Du gamla, Du fria

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"Du gamla, Du fria" is the de facto national anthem of Sweden, a patriotic song celebrating the country's natural beauty and heritage.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem
song
alsoKnownAs Song to the North
Thou ancient, Thou free
associatedWith Swedish national identity
Swedish patriotism
basedOn Swedish folk tune
commonlyPerformedAt Swedish National Day ceremonies
national celebrations in Sweden
sporting events in Sweden
commonlySungVerses 2
country Sweden
culturalSignificance important part of Swedish national ceremonies
symbol of Sweden
deFactoNationalAnthemOf Sweden
describes Swedish heritage
natural beauty of Sweden
firstLine Du gamla, Du fria, Du fjällhöga nord
genre patriotic song
hasMeter 4/4 time
hasNumberOfVerses 4
hasOfficialStatusInSweden no
hasRecordingType choral arrangement
orchestral arrangement
solo vocal performance
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_gamla,_Du_fria
influencedBy Nordic romantic nationalism
language Swedish
lyricist Richard Dybeck
lyricsBy Richard Dybeck
lyricsFirstPublishedInYear 1845
lyricsWrittenInYear 1844
melodyDerivedFrom folk song "Kärestans död"
mentionsRegion Norden
originalTitle Sång till Norden
period 19th century
status de facto national anthem
theme Nordic unity
freedom
love of homeland
typicalKey G major
usedBy Swedish Armed Forces
Swedish government ceremonies

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sweden
Tre Kronor
nationalAnthem
Du gamla, Du fria ("Du gamla, Du fria, Du fjällhöga nord")
firstLine
Du gamla, Du fria ("folk song "Kärestans död"")
melodyDerivedFrom

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