Grönnens Laid

The Grunnens Laid (Song of Groningen) is the anthem of the Groningen province of the Netherlands. The anthem was written in 1919 by Geert Teis Pzn. of Stadskanaal, composed by G.R. Jager of Slochteren and arranged by Frieso Molenaar.

Grunnens Laid

Van Lauwerszee tot Dollard tou,
Van Drenthe tot aan 't Wad,
Doar gruit, doar bluit ain wonderlaand
Rondom ain wondre stad.
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
is Grunnen, 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,
Moar rusteg waarkt en wuilt het volk,
Het volk van Loug en Stad.
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
is Grunnen, 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 Grunnen, Stad en Ommelaand;
Ain Pronkjewail in golden raand
Is Stad en Ommelaand!

English Translation

From the Lauwers sea to the Dollard,
From Drenthe to the Wadden Sea,
A beautiful land grows and flourishes
Around a beautiful city.
A crown jewel surrounded by gold
Is Groningen, City and Land;
A crown jewel surrounded by gold
Is City and Land!

That is where the sea foams, that is where the wind cries,
Of swishing along dyke and wad,
But the people calmly work and plough,
The people of Village and City.
A crown jewel surrounded by gold
Is Groningen, City and Land;
A crown jewel surrounded by gold
Is City and Land!

That is where the sober solidity lives,
The will, steadfast like steel
That is where the heart feels what the tongue says,
Straight-forward.
A crown jewel surrounded by gold
Is Groningen, City and Land;
A crown jewel surrounded by gold
Is City and Land!