Ja, jag vill leva jag vill dö i Norden. 
Ja, jag vill leva jag vill dö i Norden.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
Thou ancient, thou unbound, thou north of the far.
In beauty and peace our hearts beguiling.
I greet thee thou fairest of lands upon the earth,
thy sun thy heaven and thy land so green!
thy sun thy heaven and thy land so green!

Thou rest on thy mem'ries from great ancient days,
when honoured your name flew far and wide
I know that you'll always remain the way you were
In my own Nordic land I'll live forever! 
In my own Nordic land I'll live forever!


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Sweden
"Sång till Norden" (Song of the North)

Words by:Richard Dybeck
Music by:traditional
In use since:1844

Also known as "Du Gamla, Du Fria" (Thou Ancient, Thou Beautiful, Thou
Mountainous North), Sweden's anthem was written in 1844. The author of the
lyrics chose a Swedish folk tune from the province of Västmanland to set his
words to to create the anthem. Verses were added later by Louise Ahlen, but
they are rarely sung nowadays.  The song was created at a time when a "pan-
Scandinavian" movement was strong, which is why it is a "Song to the North"
instead of just to Sweden.

In the late 19th century the anthem started to be considered as Sweden's
"national anthem", differentiating it from the royal_anthem that was being used
as both a royal and national anthem. The anthem has never been officially
legislated as Sweden's national anthem, one attempt in the 1930s by a member of
parliament brought forth claims of wanting state controlled patriotism by the
opposition.

Special thanks to:Elias Granqvist, Lars C. Stolt, and Josh Lim for some of the
information, as well as to Ola Nenzelius for the English translation and some
additional information

See also: Sweden_(royal_anthem).

