National anthem of the Orange Free State

Vrystaatse Volkslied
English: The national anthem of the Orange Free State
	Volkslied van den Oranje Vrijstaat
	Anthem of the Orange Free State
Lyrics	H.A.L Hamelberg
Music	W.F.G Nicolai
Adopted	1854
Relinquished	1902
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The national anthem of the Orange Free State (Afrikaans: Vrystaatse Volkslied, Dutch: Volkslied van de Oranje Vrijstaat) was used from 1854 until 1902 as the national anthem of the Orange Free State.

Lyrics[]

Dutch original

Heft, Burgers, 't lied der vrijheid aan

En zingt ons eigen volksbestaan!

Van vreemde banden vrij,

Bekleedt ons klein gemenebest,

Op orde, wet en recht gevest,

Rang in der Staten rij.

Al heeft ons land een klein begin,

Wij gaan met moed de toekomst in,

Het oog op God gericht,

Die niet beschaamt wie op Hem bouwt,

Op Hem als op een burcht vertrouwt,

Die voor geen stormen zwicht.

Zie in gena' en liefde neer

Op onze President, o Heer!

Wees Gij zijn toeverlaat!

De taak, die op zijn schouders rust,

Vervulle hij met trouw en lust

Tot heil van volk en staat!

Bescherm, o God, de Raad van't land,

Geleid hem aan Uw vaderhand,

Verlicht hem van omhoog,

Opdat zijn werk geheiligd zij

En vaderland en burgerij

Ten zegen strekken moog'!

Heil, driewerf heil de dierb're Staat,

het Volk, de President, de Raad!

Ja, bloei' naar ons gezang

De Vrijstaat en zijn burgerij,

In deugden groot, van smetten vrij,

Nog tal van eeuwen lang!

Nog tal van eeuwen lang!^[1]

English translation
Translation by Hermann Jacobson

Raise, citizens, the song of freedom

and our own existence as a people.

Free from foreign bonds,

Holds our small commonwealth

founded on order, law and justice

Rank among the states

Even though our land has a small beginning,

we step into the future with courage,

our eye fixed on God,

Who does not shame who builds on Him

and trusts in Him as a fortress

that does not yield to any storms

Look down in mercy

on our President, o Lord!

Be Thou his recourse

The task that rests on his shoulders

may he fulfill with loyalty and eagerness

to the benefit of people and state

Protect, o God, the Council of the land

Guide it by your Fatherly Hand

Illuminate it from above

So that its work may be sanctified

and may serve to bless

fatherland and citizenry.

Hail, thrice hail, the beloved State,

the People, the President, the Council!

Yes, may flourish at our song

the Free State and its citizens.

great in virtue, free of stains

for many ages to come!

for many ages to come! ^[1]

Sheets[]

Score as published in National, Patriotic and Typical Airs of all Lands ^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Sousa, John Philip (1890). National, Patriotic and Typical Airs of All Lands. H. Coleman. p. 185. ISBN 978-1169757455. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Vrystaatse Volkslied at Wikimedia Commons

[Sousa-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Sousa, John Philip (1890). National, Patriotic and Typical Airs of All Lands. H. Coleman. p. 185. ISBN 978-1169757455. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

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