De Alde Friezen
English: The Old Frisians | |
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Regional anthem of Friesland | |
Lyrics | Eeltsje Halbertsma / Jacobus van Loon, 1876 |
Music | Heinrich Christian Schnoor |
"De Alde 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) on the urging of politician, writer and poet Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860–1930) and has served as the anthem of Friesland ever since.
Lyrics
[edit]Frysk bloed tsjoch op! Wol noris brûze en siede, |
Frisian blood, brew! Foam and boil, |
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Vocal rendition (MP3 file) (first stanza and chorus)
- Vom hoh'n Olymp[permanent dead link] (the melody of which was used for De âlde Friezen)