| Prefix | Regional |
|---|---|
| Country | Friesland |
| Author | Eeltsje Halbertsma / Jacobus van Loon |
| Lyrics date | 1876 |
| Composer | Heinrich Christian Schnoor |
"De Âlde Friezen" (English: "The Old Frisians") is the anthem of the Friesland province of the Netherlands.[1]
The text is by the Frisian writer Eeltsje Halbertsma.[1] The version commonly sung today is an abridgement, dating from 1876, by Jacobus van Loon. The words were not set to music until after Halbertsma's death; they were first sung in 1875 at a ceremony held to commemorate his work. The song was adopted as the Frisian anthem by the Selskip foar Frysk Taal- en Skriftekennisse (Society for Frisian Language and Literature) and has served as the anthem of Friesland ever since.
Lyrics
Frysk bloed tsjoch op! Wol no ris brûze en siede, en bûnzje troch ús ieren om! Flean op! Wy sjonge it bêste lân fan d'ierde, it Fryske lân fol eare en rom.
Refrein: Klink dan en daverje fier yn it rûn, Dyn âlde eare, o Fryske grûn! (2x)
Hoe ek fan oermacht, need en see betrutsen, oerâlde, leave Fryske grûn, Nea waard dy fêste, taaie bân ferbrutsen, dy't Friezen oan har lân ferbûn.
(Refrein)
Fan bûgjen frjemd, bleau by 't âld folk yn eare, syn namme en taal, syn frije sin; Syn wurd wie wet; rjocht, sljocht en trou syn leare, en twang, fan wa ek, stie it tsjin.
(Refrein)
Trochloftich folk fan dizze âlde namme, wês jimmer op dy âlders great! Bliuw ivich fan dy grize, hege stamme, in grien, in krêftich bloeiend leat!
(Refrein)
References
- ^ Koopmans, Joop W. & Jr, Arend H. Huussen (2007-05-22). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands. Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
External links
- Vocal rendition (MP3 file) (first stanza and chorus)
- Vom hoh'n Olymp[dead link] (the melody of which was used for De âlde Friezen)