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by Tomas Simonsson, Bishop of Strängnäs (c1380 - 1443)
Translation

Frihet är det bästa ting
Language: Swedish (Svenska)  after the Swedish (Svenska) 
Frihet är det bästa ting,
som sökas kan all världen kring
för den henne rätt kan bära.
Gud har dig givet sinn och själ;
var helra fri end annans träl,
ty frihet följer ära.

O, ädle svensk, du statt nu fast
och bättre det, som fordom brast,
du låte dig ej förvända.
Du våge din hals och så din hand,
att frälse ditt eget fädernes land.
Gud må dig tröst väl sända!

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  • a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Tomas Simonsson, Bishop of Strängnäs (c1380 - 1443), "Biskop Tomas frihetssång", written 1439
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960), "Frihetssång", Rudén no. 35 (1900) [ mixed chorus or men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Oskar Fredrik Lindberg (1887 - 1955), "Biskop Thomas frihetssång", 1921, published 1922 [ unison chorus and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Swedish (Svenska), [adaptation] ; composed by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger.
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Researcher for this page: Leif Møller

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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