''Kungssången'' (''The King's Song'') is the Swedish

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. It is also known by its first line, ''Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång'' ('). Although sung on such occasions as the King's birthday, the annual opening of the

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and the

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ceremony, the song is not considered the Swedish national anthem. ''

Du gamla, Du fria (), is the ''de facto'' national anthem of Sweden. Originally titled (), its lyrics were written in 1844 by Swedish antiquarian Richard Dybeck, who set them to a variation of the old Swedish folk music, folk melody ''Kärestans död'' ()''.'' ...

'' is the ''de facto'' national anthem of Sweden, but has never been officially recognised. The lyrics were written by Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg and the music composed for four part male chorus by Otto Lindblad. ''Kungssången'' replaced the previous royal anthem, '' Bevare Gud vår kung'', which was sung to the melody of the British royal anthem, ''

God Save the King "God Save the King" ("God Save the Queen" when the monarch is female) is ''de facto'' the national anthem of the United Kingdom. It is one of national anthems of New Zealand, two national anthems of New Zealand and the royal anthem of the Isle ...

''. It was first performed in

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on 5 December 1844 at a party arranged by the

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to celebrate the accession of King Oscar I, and was officially adopted in 1893.

Lyrics

Only the first and fifth stanzas are normally sung (and only the first if the

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is present). The other three are very rarely ever heard.

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