Anonymous composer
Till svenska fosterjorden. Folkvisa ("Du gamla, du fria") [To the Swedish native soil. Folk song ('Thou old, Thou free'); the same lyrics can also be found in the national anthem of Sweden]
- Year of composition: Year of emergence unknown
- Work category: Mixed choir with solo voice(s)
- Text author: Richard Dybeck (1811-1877)
- First performed: It is believed that this song had its first performance at an soirée with Nordic folk music, held by Richard Dybeck in the Kirsteinska huset [the Kirstein House] in Stockholm on 13 November, 1844.
- Arrangement/revision: [Richard Dybeck]
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
solo voice: soprano or tenor
choir: S.A.T.B.
Examples of printed editions
Svenska Skolkvartetten. 100 fyrstämmiga sånger, 1:sta samlingen, [Svenska Skolkvartetten. 100 four-part songs, Volume 1] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag (Ed. no. is missing) [1952]
Description of work
Andante maestoso G major 4/4 (C)
Work comment
The original lyrics, "Du gamla, du friska" ['Thou old, Thou sound'], were written in 1844, to a folk melody recorded by Dybeck at Odensvi (in the Swedish province of Västmanland). In 1858, Dybeck …
Libretto/text
1. 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!
2. …