Kungssången
Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg | |
| Music | Otto Lindblad |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 1844 |
| Audio sample | |
KungssångenDu gamla, Du fria is the de facto national anthem of Sweden, but has never been officially recognised.
The lyrics were written by
Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg and the music composed for four part male chorus by Otto Lindblad. Kungssången replaced the previous royal anthem, Bevare Gud vår kung, which was sung to the melody of the British royal anthem, God Save the King. It was first performed in Lund on 5 December 1844 at a party arranged by the University to celebrate the accession of King Oscar I
, and was officially adopted in 1893.
Lyrics
Only the first and fifth stanzas are normally sung (and only the first if the King is present). The other three are very rarely ever heard.
See also
References
- ^ "Kungssången" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
External links
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