Editing Du gamla, du fria (section)

== Lyrics ==
=== Swedish ===
{{Listen
| type         = music
| filename     = Du gamla du fria (1938).ogg
| title        = 1938 orchestral and vocal recording (verses one and two)
| description  = Performed by John Hilmer Borgeling (1903–1969).
}}

==== Modern version ====
''Du gamla, du fria'' contains two verses, both of which are sung.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Tegnér |first=Alice |url=https://books.google.se/books/about/Nu_ska_vi_sjunga.html?id=SPvsEAAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Nu ska vi sjunga |date=2024 |publisher=Modernista |isbn=978-91-8063-922-4 |language=sv}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="6"
|+<big>Du gamla, du fria</big>
! Swedish original<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riksdagsförvaltningen |title=Sveriges nationalsång Motion 2009/10:K263 av Lennart Sacrédeus (kd) - Riksdagen |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/motion/sveriges-nationalsang_GX02K263 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=www.riksdagen.se |language=sv |archive-date=2022-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317121552/https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/motion/sveriges-nationalsang_GX02K263 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kungahuset.se/monarkinhovstaterna/kungligasymboler/musik/nationalsangen.4.19ae4931022afdcff3800017853.html|website=Sveriges Kungahus|title=Nationalsången|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2021-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114023420/https://www.kungahuset.se/monarkinhovstaterna/kungligasymboler/musik/nationalsangen.4.19ae4931022afdcff3800017853.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sweden national anthem lyrics in English |url=https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/swedens-national-anthem-lyrics/ |website=Classical Music.com |access-date=25 April 2023 |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425123536/https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/swedens-national-anthem-lyrics/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] transcription{{efn|See [[Help:IPA/Swedish]] and [[Swedish phonology]].}}
! English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem lang|sv|italic="no">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. 𝄇

Du tronar på minnen från fornstora da'r,
då ärat Ditt namn flög över jorden.
Jag vet att Du är och Du blir vad Du var.{{efn|name=förblir|Often sung as {{lang|sv|Jag vet att Du är och förblir vad Du var}} {{IPA|sv|jɑː(ɡ) věːt atː dʉː æːr ɔ(kː) fœr.ˈbliːr vɑː(d) dʉː vɑːr|}}.<ref>{{Cite news |title=This is why Sweden doesn't have an official national anthem |url=https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/national-anthems/sweden-lyrics-english-official-song/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Classic FM |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629230856/https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/national-anthems/sweden-lyrics-english-official-song/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Byström |first=Jakob Jakobsson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OuW2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Jag+vet+att+Du+%C3%A4r+och+f%C3%B6rblir%22 |title=Sånger och sångare |date=1950 |publisher=B[aptist]-m[issionen]s bokförlag |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Du gamla du fria - Lyrics, låttext, låttexter - Felsjunget.se |url=https://felsjunget.se/alla-latar/du-gamla-du-fria-4/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516113109/https://felsjunget.se/alla-latar/du-gamla-du-fria-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Nilsson">{{Cite web|last=Jonathan Nilsson|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIUE4u4JWc|title=Svenska Nationalsången - Du Gamla Du Fria [Med Text]|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317121553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIUE4u4JWc|archive-date=2022-03-17|date=2010-02-11|access-date=2022-03-17|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="MindGarage">{{Cite web|last=PsychedelicMindGarage|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40ula7cdSFU|title=Du Gamla Du Fria (Alla 4 verserna Ultima Thule)|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317121553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40ula7cdSFU|archive-date=2022-03-17|date=2010-06-06|access-date=2022-03-17|website=YouTube}}</ref>}}
𝄆 Ja, jag vill leva, jag vill dö i Norden. 𝄇
</poem>

|<poem lang|ipa|italic="no">[dʉː ˈɡâmː.la dʉː ˈfrîː.a dʉː ˈfjɛ̂lː.ˌhøː.ɡa nǔːɖ {{!}}]
[dʉː ˈtʏ̂sː.ta dʉː ˈɡlɛ̂ːd.jɛ̠.ˌriː.ka ˈɧø̂ː.na ‖]
[jɑː(ɡ) ˈhɛ̂lː.sa‿ɖɛj ˈvɛ̂ː.nas.tɛ̠ lanːd ˈɵ̌p.poː juːɖ {{!}}]
𝄆 [dɪnː suːl dɪnː ˈhɪ̂m.mɛ̠l ˈdîː.na ˈɛ̂ŋː.dɛ̠r ˈɡrø̂ː.na ‖] 𝄇

[dʉː ˈtrûː.nar poː ˈmɪ̂n.nɛ̠n froːn ˈfûːɳ.ˌʂtuː.ra dɑːr {{!}}]
[dǒː ˈæ̂ː.rat dɪtː namːn fløːɡ ˈøː.vɛ̠r ˈjǔː.ɖɛ̠n ‖]
[jɑː(ɡ) věːt atː dʉː æːr ɔ(kː) dʉː bliːr vɑː(d) dʉː vɑːr {{!}}]{{efn|name=förblir}}
𝄆 [jɑː jɑː(ɡ) vɪlː ˈlêː.va jɑː(ɡ) vɪlː døː iː ˈnǔː.ɖɛ̠n ‖] 𝄇
</poem>

|<poem lang|en|italic="no">You ancient, you free, you mountainous North
You quiet, you joyous beauty!
I greet you, loveliest land upon Earth,
𝄆 Your sun, your sky, your meadows green. 𝄇

You are enthroned upon memories of ancient days,
When honoured your name flew across Earth,
I know that you are, and you will be, what you were,
𝄆 Yes, I want to live, I want to die in the North. 𝄇
</poem>
|}

==== Original lyrics ====
Richard Dybeck originally wrote these lyrics, but revised them in the late 1850s to the version used today.<ref>{{cite book |title=Normal-sångbok för Svenska skolor tusendet, |edition=38-39 thousandth |page=105}}</ref> The lyrics presented here also follow  archaic spelling conventions that were in use before the [[Swedish orthography#1906 spelling reform|1906 Swedish spelling reform]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mats |first=Thelander |date=2011 |title=Standardisation and Standard Language in Sweden |url=https://lanchart.hum.ku.dk/research/slice/publications-and-news-letters/publications/standard_languages/Thelander_-_Standardisation_and_Standard_Language_in_Sweden_-_p_127-133.pdf |website=University of Uppsala |access-date=2025-03-30 |archive-date=2024-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915122442/https://lanchart.hum.ku.dk/research/slice/publications-and-news-letters/publications/standard_languages/Thelander_-_Standardisation_and_Standard_Language_in_Sweden_-_p_127-133.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="6"
|+<big>Du gamla, du friska</big>
! Swedish original
!English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem lang|sv|italic="no">Du gamla, du friska, du fjellhöga Nord,
Du tysta, du glädjerika sköna!
Jag helsar dig, vänsta land uppå jord,
𝄆 Din sol, din himmel, dina ängder gröna. 𝄇

Du tronar på minnen från fornstora da'r,
Då äradt ditt namn flög öfver jorden;
Jag vet att du är och blir hvad du var,
𝄆 Ack, jag vill lefva, jag vill dö i Norden! 𝄇
</poem>
|<poem lang|en|italic="no">You ancient, you healthy, you mountainous North
You quiet, you joyous beauty!
I greet you, loveliest land upon Earth,
𝄆 Your sun, your sky, your meadows green. 𝄇

You are enthroned upon memories of ancient days,
When honoured your name flew across Earth,
I know that you are, and you will be, what you were,
𝄆 Oh! I want to live, I want to die in the North. 𝄇
</poem>
|}

=== National minority languages ===
''Du gamla, du fria'' is sung in Swedish in official contexts,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minoriteterna på Skansen |url=https://www.minoritet.se/7507 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Minoritet.se |language=sv |archive-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703212323/https://minoritet.se/7507 |url-status=live }}</ref> however translations of the lyrics into some of Sweden's national minority languages exist.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":3" />

==== Finnish ====
''Pohjolanmaa'' ({{Lit|Nordic land}}) is the ''de facto'' [[Finnish language|Finnish]] version of the song. Originally translated by Finnish writer {{ILL|Alpo Noponen|fi}} (1862–1927),<ref name="Pohjolanmaa">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOea9DnEI2U |title="Pohjolanmaa" - National anthem of Sweden in Finnish [Sanat] + [Lyrics] |date=2024-08-25 |language=fi |access-date=2025-01-19 |via=[[YouTube]] |work=SgtMattson (translation), Alpo Noponen (original text), Ville Pirnes (performance)}}</ref> it has been used in textbooks produced by the [[National Agency for Education (Sweden)|Swedish National Agency for Education]].<ref name=":6">{{cite book |last1=Kangassalo |first1=Raija |url=https://www.skolverket.se/download/18.6bfaca41169863e6a658ea9/1553962477744/pdf2453.pdf |title=HEIPPA! 3 : Tekstikirja – Textbok (Svensk-finsk lärobok 3) |date=2010 |publisher=[[National Agency for Education (Sweden)]] (Skolverket) |isbn=9789186529079 |location=Stockholm |page=76 |language=fi |access-date=2025-01-18}}</ref> Finnish is an official [[Languages of Sweden#Recognised minority languages|''national'' ''minority language'']] in Sweden.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=National minorities and national minority languages |url=https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/english/society/social-sustainability/national-minorities-and-national-minority-languages.html#:~:text=The%20five%20national%20minorities%20in,,%20Sami,%20Me%C3%A4nkieli%20and%20Finnish. |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=www.lansstyrelsen.se |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115185219/https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/english/society/social-sustainability/national-minorities-and-national-minority-languages.html#:~:text=The%20five%20national%20minorities%20in,,%20Sami,%20Me%C3%A4nkieli%20and%20Finnish. |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="6"
|+<big>Pohjolanmaa</big>
! Finnish version<ref name="Otava">{{cite book |title=Työväenopiston laulukirja: nuottipainos |date=1928 |publisher=Otava |location=Helsinki}}</ref>
! English translation<ref name="Pohjolanmaa" />
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem lang|fi|italics="no">Sä jylhä ja ponteva pohjolanmaa,
sä hiljainen riemun kehto parhain,
sä armahin seutu, min kohdata saa,
𝄆 maa kukkanurmein, koskein, tähtitarhain. 𝄇

Sun muistosi suuret, sun uljahat työs
ei hukkua saata ajanvuolla;
mit’ ennen voit olla, voit vastakin myös –
𝄆 mä pohjolassa tahdon elää, kuolla. 𝄇
</poem>

|<poem lang|en|italic="no">You majestic and vigourous North,
you quiet cradle of joy, the best of them all,
you most beloved country, that one can ever meet.
𝄆 Land of flower fields, brooks, starry heavens. 𝄇

Your great memories, your grand works,
may not drown in the passage of time;
what you once were, you can be once more –
𝄆 In the North I want to live, to die. 𝄇
</poem>
|}

==== Southern Sámi ====
In 1938, [[Sveriges Radio]] recorded a [[Southern Sámi]] version of ''Du gamla, du fria'', performed by students from Skarvsjöby [[nomad school]] in [[Västerbotten]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web |author1=Skarvsjöby nomadskola |date=1938 |title=Hör nationalsången på samiska! |url=https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/6176465 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=sverigesradio.se |publisher=[[Sveriges radio]]}}</ref> The lyrics were taken from the 1911 songbook ''Sami laulotasah – Liten lappsk och svensk sångbok'' ({{Lit|Little Lapp and Swedish songbook}}),<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://libris.kb.se/bib/3109465 |title=Liten lappsk och svensk sångbok : - Sami laulotasah |date=1911}}</ref> though the author is unknown.<ref name=":3" /> The Sámi languages have official [[Languages of Sweden#Recognised minority languages|''national'' ''minority language'']] status in Sweden.<ref name=":5" />

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="6"
! Southern Sámi version<ref name="SMA 38 CC">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3PI8D_SAP0 |title=Sweden anthem - Saami version [CC] |date=2021-07-12 |language=sma |publisher=youtube.com |access-date=2022-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030080106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3PI8D_SAP0 |archive-date=2022-10-30 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]] |work=TheFlagandAnthemGuy}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem lang|se|italics="no">Tån aiteki lanta tu all vari kum,
tån tjappa tån avost tievas ätnam.
Mån ätsav tu fapmokis ruodnis mietsi kum
𝄆 tu almev, tu jaurit, tu änoit. 𝄇

Tu namma li allak tu fapmo vil aj,
tu kudne kitt alme radjai kulloi.
Mån tietav att nåu tat kalka sjaddat aj.
𝄆 Mån sitav viessot, japmet ietjat lunne. 𝄇
</poem>
|}