Swedish National Anthem in Old Norse // Du gamla, du fria på fornnordiska

Swedish National Anthem in Old Norse // Du gamla, du fria på fornnordiska | The Skaldic Bard

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9 ай бұрын

Here’s my translation and performance (joined by my wife in the second half) of the Swedish National Anthem, “Du gamla, du fria”, in Old Norse. While attempting to use as many related words to the original Swedish as possible, it’s not an exact word-for-word translation as I wanted to preserve the ABAB rhyming signature where possible in the translation - but the meaning of the original should be preserved. I compiled some videos to play with the music which hopefully show some of Sweden’s beauty and culture.
It’s a glorious anthem with very beautiful lyrics, fitting for such a beautiful country. I’m very fond of Swedes and Sweden itself, which is a special place for me. I’ve spent quite a lot of time there over the years - and it’s where I proposed to my wife!
Quite a few of my followers are Swedish, so this one's for you, mainly. I hope I’ve done it justice.
Please leave a comment and like the video if you enjoyed it!
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Sluga Gosudarev" ("Slaget vid Poltava", i.e. "The Sovereign's Servant")
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Lyrics:
Þú gamla, þú frjálsa norðr fjallháva!
Þú þǫgla, þú prýði gleðiríkja!
Ek kveð þik, land it vænsta jǫrðu á,
sól þína, himin þinn ok grǿnu engjar!
Þú sitr á gjafstóli forndýrðardaga,
þá er manngi gleymði mannorði þínu.
Ek veit þat, at þú ert ok verðr þat, er þú varst,
Já, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu!
Já, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu!
Ey skal ek þjóna kærum þínum lǫndum.
Eið skal ek þér allt til dauðdags sverja.
Rétt þinn skal ek verja, huga ok hǫndum,
Fána þinn bragðríkja hátt skal ek bera.
Fána þinn bragðríkja hátt skal ek bera.
Með Guði veg ek fyr sakir óðala,
Svíþjóðar, fóstrjarðar innar fǫgru!
Í móti þér vil ek gjafir engar fá!
Nei, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu!
Nei, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu!

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@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Here’s my translation and performance (joined by my wife in the second half) of the Swedish National Anthem, “Du gamla, du fria”, in Old Norse. While attempting to use as many related words to the original Swedish as possible, it’s not an exact word-for-word translation as I wanted to preserve the ABAB rhyming signature where possible in the translation - but the meaning of the original should be preserved. I compiled some videos to play with the music which hopefully show some of Sweden’s beauty and culture. It’s a glorious anthem with very beautiful lyrics, fitting for such a beautiful country. I’m very fond of Swedes and Sweden itself, which is a special place for me. I’ve spent quite a lot of time there over the years - and it’s where I proposed to my wife! Quite a few of my followers are Swedish, so this one's for you, mainly. I hope I’ve done it justice. Please leave a comment and like the video if you enjoyed it! You can also support me at www.buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard if you’d like. Many thanks. Lyrics: Þú gamla, þú frjálsa norðr fjallháva! Þú þǫgla, þú prýði gleðiríkja! Ek kveð þik, land it vænsta jǫrðu á, sól þína, himin þinn ok grǿnu engjar! Þú sitr á gjafstóli forndýrðardaga, þá er manngi gleymði mannorði þínu. Ek veit þat, at þú ert ok verðr þat, er þú varst, Já, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu! Já, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu! Ey skal ek þjóna kærum þínum lǫndum. Eið skal ek þér allt til dauðdags sverja. Rétt þinn skal ek verja, huga ok hǫndum, Fána þinn bragðríkja hátt skal ek bera. Fána þinn bragðríkja hátt skal ek bera. Með Guði veg ek fyr sakir óðala, Svíþjóðar, fóstrjarðar innar fǫgru! Í móti þér vil ek gjafir engar fá! Nei, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu! Nei, ek vil lifa ok deyja í Norðrinu!

@yuri_andropov6973 Ай бұрын

One here💪🏻(Swedish Icelandic tho)

@EinDeutscherPatriot620 6 ай бұрын

Whenever I hear the swedish national anthem, I only hear Så rider jag mig. To me, Swedish is the most beautiful and enchanting of the Scandinavian languages. Sverige is a beautiful country with an angelic tongue and it breaks my heart to see it in its state. May God bless Sweden

@RAEJDER 5 ай бұрын

Gott mit uns, meine freund. Gud är med oss, min vän.

@nocturne7371 Ай бұрын

Asa native Swede, thank you for liking the sound of my language.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@chjc2001chjc 9 ай бұрын

Though i'm a dane, i love our swedish brothers. And this was so beautiful

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@kalebthehistorian5928 9 ай бұрын

My blood boils with yearning to see the land of my ancestors. It is truly a beautiful piece you have put together. God bless, from Canada.

@codyj.braunva5406 9 ай бұрын

Agreed. From America

@lyrianmaximus4561 7 ай бұрын

Go there. Sweden is beautiful. You would be quite welcome.

@zephyriic 7 ай бұрын

canada is just sweden but bigger

@orten896 4 ай бұрын

Hey man, I'm Swedish and during a hockey match between Finland and Sweden, my dad is Fin and mom Swe, they asked me who I cheered on. I said Canada. You're more than welcome here!

@GolAcheron-fc4ug 4 ай бұрын

Your blood boils? You’re angry?

@anthemsofeurope2408 9 ай бұрын

Wow epic! I am of swedish heritage and it goes to my heart to see this history of Sweden with this beautiful song.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@stevethegrandmarshall9916 9 ай бұрын

God bless Sweden and may God protect it! Beautiful rendition

@holytemplar5585 6 ай бұрын

Lucifer praise Sweden!

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@elsakristina2689 9 ай бұрын

This is beautiful. I’m not even Swedish but it’s really close to my heart, so this makes me smile and feel so proud. You even used the correct pronunciations for the Old Norse and I’m so glad that’s getting to be more understood and known about.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@Fulkvidr 9 ай бұрын

I am Swedish. I just recently subscribed to your channel, and you drop this banger. Mycket bra min vän!

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Kul att ha dig med! :-D

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@Budda2020 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful. We need more Swedish songs sung in Old Norse.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@Budda2020 15 күн бұрын

@@Fristads1337 sug min röv horunge

@robinrehlinghaus1944 9 ай бұрын

This sounds so... Wholesome. Not in the trendy cutesy internetty sense, I mean genuinely wholesome.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@Gongar 9 ай бұрын

I love my country. Thank you for making this.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@nicholasjuhlin2181 2 күн бұрын

@@Fristads1337 varför så där då? tror du man bara säger skit på nätet så går man sen på riktigt skaffa ett liv utan att skiva massa skit

@uberfeel 9 ай бұрын

As a Spaniard, i love this national anthem. The lyrics sounds like something out of The Lord of The Rings.

@shar3066 9 ай бұрын

Lord of the rings took a lot of inspiration from scandinavian , swedish pagan viking culture and Beowolf take place in sweden according to some experts appaerantly.😊

@uberfeel 9 ай бұрын

@@shar3066 you are half right.

@lopakacooper1668 9 ай бұрын

@@uberfeel Sneaking of Tolkien, I recently learned that the word “interpretar” in Swedish is “tolk”. Is this a coincidence? Perhaps.

@issyd2366 8 ай бұрын

Yes, but at the same time he actually had Welsh and Finnish as inspiration for the Elven languages. And Beowulf takes place in Denmark ;)@@shar3066

@carcharoclesmegalodon6904 2 ай бұрын

Definitely more epic than the actual country.

@sebastiansuteu1829 9 ай бұрын

One of the best anthems. Definetely one of my fav 3, greetings brothers from the north

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@Rix.67 8 күн бұрын

@@Fristads1337....i Fristadsbyxor eller?

@jamesbatesibusquets7617 9 ай бұрын

Oh this is great. Thanks again Skaldic Bard!

@kristiangg4263 9 ай бұрын

Bro thats so beutiful! I said it many times and I will say it again your voice is amazing!

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, brother

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@edge6441 9 ай бұрын

Skaldic this is just so beautiful man amazing work! i love the swedish anthem it is a very melodic anthem/hymn and feels like as if i am standing at the top of a mountain everytime i hear it. Old norse version makes it feel even more original and awesome!

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this!

@timothymorehouse1255 7 ай бұрын

Well done this is an amazing piece and its amazing to hear it in the language we actually used to speak during viking times, love from sweden

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@icytruth6785 9 ай бұрын

WOW! This is incredible! I would really like it if you also did the anthem of Norway in Old Norse!

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@EmaSkyeFan2008 8 ай бұрын

i love this, keep your content up!

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@leornendeealdenglisc 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing. Wow!

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Many thanks, my friend :-)

@viktoria.j.a.1066 9 ай бұрын

Heja Sverige!!! Heja Sveariket !!!!😍😍😍 Heja Du gamla, du fria !!! 🥰🥰🥰

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Du hejar på en bot idiot.

@timothymorehouse1255 7 ай бұрын

This is sung in true Swedish like how we used to talk during the Viking times

@eh1641 6 ай бұрын

This is Old West Norse which would be what the Norwegians sounded like. Swedes and Danes spoke Old East Norse

@SkaldBard 6 ай бұрын

There is practically no difference between them during the early/mid Old Norse period

@orten896 4 ай бұрын

@@SkaldBard You always have these in the comments. No point in arguing with them, they'll cough up a text from nowhere which made past all the other experts on the subject.

@francisdec1615 3 ай бұрын

Even English and German at the time were mere dialects of the same language. Someone from Sweden in the 800s could easily speak Old Norse with an Englishman or German and still be understood.

@sebbosh 9 ай бұрын

Va nice den här var! ❤️ Går till grunden!

@jandaly-ou3wf 9 ай бұрын

Truly wonderful

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Kåt

@MatthewWilliams-jj3ue 4 ай бұрын

Honestly this anthem is the most beautiful I ever heard

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

It is bullshit. It has nothing to do with Norse.

@Gleb-Gudleifr_rus_orthodox 9 ай бұрын

How amazing! You've got a beautiful video with an alluring view in the background. The translation into Old Norse adds exceptional charm and arouses genuine interest as in all your works)

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@Dalvisor 9 ай бұрын

Amazing work!

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Skit ner dig.

@Gleb-Gudleifr_rus_orthodox 9 ай бұрын

You are very cool at what you do, I extraordinary liked your songs. Remembering the Latin voiceover of Jorsalanam, I also remembered about the Greek language. You would do great again) Strength and joy to you)

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Vill du suga din bot? min är fet.

@richardbitencourt2325 9 ай бұрын

Very good this song.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Very good horney

@LAC03098 9 ай бұрын

God bless

@veryunwisethewise 9 ай бұрын

bros a unionist 💀

@Trotsky.-.83_years_ago_-_and 9 ай бұрын

I only got a B in my course, but this makes me feel better. thanks

@Bjorn_Algiz 9 ай бұрын

So romantic and beautiful brother 😊 your such a good lad and husband for being so considerate to your spouse 😮 Hail! Even me as a heathen/pagan I know your roots are powerful and true!

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Hah, thank you for the kind words and support, friend

@veryunwisethewise 3 ай бұрын

Just a question, how did you come to adopt the older ways of the North, I'm just wondering.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Why are you commenting a bot?

@hhattonaom9729 9 ай бұрын

so good

@sammuhho8632 Ай бұрын

Glad Nationaldagen till mina Svensk vänner!!!

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Ännu en kuksugare till bot.

@foroyskkt 9 ай бұрын

Great!

@Statix- 9 ай бұрын

Question. How did you learn fornnordiska and yngre fornsvenska? It is really cool that you can speak it! Greatly performed!

@AnulaibazIV 9 ай бұрын

This is Old West Norse.

@Statix- 9 ай бұрын

@@AnulaibazIV this is old west norse, correct, but he has another song in yngre fornsvenska

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Hey there, thanks. It's been years of reading and study, including 4 years of university, living in Iceland, and working with both modern and mediaeval Norse in my job :-)

@ambianceghosthunting1073 5 ай бұрын

This will be play when i die! Absolutely beautiful❤

@ikerierk 8 ай бұрын

Wow. I got goosebumps in the end. Tack från Sverige! On a sidenote. Do you have some books you would recommend for a Swedish speaker to learn more about Old Norse and Old Swedish languages?

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Jaha va bra idiot.

@jack_themansv4944 Ай бұрын

Vad vackert!!

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Jag är kåt.

@jack_themansv4944 15 күн бұрын

@@Fristads1337 Vad är en kåt?

@user-cs9pi3nv3h 9 ай бұрын

Jättebra

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

谢谢你，朋友

@Je0137 9 ай бұрын

Jag är svensk

@NamelessMF1658 9 ай бұрын

Hel unnebar å hôrre på, Sô himmle vakkert Mä vänlíe hälsningar ifrå Bohuslän

@Gongar 9 ай бұрын

My man skriver på bohuslänska, based and West-Swede pilled.

@NamelessMF1658 9 ай бұрын

@@Gongar Sô sanne ol Väst Sverige = Bäst Sverige

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Visst jag kan knulla dig på bohusländska om du vill.

@sturlamolden 3 ай бұрын

The translation is to Old West Norse (Old Icelandic) but the language spoken in Sweden was Old East Norse.

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Du är ute och cyklar.

@NorwegianSedevacantist 9 ай бұрын

Som regel må du lage "Ja vi elsker dette landet" på gammel Norsk.

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Ja, det må jeg! ;-)

@vikinglife3983 9 ай бұрын

Hvornår for vi "Der Er Et Yndigt Land"?

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Är du dum eller? Danskjävel?

@Bufkey 9 ай бұрын

Speaking of swedes, is there a chance to see a song about Rurik, the founder of the mighty Rurikid dynasty?

@SkaldBard 9 ай бұрын

Yep, definitely on the cards, hopefully before the end of the year

@Bufkey 9 ай бұрын

@@SkaldBard Awesome. As a little suggestion the song could have a transition towards east slavic near the end, to symbolise the dynasty's assimlation into eastern slavic culture. Just an idea tho, do your thing how you know best, and keep up the good work 💪

@servantofaeie1569 9 ай бұрын

Can you do the Star Spangled Banner in Eald Ænglisc?

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

You are talking to a bot.

@user-xe1tz4mb4g 7 ай бұрын

I am Russian and i respect Swedish history and culture. Vacker sång

@MonsieurWeevil 6 ай бұрын

I'd love to hear "It Heitelân" in Old Frisian.

@BansaiiBerserker 8 ай бұрын

The best part of our Swedish national anthem is that it says "I want to live, I want to die in the north/nordic region" and most of us feel that way, As we do like our nordic neighbours more than any other countries (Even arvsfienden "the inherited enemy" Denmark, Just don't tell them that we actually like them -Joke) And if we had to pick another country to live in, Most of us would pick one of our nordic neighbours , As it does still feel sort of like home in weird way, As culturally we are not that different.

@billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105 8 ай бұрын

That's not what the lyrics mean. "I want to live, I want to die in the North" means that Sweden is the symbol of the North. Not that all Nordic countries are the same or equal.

@BansaiiBerserker 8 ай бұрын

@@billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105 It came to you in a dream.

@billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105 8 ай бұрын

@@BansaiiBerserker Try going to a football game and ask Danish or Finnish fans to sing about "living in the North" and see how that works out for you.

@MagnussonWilliams 9 ай бұрын

Primero

@juniorezequielduranreynoso946 9 ай бұрын

Deyja ok síðan ata í Valhøll

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

pfff...

@jeryndavelauan2453 5 ай бұрын

congratulations to Sweden, you're now the 32nd member of Nato 🇸🇪 För Oden, För kungen och För Sverige - i tiden!

@frankschmidt2303 4 ай бұрын

Sweden the land of Frej

@vincentL.7 2 ай бұрын

This is old west norse, so not what was spoken in sweden, but still cool though

@TheMarcusnordberg Ай бұрын

First verse is ay okay but the rest is not our national anthem. We never speak of God, fatherland, serve the land or defend it. Nor do we love the falg or swear to defend it. We would exchange it for treasure! Proven over and over again. But with that said "nay, I will live and I will die in The North!

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

Is this an AI trying to simulate old norse? Maybe take a few lessons from Icelandic people?? They speak the closest of norse.

@theman0534 6 ай бұрын

swedistan caliphate anthem?

@JessicaJohnson-vp9mt 6 ай бұрын

Shut up

@niklassvensson1566 Ай бұрын

idjit

@renanschimuneck9369 6 ай бұрын

The anthem of Sweden is beauty on its simple verses. Unfortunately for christianity Sweden only contributed for the worst with nasty figures such as Gustavus Adolphus and other protestant kings that troubled Russia and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

@Gunnlaug-ormstungu 6 ай бұрын

But let's not forget great figures like Binger Jarl, Saint Éric and Saint Brigid!

@2121gul 5 ай бұрын

Vatniks

@Fristads1337 15 күн бұрын

@@Gunnlaug-ormstungu How about swedish-suck-alot?