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Du gamla, du fria (lit. 'You ancient, you free'), is the de facto national anthem of Sweden. Originally titled Sång till Norden (lit. 'Song to the North'), its lyrics were written in 1844 by Swedish antiquarian Richard Dybeck, who set them to a variation of the old folk melody Kärestans död (lit. 'Death of a loved one').
Du gamla, du fria (lit. 'You ancient, you free'), is the de facto national anthem of Sweden. Originally titled Sång till Norden (lit. 'Song to the North'), its lyrics were written in 1844 by Swedish antiquarian Richard Dybeck, who set them to a variation of the old folk melody Kärestans död (lit. 'Death of a loved one').
