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| English: 'Thou Olden, Thou Free' | |
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National anthem of Sweden | |
| Also known as | Sång till Norden (English: 'Song to the North') |
| Lyrics | Richard Dybeck, 1844 |
| Music | Based on a Swedish folk tune[1] (arranged for orchestra by Edvin Kallstenius, 1933)[2] |
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (two verses) | |
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Du gamla, du fria[a] ('Thou Olden, Thou Free'), from its first verse, originally titled Sång till Norden[b] ('Song to the North'), 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.
The song is notable for neither mentioning nor referring to Sweden specifically at all, or even a nation; making the Polish national anthem the only national anthem to mention Sweden.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Därför sjunger Polen om Sverige i sin nationalsång". gp.se. Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
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