- Grönnens Laid
The Grönnens Laid (Song of Groningen) is the anthem of the Groningen province of the
Netherlands . The anthem was written in 1919 byGeert Teis Pzn. ofStadskanaal , composed byG.R. Jager ofSlochteren and arranged byFrieso Molenaar .Grönnens Laid
Van Laauwerszee tot Dollart tou,
Van Drìnthe tot aan t Wad,
Doar gruit, doar bluit ain wonderlaand
Rondom ain wondre stad.
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
is Grönnen, Stad en Ommelaand;
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
Is Stad en Ommelaand!Doar broest de zee, doar hoelt de wind,
Doar soest t aan diek en wad,
Mor rusteg waarkt en wuilt t volk,
t Volk van Loug en Stad.
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
is Grönnen, Stad en Ommelaand;
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
Is Stad en Ommelaand!Doar woont de dege degelkhaid,
De wille, vast as stoal,
Doar vuilt het haart, wat tonge sprekt,
In richt- en slichte toal.
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
Is Grönnen, Stad en Ommelaand;
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
Is Stad en Ommelaand!An English translation
From the
Lauwers sea to the Dollard,
FromDrenthe to theWadden Sea ,
A wondrous land grows and flourishes
Around a wondrous city.
A jewel with a golden edge
Is Groningen, City and Countryside;
A jewel with a golden edge
Is City and Countryside!That is where the sea foams, that is where the wind howls,
Of swishing along dyke and "wad",
But the people calmly work and plough,
The people of Village and City.
A jewel with a golden edge
Is Groningen, City and Countryside;
A jewel with a golden edge
Is City and Countryside!That is where the sober virtue lives,
The will, steadfast like steel
That is where the heart feels what the tongue says,
In straightforward and sharp language.
A jewel with a golden edge
Is Groningen, City and Countryside;
A jewel with a golden edge
Is City and Countryside!
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