====== #288 - Nordens Fjällar (Northern Mountains—Swedish) ======
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/*-20note-*//*-patriotic-*/
  *Composer:
    *traditional folksong
  *Also known as:
    *Du Gamla, Du Fria (Thou Ancient, Thou Free)
    *Sång till Norden (Song of the North)
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  *[[:incipit|Condensed Incipit]]: 3123217271273165
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  *++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.\\
\\
++
    *Richard Dybeck (1811-1877), 1844
  *++Lyrics:|\\
Thou ancient, thou free, thou mountainous North\\
In beauty and peace our hearts beguiling\\
I greet thee, thou loveliest land on the earth\\
Thy sun, thy skies, thy green meadows\\
Thy sun, thy skies, thy green meadows\\
\\
Thy throne rests on memories from great days of yore\\
When all round the world your name was honoured\\
I know that you are and you will be as you were\\
Oh, I would live and I would die in the North\\
Oh, I would live and I would die in the North\\
\\
++
    *//(trans. unknown)//
  *See also:
    *[[..:218:]]
    *[[..:332:]]

//Du Gamla, Du Fria// is the traditional (but unofficial) national anthem of Sweden, commonly used since the 1890s.