National_anthem_of_the_Transvaal Knowpia

Transvaalse Volkslied
English: "Transvaal National Anthem"
	Excerpt from the F.A.K.-Volksangbundel [af]
	National anthem of the South African Republic
Lyrics	Catharina van Rees, 1875
Music	Catharina van Rees, 1875
Audio sample
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The "Transvaalse Volkslied"^[1] (English: "Transvaal National Anthem", lit. 'Transvaal people's song') was the national anthem of the South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic or "Transvaal" for short. It was written and composed by Catharina van Rees in 1875,^[2] and was presented to president Thomas Burgers during his 1875 visit to Europe.^[3]

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Transvaalse Volkslied
"Transvaalse Volkslied"	"Transvaal National Anthem"
First verse
Kent gĳ dat volk vol heldenmoed En toch zo lang geknecht? Het heeft geofferd goed en bloed Voor vrĳheid en voor recht Komt burgers! laat de vlaggen wapp'ren Ons lĳden is voorbĳ; Roemt in de zege onzer dapp'ren Dat vrĳe volk zĳn wĳ! Dat vrĳe volk, dat vrĳe volk Dat vrĳe, vrĳe volk zĳn wĳ!	Know ye the folk full of heroism, And yet so long oppressed? It hath offered property and blood For freedom and for righteousness. Come citizens! Let the flags wave Our suffering is over; Praise the victories of our braves: That free folk are we! That free folk, that free folk, That free, free folk are we!
Second verse
Kent gĳ dat land zo schaars bezocht En toch zo heerlĳk schoon Waar de natuur haar wond'ren wrocht En kwistig stelt ten toon? Transvalers! laat ons feestlied schallen Daar waar ons volk hield stand Waar onze vreugdeschoten knallen Daar is ons vaderland! Dat heerlĳk land, dat heerlĳk land Dat is, dat is ons vaderland!	Know ye the land, so seldom sought, And yet so truly clean; Where the nature bestows her wonders, And luxuriantly sets and tones? Transvaalers! let our anthem ring out! Where firmly our folk must stand Where our salutes were fired, There is our fatherland! The honest land, the honest land That is, that is our fatherland!
Third verse
Kent gĳ de Staat, nog maar een kind In 's werelds Statenrĳ Maar toch door 't machtig Brits bewind Weleerd verklaard voor vrĳ? Transvalers! edel was uw streven En pĳnlĳk onze smaad Maar God die uitkomst heeft gegeven Zĳ lof voor d'eigen Staat! Looft onze God! looft onze God! Looft onze God voor land en Staat!	Know ye the state, still yet a child In the rank of the world's states, But yet by mighty British powers Long ago declared free? Transvaalers! noble was our strive, And painful our slander, But God gave the outcome, Praise Him for our State! Praise our God! praise our God! Praise our God for land and State!

References edit

^ "Flatinternational - south african audio archive - ASAF Choir (Koor) - die Stem van Suid-Afrika / Die Transvaalse Volkslied".
^ Flags of the World Transvaalse Volkslied, Accessed on 9 April 2007
^ Bossenbroek, M. P.; Rosenberg, Yvette (2018). The Boer War (First Seven Stories Press ed.). New York, NY. p. 26. ISBN 9781609807481.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)