''Gustafs skål'' (), is a song written by
Carl Michael Bellman
Carl Michael Bellman (; 4 February 1740 – 11 February 1795) was a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, poet, and entertainer. He is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a powerful influence in Swedish music, as wel ...
as a salutation to
Gustav III of Sweden
Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden.
Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he s ...
, following the
coup d'état of 1772, which made himself an
autocrat
Autocracy is a form of government in which absolute power is held by the head of state and government, known as an autocrat. It includes some forms of monarchy and all forms of dictatorship, while it is contrasted with democracy and feudalism. ...
and ended the
parliamentary age of liberty. The king very much liked the song and informally it came to function as his
royal anthem
The anthem for a person, office or rank is music played on formal or ceremonial occasions in the presence of the person, office-holder, or rank-holder, especially by a military band. The head of state in many countries is honored with a prescrib ...
.
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Lyrics
See also
*Bevare Gud vår kung
''Bevare Gud vår Kung'' ( Swedish, 'God Save Our King') was the first royal anthem of Sweden. Written in 1805 by Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz to honor King Gustav IV Adolf, it was set to the melody of the British anthem "''God Save the King
" ...
*Kungssången
''Kungssången'' (''The King's Song'') is the Swedish royal anthem. It is also known by its first line, ''Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång'' ('). Although sung on such occasions as the King's birthday, the annual opening of the Riksdag and t ...
References
External links
Bo Lund - ''Gustafs skål'' MP3
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafs Skal
Royal anthems
European anthems
Cultural depictions of Gustav III
Swedish patriotic songs