Du gamla, du fria

Du gamla, du fria

English: 'Thou ancient, Thou free'
National anthem of  Sweden
Lyrics	Richard Dybeck
Music	Traditional;[1] later arranged by Edvin Kallstenius[2]
Adopted	de facto

"Du gamla, du fria" (say: doo GAM-lah doo FREE-ah, meaning "Thou ancient, thou free"), originally titled "Sång till Norden" (meaning "Song to the North"), is the national anthem of Sweden. The words of the song were written by Richard Dybeck in 1844, and the melody used for this song is based on a traditional folk tune, which was later rearranged by Swedish composer and librarian Edvin Kallstenius nearly a century later.^[1][2][3][4]

Unlike Norway's national anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet", the Swedish anthem has not been made official yet—the Swedish constitution has yet to mention a national anthem.^[5]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Du gamla, du friska – från folkvisa till nationalsång. Danielson, Eva; Ramsten, Märta. musikverket.se. Svenskt visarkiv / Musikverket.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Edvin Kallstenius (1991). Holm, Anna Lena. musikverket.se. Musik- och teaterbiblioteket / Musikverket.
3. ↑ Sveriges Medeltida Ballader, Vol. 4:1, pp. 16-17
4. ↑ Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project (2005-11-16). University of California.
5. ↑ Sweden