Came through loud and clear, Rebekah! Pleasing melody is far easier to sing than our octave-stretcher —
And the words (I looked up the text) are really nice. Thank you so much for sending the sound file!
Everybody, here’s your opportunity to listen to the Swedish national anthem by clicking on Rebekah’s link: and here’s the first stanza in translation:
Thou ancient, thou freeborn, thou mountainous North,
In beauty and peace our hearts beguiling,
I greet thee, thou loveliest land on the earth,
Thy sun, thy skies, thy verdant meadows smiling.
Thy sun, thy skies, thy verdant meadows smiling.