Trotsch op Gelderland te zijn. Waar ons vaderland bebouwd werd Door den Saksischen Germaan, Daar werd onze stam geboren, Daar is Gelderland ontstaan. En het graan, dat thans geoogst wordt, Waar het woest en wild eens was Geeft ons recht om trotsch te wezen, Op ons echt Gelders ras. Geeft ons recht om trotsch te wezen, Op ons echt Gelders ras. In de dorpen en de steden Tusschen Brabant en de Zee, Tussen Utrecht en Westfalen Heerscht de welvaart en de vreê! Met je kerken en kasteelen, Met je huisjes aan den dijk, Gelderland, jij bent de Parel Van ons Hollandsch koninkrijk. Gelderland, jij bent de Parel Van ons Hollandsch koninkrijk. Structure of 'het Geldersch Volkslied' The first couplet sings about the geography of Gelderland. The second sings about the history and the third couplet is more of a hymn to Gelderland, praising it as the Pearl of the Netherlands. This anthem is again written in an old form of Dutch, albeit somewhat more modern in language than 'Ons Gelderland'. Hollands vs. Nederlands The last lines are disputed, and often sung differently. They talk about a kingdom of Holland, which essentially is nonexistent. Often, the phrase is sung "Van ons Neêrlands koninkrijk" which instead talks about the kingdom of the Netherlands, from which Gelderland is a province. Some people from the Netherlands living outside the provinces North Holland and South Holland strongly object against the use of Holland as pars pro toto when denoting the entire Netherlands (see also: 'Netherlands (terminology)'). This is often also the case in Gelderland, hence the alterations. References Ons Gelderland on the official website of the province of Gelderland (in Dutch) Note that this source refers to 'Ons Gelderland' as the official anthem het Geldersch Volkslied on a website devoted to anthems of the Netherlands (in Dutch and English) Note that this source refers to 'het Geldersch Volkslied' as the official anthem Dutch anthems Dutch-language songs Songs about the Netherlands Regional songs Culture of Gelderland