Grönnens Laid

It is the only Dutch provincial anthem that is officially written in a local dialect, in this case Gronings.

Van Lauwerzee tot Dollard tou Van Drente tot aan 't Wad, Daor gruit, daor bluit 'n wonderlaand, Rondom ain wondre stad: *) Ain Pronkjewail in gaolden raand Is Grönnen: Stad en Ommelaand.

Ain Pronkjewail in gaolden raand Is Grönnen: Stad en Ommelaand.

Daor woont de dege degelkhaaid De wille, vast as staol, Daor vuilt het haart, wat tonge sprekt In richt- en slichte taol.

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.