Since the texts have already been put to different tunes, this is a surprisingly convenient coincidence for many songwriters in Gelderland.

Each couplet sings about one of the three part of Gelderland: first the Veluwe, then the Betuwe and lastly the Achterhoek or Graafschap (which literally means: County or Earldom).

The song is written in a dated form of the Dutch language, with some remarkable Brabantic influences, possibly because Kleverlandish is one of the many dialects spoken in 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.

Often, the phrase is sung "Van ons Neêrlands koninkrijk" which instead talks about the kingdom of the Netherlands, from which Gelderland is a province.