Du gamla, Du fria

You gamla, you fria ( " Thou ancient, you free" ) is the Swedish national anthem.

The melody comes from an old folk song from Västmanland. After a visit to Idre in Dalarna and the mountain Städjan Richard Dybeck wrote this in 1844 the text of the first two stanzas. The first public performance took place on November 13, 1844 at a concert Aftonunderhållning med nordisk folk music ( "Evening entertainment with Scandinavian folk music " ) instead.

Dybeck wrote the text at the time of Scandinavianism, which may explain that the country Sweden is not mentioned in the original two stanzas, but only the usual generic term in Scandinavia north ( " the North", " Scandinavia "). It was only in 1910 wrote Louise Ahlén the text of verses three and four.

In Sweden, normally only the two verses are sung Dybecks. Abroad, for example at sporting events, usually only the first.

Texts

1 You gamla, you fria, you fjällhöga North You Tysta, you glädjerika sköna! Jag hälsar Dig, vänaste country UPPA jord, / Din sol, Din sky, Dina ängder gröna. :/ 2 You tronar på minnen från fornstora represent Ditt namn då ärat flög över jorden. Jag vet att You är och You blir You vad var / Yes, jag vill leva jag vill dö i Norden. :/ 3 Jag vill dig städs tjäna mitt älskade country, Dig trohet till Döden vill jag svära. Din rätt skall jag värna, med HÅG och med hand, /: Din fana, högt the bragderika Bara. :/ 4 Med Gud skall jag kämpa, promote hem och för härd, för Sverige, kara fosterjorden the. Jag byter Dig ej, mot allt i en värld /: No, jag vill leva jag vill dö i Norden. :/

1 You old you free, you mountainous north You are silent, you freudenreicher Beautiful! I greet thee, loveliest country in the world, /: Your sun, your heaven, your green meadows. :/ 2 You throne upon memories of great, bygone days, be honored thy name flew across the world. I know that you are and you remain what you were. / Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the north. :/ 3 I want to serve you always, my beloved country, You loyalty until death, I will swear. Your right I want to protect, with heart and with hand, /: Your hero rich flag uphold. :/ 4 With God I shall fight for the house and for yard, for Sweden, the beloved native soil. I do not exchange your ideas, against everything in the world. / No, I want to live, I want to die in the north. :/