Modersmålets sång

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Modersmålets sång (English: Song of the Mother Tongue) is a Finland Swedish song, which is also the unofficial anthem of Finland Swedes, however it is also played as a celebration song.^[1] The song is usually played on 6 November for Finnish Swedish Heritage Day.^[1] The song was composed by Johan Fridolf Hagfors in 1897 and performed for the first time on May 6 1898 in University of Helsinki ballroom. The song was originally composed for the Akademiska Sångföreningen.^[2]

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Original Swedish language text
Hur härligt sången klingar på älskat modersmål! Han tröst i sorgen bringar, han skärper sinnets stål! Vi hört den sången ljuda i ljuvlig barndomstid, och en gång skall han bjuda åt oss i graven frid! Du sköna sång vårt bästa arv, från tidevarv till tidevarv, ljud högt, ljud fritt från strand till strand i tusen sjöars land! Vad ädelt fädren tänkte, vad skönt de drömt en gång, det allt de åt oss skänkte i modersmålets sång. Hur våra öden randas, den sången är oss kär, Vår själ i honom andas, vår rikedom han är! Du sköna sång vårt bästa arv, från tidevarv till tidevarv, ljud högt, ljud fritt från strand till strand i tusen sjöars land!

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^ ^a ^b "Modersmålets sång". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
^ "Hagfors, Johan Fridolf". Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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