Du gamla, du fria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Du gamla, du fria is the national anthem of Sweden. The first stanza was written by Richard Dybeck and the second one by Louise Ahlén in 1910. The last stanza is very seldom performed, and in official arrangements only the first stanza is sung.
[change] English translation:
The lyrics in English:
- Thou old, Thou freeborn, Thou mountain high Northern land
- Thou quiet, Thou joyful, Thou wonderful
- I honour Thou most beautiful country on our world
- Thy sun, Thy sky, Thy green fields
- Thy sun, Thy sky, Thy green fields
- Thou rest on memories from the Great Power's days
- Then Thy honoured name flew over the World
- I know that Thou are and Thou remains as Thou where
-
- I want to live and I want to die in the North!
- I want to live and I want to die in the North!
- I shall serve Thou, my beloved nation
- Thy faith till the death I shall swear
- Thy right I shall protect with the mind and the hand
- Thy honoured standard high is fluttering
- Thy honoured standard high is fluttering
- With God, I shall fight for home and hearth
- For Sweden, the beloved Fatherland
- I change Thou not for everything in this world
-
- I want to live and I want to die in the North!
- I want to live and I want to die in the North!
