Du gamla, du fria

Du gamla, du fria
English: 'Thou Olden, Thou Free'
A vinyl record of "Du gamla, du fria" published by Tal och ton [sv], dated 1930.

National anthem of Sweden
Also known asSång till Norden (English: 'Song to the North')
LyricsRichard Dybeck, 1844
MusicBased on a Swedish folk tune[1] (arranged for orchestra by Edvin Kallstenius, 1933)[2]
Audio sample
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (two verses)

"Du gamla, du fria",[a] originally titled "Sång till Norden",[b] is the de facto national anthem of Sweden. Its music is based on a Swedish folk tune with lyrics written by Swedish antiquarian Richard Dybeck in 1844.

  1. ^ Eva Danielson; Märta Ramsten (30 May 2013). "Du gamla, du friska – från folkvisa till nationalsång". musikverket.se (in Swedish). Svenskt visarkiv / Musikverket. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ Holm, Anna Lena (August 1991). "Edvin Kallstenius". musikverket.se (in Swedish). Musik- och teaterbiblioteket / Musikverket. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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