"De Âlde Friezen" () is the anthem of the Friesland province of the Netherlands.
The text is by the Frisian writer Eeltsje Halbertsma. 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) and has served as the anthem of Friesland ever since.
Lyrics
References
External links Vocal rendition (MP3 file) (first stanza and chorus) Vom hoh'n Olymp (the melody of which was used for De âlde Friezen)