Oh man i can just say as a swede seeing atleast 10 Sabatons shows live for a period of 10 years, Your world gave me as much tears along with the song. It makes me proud that we can connect on this level. Across nations and sometimes beliefs ans still reach each other. Im a history buff and wont even go down on this song but your reaction gave me just as much shills as listening the song first time. Cheers my friend you got a sub :)
Thank you very much for both sub and comment. You grasped exactly what this channel is about. It is not about TH-cam fame or TH-cam money (not monetized and no patreon or whatever). It is about music and connection. Awesome to read that! Thanks again!
Before they started the singer (Joakim) said: no one carries around lighters anymore but you all have your phones. That's the lights in the crowd and it adds so much.
@@VikingReacts I experienced one of those moments at M'era Luna 2019 here in Germany, VNV Nation were playing their song "Nova" and 25,000 people lit up their phones. Magical.
Being a musician myself, something like that part at the beginning where the crowd starts singing the song back at them would be the fulfillment of all my dreams.
I always forget that people who aren't familiar with Sabaton don't expect the tank. They have two, actually. One is named Audie, and the other is named Walther, who are both subjects of Sabaton songs.
I saw Sabaton in the Ryman in Nashville last fall. During the day I toured the Ryman with a bunch of country loving tourists. The confusion about seeing a tank being built on stage was amazing.
As a Norwegian, I'm singing along to this song in swedish every time I hear it. It's really strong... I don't know Swedish, but the swedes are our closest allies, and we understand each other no matter what
@@johannessondrup6207 So glad to hear that. For Danish and Swedish people have had some trouble getting along. I am so happy and proud of being Swedish.
@@lenaengell8528 The fact that Sweden, Norway and Denmark (and ok, Finland and Iceland can tag along as well) can be friends today based on our history is amazing.. Denmark and Sweden have been reaaaaally shitty to each other. :P And sorry to you for my country taking over yours back in the days... and Finland. You know.... it's just sibling-stuff basically. :P
Funny fact: It was you norwegians that killed King Charles XII :P Well, that is not for sertain, as it is unclear if it was a norwegian or infact a swede that killed him, but he did die on Norway :P And no offence.. you have to be one of the few norwegians that dont understand us. But it goes both ways I guess. I have no problem understanding norwegian. But you guys also sound so cute, even when pissed :P
Never apologise for your tears… there’s a lot of BS out there about what makes a “man” but real human beings have emotions and letting them out is normal and natural and healthy. This song hits me right in the feels every time
Manly tears are meaningful. In this world, many tears are shed over trite, petty, meaningless things--tears of frustration, angst, and selfish desires not met. But true manly tears are shed over something that matters--lives lost in conflict, the death of ideals and nations, loss of family and friends. These are things that are worthy of tears. And a man is no less of a man for grieving over such things.
@@spamhere1123 Tears are shed for something meaningful and should never be held back.. Though I don't think you should go to the point where you break down totally you shouldn't ever be told to suck it up and "be a man" because that destroys you from the inside. To quote Paddy Pimblett after his win in UFC... "If you're a man and have weight on your shoulders and think that the only way to solve it is to K yourself.. PLEASE talk to somebody".
i was standing in the crowd right on the centre line, it was really hard to clap and to fistpumps in this one song since we all had our phones up haha and yes we sang every word of the song in the crowd last concert as well, late february 2020 before corona hit europe
@@VikingReacts th-cam.com/video/i-IcX_bccFc/w-d-xo.html is the video I'm referring to. First Bards Song and continues to Valhalla. Edit: And after posting that I realized Valhalla might fit your theme quite well :)
En make, en vän = a husband, a friend. Fader och son = father and son. So you were close. Great reaction to a great song by a great band! Also, you should react to Purple Heart.
See, i want to learn :). So thanks for that! You are the first to suggest Purple Heart (unless I've missed it in here somewhere). It has been added now! Thanks for the compliment and the comment!
Im from Sweden and my favourite songs sabaton has made is definetly: Carolus Rex, Great war, the final solution and Attack of the dead men. Keep in mind alot of savarins songs exist in both english and swedish but you can really tell they where made to be sung in swedish. Be sure to check them out, Love from Sweden.
I highly recommend for your Sabaton viewing pleasure: No Bullets Fly - Animated Story [which is an official sabaton video], Screaming Eagles, Ghost Division Live at Woodstock, Great War, Hearts of Iron [sadly no official video on this but it is a great song] and Rorke's Drift
Awesome reaction brother! I see you're all about Viking pride, so you most definitely need to react to Sabaton "Swedish Pagans" it'll take you for a valkyrie ride to Valhalla and back! And if you want more crowds that are absolutely CRAZY, check out Sabaton live at Woodstock Poland 2012. Any song will do, but the most crowd-crazy ones from that specific show are: "Ghost Division," "Uprising," and "40 to 1"
@@VikingReacts Also if you wanna hear more epic Viking/Norse based metal, I got four bands for you to check out: Brothers of Metal (Sweden), Amon Amarth (Sweden), Týr (Faroe Islands), and Manowar (USA). Trust me if you have a true connection to the gods, some of their songs hit you hard, but in a beautiful way. But they do have many songs that make you wanna pillage and plunder and wreck shit lol. Check them out my brother. SKÅL! 🍻
If manly tears aren't she'd during this one or chills aren't felt, you aren't human. Just shows how good Sabaton is. They can convey that kind of emotion even without being able to understand them
I'm English, lived in Sweden over a decade. Was at this show. This was a beautiful reaction video I got goosebumps from it haha. Love Sabaton. I hope they do another album in Swedish in the future. Even if you don't understand you feel the power of it the way it's sung.
It's interesting to watch most women who react to this song get emotional over the performance itself while most men get emotional over the song itself - because we understand and are proud of the sacrifice that forefathers made for their family & country.
If you are feeling the song with the English lyrics.. then it's even more powerful for us Swedes, because the language is specially patriotic and feels. They have choosen more emotional words like "motherland" instead of "homeland" etc. It's really powerful and emotional... even more in Swedish.
To me this song is the perfect Swedish National Anthem, it makes me cry, filled with pride and very patriotic. Sweden and Scandinavia has really gone through it's fair share of battles before becoming the pacifist we are today.
Hey absolutely loved your reaction. This song always makes me cry even though I don't speak Swedish but just like you I can also understand the same phrases as you. Awesome awesome reaction. Please react to Swedish Pagans and The Future of Warfare - soundtrack version. 💜🤘😋🤘
only with the intro I cryed when my class mates ask me to show a metal song i decided braking the law. But someona said" metal is all aggressivity and screams". Then a live time in war started. the K-pop girl cryed too
Love your reaction to the video. I liked how u didn't interrupt all the time, some youtubers talk too much. U're right ppl don't need to understand the words
Man, your reactions are fire. 🔥 Both my grandpas were WW2 veterans here in Finland. The other one never spoke about war and the other one just said: it's not heroism, it's chaos and craziness. 😢 I love this song! 🤘🏻
Finally, someone who fucking gets it! And yes, English, Dutch and English are all germanic, but Dutch and Swedish are especially connected to the trading Hansa. As a swede, I could probably understand more Dutch than say, Icelandic or danish. Or norwegian, half my family is norwegian and I'm the only family member still needing my uncle to translate for me.
Haha, i've watched the Netflix show Ragnarok. That is Norwegian. I hardly needed subtitles as some of the words were actually literally the same in Dutch. And... I am glad my reaction pleased :)
Both of my parents are half norwegian and I'm born and raised in sweden, norwegian never was a problem for me, thr southern dislects are the ones I struggle with, but danish and icelandic is a rough ride 😅
@@VikingReacts haha I have colleagues who are danish and I speak english with them while I have norwegian customers and talk borwegian to them xD but written danish are pretty much word for word norwegian so it's easy to read 😂
Hello viking. From a person who has been to sabaton open air in falun for 3 years in a row. Your reaction was awsome. The tears of a viking are the truest tears. And the language doesen't matter, its the feeling in the song/music that really matters.
This song always leaves me speechless or crying. So does Long Live the King in both English and Swedish. The power of Sabaton isn't the power of the instruments, but the fact that it goes straight through your heart.
If you like how the crowd sang the song, you HAVE to check out Blind Guardians "Bard Song live at Wacken". I was there, sang with them and it was one of the most glorious moments of my life.
O ja De drummer van SABATON is getrouwd ....met FLOOR JANSEN en hebben samen een dochter en wonen in Zweden.. een grote FAN van SABATON en NIGHTWISH🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Groetjes uit Volendam..doeiii🙋🏼♀️😘
The whole album is fantastic. A classic rock opera where the whole album is about different parts of the same war. I listen to it in both Swedish and English at least once a month still. A true masterpiece.
I have done a DNA test 😊 90 % scandinavien 😊 and yes, Swedish and German have words that are the same, like, Fader o Son, just the same 😊 Greetings from Gothenborg 👋
I can only imagine how Joakim and the guys felt when the crowd started singing for them, and the respect Joakim shows the crowd as he conducts, he bows to them a couple of times. Amazing band.
Saw Sabaton for the first time at a small venue in Norway. I was right up at the front, three of us saw the setlist and knew this song was coming up. We started singing before they introduced it. The whole crowd chanted in and we sang the first verste and chorus before the band started playing 😂 The guys just stood there chilling shaking their heads 😅 Last year was my 10th time seeing them Live, and I will be at every single show nearby for the rest of my lifetime The tears you have, we’ve all shared, peace be with you brother!
To Hell And Back and No Bullets Fly are also some really emotional songs. Former about a WW2 soldier's battle with PTSD and the latter about a German fighter pilot sparing a heavily damaged American bomber.
Here's my translation that also goes well with the melody. Let me know what you think. I turn around to see my homestead fade away I wish I could have stayed there, just another day Not yet a man, though called to arms to do my part Will I see my home again, I wish with all my heart With kinsmen from my village I went out to war In a world of flames ‘Cause war surely can, devastate a man I give my life, for my motherland But who’s missing me? So see me as them the husband and friend the father and son, who’s never seen again But who mourns over me? Went out to war for Sweden, baptized in blood No gallantry awaits us, dying in the mud In fields where friends has fallen, there’ll be no songs Our fate once more we challenge, and marching on Far away from home (To be baptized and die in war) In a world of flames ‘Cause war surely can, devastate a man I give my life, for my motherland But who’s missing me? So see me as them the husband and friend the father and son, who’s never seen again But who mourns over me? And when my time is finally here Who’ll sing my song? They’re fighting on I hope to die without much fear I fall asleep, and fade away And never wake up ‘Cause war surely can, devastate a man I give my life, for my motherland But who’s missing me? So see me as them the husband and friend the father and son, who’s never seen again But who mourns over me?
If you are crying on this song its nothing bad. Now this song gives me alot more since i lost few weeks ago some friends in war on UA. I would play this song to Russia fecking tzar.
Great reaction whether you are a Viking or not, you are still a human being and that is what Sabaton is all about, the human experience of great event by those long forgotten to time and history. This is one of their best songs and is gut wrenching. As a vet who fought this song taps the absolute emotion of war for those that fight it and those left home to maybe never know what happened to their loved ones. It maybe about the 30 year war in Europe (1618-1648) but it is about each and every conflict that came before it and sadly after it and those who were caught up in it. Well done sir, a true honest reaction to a truly brutal and honest lesson in war and it's impact on those that are part of it. " Only the dead have seen the end of WAR " (Plato)
In this regard...war never changes. The means by which we fight may change but the result is the same. Loss of life, traumatized soldiers, family members dealing with death or their loved ones changed forever. Uncertainty of not knowing if you'll ever see your partner/father/mother/son/daughter ever again. It eats at everybody. I love the Plato quote....it is absolutely true.
Cool reaction from a fellow dutchman dude! I really appreciate how you had CC on, the ones that don’t on this song I skip immediately. You earned yourself a sub man
Oh, my goodness! I've heard some of their songs, but never this one. WOW!!! No wonder Dan Vasc has chosen to do some of their music. He's all about these same sorts of things. I think it's very interesting that you did this reaction two years back, and now there' he is, knocking at your doorstep, so to speak. My father was a product of two Polish parents, who gathered up their children and left Europe to move to the United States. Daddy was born here in the U.S., as were all but the oldest child, who traveled here with Grandma and Grandpa. Dad was the youngest of the Minish group of children. After his father passed away, Grandma remarried--to another Pole--and became Mrs. Shisnia. They added seven more children to the troops during their years together, before he, too, passed away. Altogether, she had 13 living children. Two others died shortly after birth, and then the oldest son of the Minish clan died as a soldier during World War 2. My dad went to war then, also--at barely 18 (though I think he was not QUITE 18, from what he told me in later years). He was in the mechanized & medical infantry that followed General Patton's troops everywhere they went. After the war ended, Dad was still alive, but he fought (what we would now described as) PTSD all the rest of his life. He was a gentle, loving man, and everyone who knew him where we lived in Old Valdez, Alaska after we moved there when I was only two years old, respected him and loved him back. Unfortunately, he would often get into arguments with (let's say) non-conservative people, while he was (sigh) drinking and playing pool in the local bars. Poor Mom had to deal with him being brought home dripping blood, with more than once a smashed in nose and battered cheekbones. He survived all of that, and when she finally "left him" for several months, bringing us kids down to South Dakota to her parents' home, when I was 12 and in the 5th grade, he finally got himself sober and swore to her that he would never drink again or come home being carried in half dead. We went back up to Valdez with him, and he kept his promise, but he still smoked, and all the years of both smoking and drinking took over his heart and lungs, and he passed at age 54--looking more like he was somewhere around 80. I'll never forget all of the people in our beautiful little town (brand new after the 1964 earthquake) who came to the funeral, and how many bags and bags and bags of heartfelt cards my mom received. They all said, over and over and over again, how much my dad meant to them, and how he would go out in the middle of the night--no matter what--when someone (before we got phones there, even) would come to the house, bang on our door, and ask for Daddy's help to thaw frozen pipes, unplug fireplace chimneys, run sick people to the doctor's office, and when we HAD no doctor (which was quite often while I was growing up) he would administer what medical aid he could, because of what he had learned while at war, and he would even deliver babies when necessary, because he had learned to be able to do THAT, also, while in service under Patton. He also was ALWAYS, until his death, the leader of our Valdez branch of the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). It was through THEM, that we eventually were able to get all of his Army medals and commendation papers (a LOT of both), that my sister now has stored away in her home. My mom had actually thought he was just "telling stories" when he told of the battles he had been in, etc. Once Cindi and I got hold of the actual information from the Army, Mom cried for days. She kept saying, "I always thought he was just making it all up!" It broke her heart that she had accused him of lying--simply because she didn't understand anything ABOUT war, except that she and her sisters helped with what they could, at home in the U.S., while their husbands (Mom's and her older sister's) were away at war. The youngest sister didn't marry until many years later, and her first husband never had to go to war, but he died early, also. Plus, my own ex-husband is a Viet Nam veteran, who has suffered all of the junk thrown at him and his fellow veterans from THAT time of service. He also came home with many medals, and almost died rescuing his men from the ATV that was in his charge. He ended up with a heavy load of shrapnel at the top of his spinal column, that almost killed him years later. PLUS he had been exposed to Agent Orange, and THAT later affected my two youngest of my first four children. Like my dad, Jim also started drinking heavily, and though I don't believe he does any longer, he has suffered many consequences from that. Plus he just up and left me and his four children (all under the age of 12 at the time), and quickly married the other woman he had found. The kids have all made their peace with him, but it's still been hard on them all to have had to fight all the problems that came from him being at war during their early lives. So when I look at this video and see all of the people being of one accord with these men singing about other men (possibly even themselves, or at least their own fathers and uncles, etc.), I feel very proud of them all, and wish I could have been there to lend my own support! Obviously, as you can probably tell, this has made quite an impression on me. I totally love your reaction. I wish I'd seen it two years ago, and I am quite thankful that Dan Vasc (who spent time in the Brazilian army, and who tells the story of the Brazilian "Smoking Snakes" (have you seen/heard that one?) himself continues to fight and sing for FREEDOM. I also great appreciate people like you who RECOGNIZE that spirit in people. Don't ever let go of your responses to these types of things. It's very powerful. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. My brother was military for 30 years for Canada. He was a peace keeper not at war but standing and holding 2 waring factions apart took a toll on him as well. It is dangerous work in a dangerous situation. I have great respect for the military. Those folks stand up for the freedoms we enjoy.
This popped up in my recommendations. It's 5 am and I am supposed to sleep but here I am... and I cried both during the "manly tears" and while you were talking about your father. Damn it.
I was at Hovet and they mentioned this play at Gothenburg, and they said "Is gothenburg going to beat you, Stockholm?" then they played Carolus Rex and everybody started singing max volume, it was so powerfull.
I had an idea for a TV series about the Thirty Years War with three seasons, each focusing on a different person in society at the time (a soldier, a peasant, and a priest). This was supposed to be the opening theme.
I found Sabaton just from a weekly random playlist on spotify, I now own 3 CDs and I'm just waiting for them to tour the US again. This is one of my favorites, if not my favorite song. Don't worry about crying, listen to The Ballad of the Bull.
I really love that you show your emotions. I reacted exactly THE same way when I saw this live video the first time. I am a huge Sabaton fan. I have yet to hear one bad song from them. EVERYTHING they so is AWESOME!! And I Will totaly subscribe to your chanel man ❤️
Haha, thank you! I have always had strong emotions to good music... but this packed some extra punch because of my own father. I am glad you appreciated it :).
@@VikingReacts I am completley the same. Good music in ALL forms grips me. I remember my first experience with opera. I cried my eyes out 😜😜. Looking forward to moore from you ❤️
I love seeing reactions to this live version. They always start out rocking and then you can SEE when the lyrics start to get to them. Thats when you know that the reactor actually gets the meaning of the song and it's a magical moment somehow :) Ohh and real men are not affraid to let other paople see them cry when it's meaningful :) Good reaction, Sir. :)
Time after time after time this song gets under my skin. As a Finn this song makes me think about our veterans in winter war and continuation war who fought for Finnish independence.
I don’t understand most of the lyrics but it hits me emotionally. Most north European languages have a common ancestor so words are understood emotionally.
The Scandinavian langues swedish, norwegian and danish are related to german, dutch and english so it´s nothing strange that alot of the words sounds the same. Also I have met alot of dutch people in Sweden who after just a year speaks pretty much perfect swedish. Floor Jansen lives in Sweden and learned the langue very fast
@@VikingReacts well you call yourself "Viking", then you should know how to speak the language of the norse. The Scandinavian languages are very close, almost more like strong dialects so you would get three languages in one. You already know "Skål" so you´re halfway there
I usually prefer to read a book or listen to a show in the language it was made for. There is always something that gets lost in translation. Even with subtitles obviously. First and foremost I care about the feel of a song. That is why I mentioned that i do not understand any of the words but i do understand what is being said. And actually... i started to understand once i was actually focusing on the lyrics.
The song tells about Thirty Years War that indeed lasted that long and killed large portion of European population. Because Sweden is a small country, some women lost first their husbands and then sons to the war. Before electronic communications they essentially just disappeared, never to be seen again. Only letters to tell home how they felt, if they could write.
This video came up as an suggestion and I'm glad I clicked on it. I was there live and it was magical. I get goosebumps everytime I see it. It is so amazing that a song, even in a language that some don't understand, can be so powerful. You got a new subscriber. Take care!
Something interesting about this song, which you may or may not know already: it belongs to the album "Carolus Rex" (2012), which narrates the rise and fall of Sweden's "Great Power era" (Swedish "Stormaktstiden") in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The band recorded two versions of that album, one in Swedish and one in English. This song in the English version, "A Lifetime At War", focuses on the widespread destruction and devastation left behind by the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) (which essentially started as a conflict between Catholics and Protestants, "two ways to view the world, so similar at times", in the Holy Roman Empire before pretty much every major power of the time decided they were missing out on the fun and intervened), with millions of people dead, because of "religion and greed". Meanwhile, as you saw yourself, the Swedish version focuses on the journey of one specific soldier from Sweden who goes to fight in the war, faces the harsh reality of war, and wonders if anyone would even miss him if he were to die what he's now realised is a worthless death. I've always loved the difference between those two versions, how one centers on the big picture, while the other one is more grounded by looking through the eyes of the average soldier. In particular, the Swedish version is easily my favourite Sabaton song because of how utterly powerful its anti-war message is. Too often we tend to minimize, or forget, the human cost of war. Simply by the band's decision to tell this story through the eyes of an average soldier, we can relate to an experience most of us will never, well, experience (hopefully). To close, I'd just like to give my respects to your father for his experiences... and for that beard. Never mind knowledge, I'd give my eye for a beard like that! (?)
Ah...another one :). So tell me... how is your proto-norse? Again I explain. I am not claiming to be "a" Viking. My friends gave me my nickname "Viking" because of my huge interest in Norse mythology and the fact that I have a long beard (usually braided for comfort). If anything...it is a homage/tribute to Scandinavian heritage. My video titles start with "Viking Reacts" and not with "A Viking Reacts". It is subtle...but for a reason. Plus... I am actually learning Swedish.
the lyric is so perfect. you begin with "husband and friend" close relation that have no genes or whatevery you call it. Then you level up to Father and Son. And then "who never returns home" hits so bloody hard. Just thinking about how they are singing about sons, sons not returning from war gives me chills.
Welcome aboard! I am happy to hear that! But to be fair... how can one not like Sabaton when they do something like this! Even my wife liked it... and she does NOT like the music I listen to :P
Never forget that Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany etc share the same culture group since the viking age and long before that. This culture group is called Germanic. No wonder we share a lot of language similarities.
*** Lyrics *** I look around and see my home disappearing My time där hemma now feels too short Mere youth, hardly a man when duty called me I don't know if I will see my home again Among kinsmen from my city, I went out into battle And the world burned For the war, it can Förgöra a man I give my life for my fatherland But who misses me? So see me as that A spouse, a friend Father and son who never come home But who mourns me? Went to war for Sweden, was baptized in blood Out there, death awaits, not heroism In fält där fränder faller, no song is heard Utmanar våra öden, once again
bro.... no not this one.... you should react to swedish pagans if you call yourself a viking ;) just sayin.... love your videos :) and i think you really would love that one =)
Swede here, personally never enjoyed power metal. Its not for me, i tend to like louder high tempo stuff. But this song never stops to make me shed some tears.
For some reason while watching this I just remembered I haven't brushed my hubby's hair in three days now😱 Gonna be like combing a knitted mitten😂 #vikingproblems
My stepfather had gotten the family tickets to one of their shows and since he had a career as a guard in the city they were going to (Gothenburg) and knew pretty much everyone on that scene he'd have been able to get us backstage aswell but that damn virus happened and the tour was cancelled. the disappointment was immeasurable, went around the whole day morose after the news of it being cancelled broke
dont even particularly like concerts ngl but I had seen the vids of theirs and I do love their music (not a dry eye in sight when this song comes on) so going to a sabaton one would probably been pretty nice, one of the few artists I actually keep track of when their appearances are so that I might go listen to em live
I love your reactions, they are si heartfelt and real, your expressions mirror precisely what I'm feeling.Your tears are real and so human. It takes a very powerful performance if an evenly powerful song, to reduce the listener to tears. My tears are the golden standard of who is worthy of my time to listen to. Your tears spoke to my heart andvsaid much more tha the yranslation. Thank you for that experience. You've got me hooked my friend. And Sabaton are amazing. I hooe they do a concert in Athens, I would brave. all the hurdles of going with my wheelchair to see them,vandcwould even vilunteer to seeve as their interpreter while here, I imagine that they do speak English. I an only willing to do this for Dan Vasc and Sabaton. As for you, stay real and alliw your inner emotions to flow freely Thank you for this experience.
Danish here. i know this song and lyrics in swedish by heart. The song is so amazing and beautiful. Denmark and Sweden have been to war with eachother for about 36 times or so. Cheers for peace my Swedish brothers and sisters. Heja Sverige! :)
Oh man i can just say as a swede seeing atleast 10 Sabatons shows live for a period of 10 years, Your world gave me as much tears along with the song. It makes me proud that we can connect on this level. Across nations and sometimes beliefs ans still reach each other. Im a history buff and wont even go down on this song but your reaction gave me just as much shills as listening the song first time. Cheers my friend you got a sub :)
Thank you very much for both sub and comment. You grasped exactly what this channel is about. It is not about TH-cam fame or TH-cam money (not monetized and no patreon or whatever). It is about music and connection. Awesome to read that! Thanks again!
@@VikingReacts You probably realize that Hannes van Dahl (Drummer) is the husband of Floor Jansen from Nightwish.
@@VikingReacts Just for that answer, you got another sub. If i ever see you in a festival in europe, ill buy you a beer! Cheers from Norway
@@Teldras00 Hahaha, it is powerful music and a lot of people that connect through it. What more can we wish for in these times! Thanks for the sub!
@@VikingReacts Indeed mate! If you want goosebumps, let me reccomend Motorhead-Love me forever (live)... Lemmy wrote it for his GF who OD'ed at 28
Before they started the singer (Joakim) said: no one carries around lighters anymore but you all have your phones. That's the lights in the crowd and it adds so much.
Oh hell yes! Somewhat safer as compared to lighters vs all that long hair as well :P
@@VikingReacts I experienced one of those moments at M'era Luna 2019 here in Germany, VNV Nation were playing their song "Nova" and 25,000 people lit up their phones. Magical.
Hi todoroki.
GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRA!!
how do people smoke without a lighter? xD
@@mars.unreal people don’t smoke anymore in Sweden
a Viking.. and he hasn't done Sabaton - Swedish Pagans yet? just putting it out there :P
It is happening...soon ;)
There is no shame on crying on this song many manly tears were shed all over the world
Oh, I don't mind... Showing emotions is not a bad thing ;)
There is never shame in crying
Can confirm, this manly man bawled.
@@VikingReacts I cry every time I listen to this song so I have to pick my moments carefully.😂
True!
"Hey Sabaton, do you have a tank for real?"
Jocke: "No, we have two."
One is called Audie and the other one Walter. :P
@@Templarofsteel88, I thought it was Murphy.. What happened to Murphy??!
@@adambrolund5725 Audie Murphy & Walther Wenck
Have two
Being a musician myself, something like that part at the beginning where the crowd starts singing the song back at them would be the fulfillment of all my dreams.
It reminded me of that one scene in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody where the entire crowd sang the song back to a pretty new Queen :)
I felt you there mate I can’t wait to have people singing back at me
I always forget that people who aren't familiar with Sabaton don't expect the tank. They have two, actually. One is named Audie, and the other is named Walther, who are both subjects of Sabaton songs.
That is the fun thing...I try to not expect anything so I have my eyes open for everything. And still i miss a lot. Like the rifle mic stands ;)
@@VikingReacts I’ve been listening to them for a year and I just now saw those.
I saw Sabaton in the Ryman in Nashville last fall. During the day I toured the Ryman with a bunch of country loving tourists. The confusion about seeing a tank being built on stage was amazing.
As a Norwegian, I'm singing along to this song in swedish every time I hear it. It's really strong...
I don't know Swedish, but the swedes are our closest allies, and we understand each other no matter what
Same for the Danish :)
@@johannessondrup6207 So glad to hear that. For Danish and Swedish people have had some trouble getting along. I am so happy and proud of being Swedish.
@@lenaengell8528 The fact that Sweden, Norway and Denmark (and ok, Finland and Iceland can tag along as well) can be friends today based on our history is amazing.. Denmark and Sweden have been reaaaaally shitty to each other. :P And sorry to you for my country taking over yours back in the days... and Finland. You know.... it's just sibling-stuff basically. :P
Funny fact: It was you norwegians that killed King Charles XII :P Well, that is not for sertain, as it is unclear if it was a norwegian or infact a swede that killed him, but he did die on Norway :P
And no offence.. you have to be one of the few norwegians that dont understand us. But it goes both ways I guess. I have no problem understanding norwegian. But you guys also sound so cute, even when pissed :P
@@JohanHaagg I don't know Swedish as in I don't speak it as a mother tongue, but I understand it perfectly 🙂
Never apologise for your tears… there’s a lot of BS out there about what makes a “man” but real human beings have emotions and letting them out is normal and natural and healthy. This song hits me right in the feels every time
We don't cry we have dust in our eyes
Preach it brother!
Manly tears are meaningful. In this world, many tears are shed over trite, petty, meaningless things--tears of frustration, angst, and selfish desires not met.
But true manly tears are shed over something that matters--lives lost in conflict, the death of ideals and nations, loss of family and friends. These are things that are worthy of tears. And a man is no less of a man for grieving over such things.
@@spamhere1123 precisely.
@@spamhere1123 Tears are shed for something meaningful and should never be held back.. Though I don't think you should go to the point where you break down totally you shouldn't ever be told to suck it up and "be a man" because that destroys you from the inside.
To quote Paddy Pimblett after his win in UFC... "If you're a man and have weight on your shoulders and think that the only way to solve it is to K yourself.. PLEASE talk to somebody".
i was standing in the crowd right on the centre line, it was really hard to clap and to fistpumps in this one song since we all had our phones up haha
and yes we sang every word of the song in the crowd
last concert as well, late february 2020 before corona hit europe
That is a might big choir! :)
There may actually have been more crowd singing in this than at the Blind Guardians Bards song live.
Haven't seen that either :P
@@VikingReacts th-cam.com/video/i-IcX_bccFc/w-d-xo.html is the video I'm referring to. First Bards Song and continues to Valhalla.
Edit: And after posting that I realized Valhalla might fit your theme quite well :)
@@VikingReacts Oh yeah, you gotta do a reaction for that one too. Great job on all you've done so far!
I was there it the entire arena vibrated
Just be careful. Blind Guardian fans are a little Fanatic (and toxic).
Soon or later one will appear here to curse you because of your comparation.
Make = husband, vän = friend (considering your guessing of which word meant what).
Yes, that is what I thought it meant :). Nice. Thanks for explaining!
En make, en vän = a husband, a friend.
Fader och son = father and son.
So you were close. Great reaction to a great song by a great band!
Also, you should react to Purple Heart.
See, i want to learn :). So thanks for that! You are the first to suggest Purple Heart (unless I've missed it in here somewhere). It has been added now!
Thanks for the compliment and the comment!
Im from Sweden and my favourite songs sabaton has made is definetly: Carolus Rex, Great war, the final solution and Attack of the dead men. Keep in mind alot of savarins songs exist in both english and swedish but you can really tell they where made to be sung in swedish. Be sure to check them out, Love from Sweden.
Sabaton is here to stay for a while ;). Thanks for the comment !
I’m are also from Sweden and my favorite song is the wing hussars,the final solution,Carlos Rex,great war,ghost division
Swedish pagans is definitely a must.
And coming...real soon ;)
@@Perisa79 and make it live. :P
I highly recommend for your Sabaton viewing pleasure: No Bullets Fly - Animated Story [which is an official sabaton video], Screaming Eagles, Ghost Division Live at Woodstock, Great War, Hearts of Iron [sadly no official video on this but it is a great song] and Rorke's Drift
Thanks, some new ones in here. they have been added to the list :)
@@VikingReacts make sure you have tissues ready for no bullets fly, i am a 66 yr. old guy, but i wasnt prepared as i heard it the first time.....
Awesome reaction brother!
I see you're all about Viking pride, so you most definitely need to react to Sabaton "Swedish Pagans" it'll take you for a valkyrie ride to Valhalla and back!
And if you want more crowds that are absolutely CRAZY, check out Sabaton live at Woodstock Poland 2012. Any song will do, but the most crowd-crazy ones from that specific show are: "Ghost Division," "Uprising," and "40 to 1"
I will check it out! Swedish pagans is very high on the list ;)
@@VikingReacts Also if you wanna hear more epic Viking/Norse based metal, I got four bands for you to check out: Brothers of Metal (Sweden), Amon Amarth (Sweden), Týr (Faroe Islands), and Manowar (USA). Trust me if you have a true connection to the gods, some of their songs hit you hard, but in a beautiful way. But they do have many songs that make you wanna pillage and plunder and wreck shit lol. Check them out my brother. SKÅL! 🍻
@@frankjuggaloheathen1035 hard to see with his beard, but he's wearing an Amon Amarth t-shirt brotha. He knows whats good :)
If manly tears aren't she'd during this one or chills aren't felt, you aren't human. Just shows how good Sabaton is. They can convey that kind of emotion even without being able to understand them
Amen! I fully agree!
The drummer is Floor’s husband. He has a t-shirt that says...I have my own tank.
And he actually does. How cool is that :P
I cry pretty much every time I hear this song. So powerful.
I'm English, lived in Sweden over a decade. Was at this show. This was a beautiful reaction video I got goosebumps from it haha. Love Sabaton. I hope they do another album in Swedish in the future. Even if you don't understand you feel the power of it the way it's sung.
It's interesting to watch most women who react to this song get emotional over the performance itself while most men get emotional over the song itself - because we understand and are proud of the sacrifice that forefathers made for their family & country.
If you are feeling the song with the English lyrics.. then it's even more powerful for us Swedes, because the language is specially patriotic and feels. They have choosen more emotional words like "motherland" instead of "homeland" etc. It's really powerful and emotional... even more in Swedish.
the swedish version is quite specifically aimed towards a swedish audience while the english one is a more general one
To me this song is the perfect Swedish National Anthem, it makes me cry, filled with pride and very patriotic. Sweden and Scandinavia has really gone through it's fair share of battles before becoming the pacifist we are today.
Hey absolutely loved your reaction. This song always makes me cry even though I don't speak Swedish but just like you I can also understand the same phrases as you. Awesome awesome reaction. Please react to Swedish Pagans and The Future of Warfare - soundtrack version. 💜🤘😋🤘
See, I am not the only one who didn't need the lyrics to understand this. The power of music is strong ;)
I totally agree Jeanelle
only with the intro I cryed
when my class mates ask me to show a metal song i decided braking the law.
But someona said" metal is all aggressivity and screams". Then a live time in war started.
the K-pop girl cryed too
Love your reaction to the video. I liked how u didn't interrupt all the time, some youtubers talk too much. U're right ppl don't need to understand the words
I appreciate that! That is why I add the captions... Makes it a reaction instead of a watch party ;). Thanks for the sub and... Ha en fin dag!
I dont even speak swedish and I'm pretty sure I have a good chunk of this song memorized.
Seeing them live is INTENSE.. being in that crowd is amazing
I just got tickets to Nightwish. I think I need some to see Sabaton as well ;)
Man, your reactions are fire. 🔥
Both my grandpas were WW2 veterans here in Finland. The other one never spoke about war and the other one just said: it's not heroism, it's chaos and craziness. 😢
I love this song! 🤘🏻
Thanks for that compliment and the quote! True words...
This is by far one of the most powerful songs ever written, no matter how Im feeling at the moment this song always makes me cry. I just LOVE Sabaton!
Finally, someone who fucking gets it! And yes, English, Dutch and English are all germanic, but Dutch and Swedish are especially connected to the trading Hansa. As a swede, I could probably understand more Dutch than say, Icelandic or danish. Or norwegian, half my family is norwegian and I'm the only family member still needing my uncle to translate for me.
Haha, i've watched the Netflix show Ragnarok. That is Norwegian. I hardly needed subtitles as some of the words were actually literally the same in Dutch. And... I am glad my reaction pleased :)
Both of my parents are half norwegian and I'm born and raised in sweden, norwegian never was a problem for me, thr southern dislects are the ones I struggle with, but danish and icelandic is a rough ride 😅
@@emilwestgaardhenriksen1715 Jeg taler Dansk ;)
@@VikingReacts haha I have colleagues who are danish and I speak english with them while I have norwegian customers and talk borwegian to them xD but written danish are pretty much word for word norwegian so it's easy to read 😂
@@emilwestgaardhenriksen1715 You should try Dutch, I was shocked by how much I understood it, at least in writing. In speech, holy shit not so much.
Hello viking. From a person who has been to sabaton open air in falun for 3 years in a row. Your reaction was awsome. The tears of a viking are the truest tears. And the language doesen't matter, its the feeling in the song/music that really matters.
Amen brother!
As a swede, this translation is so bad lol.
Well word for word it not so bad but its not the same how the sentences flow together
It’s not the actual captions sabaton does this it’s extra context/a live story of a vet
This song always leaves me speechless or crying. So does Long Live the King in both English and Swedish. The power of Sabaton isn't the power of the instruments, but the fact that it goes straight through your heart.
If you like how the crowd sang the song, you HAVE to check out Blind Guardians "Bard Song live at Wacken". I was there, sang with them and it was one of the most glorious moments of my life.
So many people ask for that. I have to ;)
The crowd sing as one voice is just epic.
O ja De drummer van SABATON is getrouwd ....met FLOOR JANSEN en hebben samen een dochter en wonen in Zweden.. een grote FAN van SABATON en NIGHTWISH🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Groetjes uit Volendam..doeiii🙋🏼♀️😘
Dat wist ik inderdaad al. Was mij al ingefluisterd door een klein vogeltje ;). En je bent in de buurt. Ik ben bij je buren in Edam getrouwd ;)
@@VikingReacts hi buurman🥰🙋🏼♀️
The whole album is fantastic. A classic rock opera where the whole album is about different parts of the same war. I listen to it in both Swedish and English at least once a month still. A true masterpiece.
I have done a DNA test 😊 90 % scandinavien 😊 and yes, Swedish and German have words that are the same, like, Fader o Son, just the same 😊 Greetings from Gothenborg 👋
A true Viking!
@@VikingReacts Yes 💪💪
Im 50% sami and 50% swedish, 100% swedish 😁
Song is about the thirty years war, where they would be born and die in the same war.
I can only imagine how Joakim and the guys felt when the crowd started singing for them, and the respect Joakim shows the crowd as he conducts, he bows to them a couple of times. Amazing band.
Saw Sabaton for the first time at a small venue in Norway. I was right up at the front, three of us saw the setlist and knew this song was coming up. We started singing before they introduced it. The whole crowd chanted in and we sang the first verste and chorus before the band started playing 😂 The guys just stood there chilling shaking their heads 😅 Last year was my 10th time seeing them Live, and I will be at every single show nearby for the rest of my lifetime
The tears you have, we’ve all shared, peace be with you brother!
To Hell And Back and No Bullets Fly are also some really emotional songs.
Former about a WW2 soldier's battle with PTSD and the latter about a German fighter pilot sparing a heavily damaged American bomber.
Both have been suggested before. You can be sure that they will be done :)
@@VikingReacts Their official music video "The Final Solution" is also emotional in another way
@@beefcleavebeefcleave6449 yeah but it's bad animated there are Russian tanks of the Cold War in it
Nice T-shirt 👍 Amon Amarth 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
🤘🤘🤘 They are awesome right :)
@@VikingReacts yes they are 😊 Sweden Rock 🤘🤘🤘
Here's my translation that also goes well with the melody. Let me know what you think.
I turn around to see my homestead fade away
I wish I could have stayed there, just another day
Not yet a man, though called to arms to do my part
Will I see my home again, I wish with all my heart
With kinsmen from my village I went out to war
In a world of flames
‘Cause war surely can, devastate a man
I give my life, for my motherland
But who’s missing me?
So see me as them
the husband and friend
the father and son, who’s never seen again
But who mourns over me?
Went out to war for Sweden, baptized in blood
No gallantry awaits us, dying in the mud
In fields where friends has fallen, there’ll be no songs
Our fate once more we challenge, and marching on
Far away from home
(To be baptized and die in war)
In a world of flames
‘Cause war surely can, devastate a man
I give my life, for my motherland
But who’s missing me?
So see me as them
the husband and friend
the father and son, who’s never seen again
But who mourns over me?
And when my time is finally here
Who’ll sing my song?
They’re fighting on
I hope to die without much fear
I fall asleep, and fade away
And never wake up
‘Cause war surely can, devastate a man
I give my life, for my motherland
But who’s missing me?
So see me as them
the husband and friend
the father and son, who’s never seen again
But who mourns over me?
Seems legit :). Good job!
Well you are named Viking!
So now you must do the Sabaton - Swedish Pagans! th-cam.com/video/RVK7GeACweE/w-d-xo.html
That may just happen...real soon ;)
Woman after watching Titanic: Oh my god how can you not be crying? Men have no emotions
Sabaton: Observe
Oh actually... i did show some emotions after Titanic... I laughed my ass off when Leo sank to the bottom like the popsicle he was :P
To Men Titanic is a horror film
@@VikingReacts you know why he let go? Because he couldn´t stand her babbling anymore
@@Schulzffw see... smart move. Some of us need years of marriage to get to that point...
If you are crying on this song its nothing bad. Now this song gives me alot more since i lost few weeks ago some friends in war on UA. I would play this song to Russia fecking tzar.
i was there live, when they started playing this song you got goosebumps
I can imagine so!
Kan tänka mig att du älska ditt land ännu mer efter du va där och hörde denna låt
Great reaction whether you are a Viking or not, you are still a human being and that is what Sabaton is all about, the human experience of great event by those long forgotten to time and history. This is one of their best songs and is gut wrenching. As a vet who fought this song taps the absolute emotion of war for those that fight it and those left home to maybe never know what happened to their loved ones. It maybe about the 30 year war in Europe (1618-1648) but it is about each and every conflict that came before it and sadly after it and those who were caught up in it. Well done sir, a true honest reaction to a truly brutal and honest lesson in war and it's impact on those that are part of it. " Only the dead have seen the end of WAR " (Plato)
In this regard...war never changes. The means by which we fight may change but the result is the same. Loss of life, traumatized soldiers, family members dealing with death or their loved ones changed forever. Uncertainty of not knowing if you'll ever see your partner/father/mother/son/daughter ever again. It eats at everybody. I love the Plato quote....it is absolutely true.
Cool reaction from a fellow dutchman dude!
I really appreciate how you had CC on, the ones that don’t on this song I skip immediately. You earned yourself a sub man
Thanks for the sub! It wouldn't make sense to do it without subtitles... I want to understand and my swedish is a bit rusty :P
Oh, my goodness! I've heard some of their songs, but never this one. WOW!!! No wonder Dan Vasc has chosen to do some of their music. He's all about these same sorts of things. I think it's very interesting that you did this reaction two years back, and now there' he is, knocking at your doorstep, so to speak.
My father was a product of two Polish parents, who gathered up their children and left Europe to move to the United States. Daddy was born here in the U.S., as were all but the oldest child, who traveled here with Grandma and Grandpa. Dad was the youngest of the Minish group of children. After his father passed away, Grandma remarried--to another Pole--and became Mrs. Shisnia. They added seven more children to the troops during their years together, before he, too, passed away. Altogether, she had 13 living children. Two others died shortly after birth, and then the oldest son of the Minish clan died as a soldier during World War 2. My dad went to war then, also--at barely 18 (though I think he was not QUITE 18, from what he told me in later years). He was in the mechanized & medical infantry that followed General Patton's troops everywhere they went.
After the war ended, Dad was still alive, but he fought (what we would now described as) PTSD all the rest of his life. He was a gentle, loving man, and everyone who knew him where we lived in Old Valdez, Alaska after we moved there when I was only two years old, respected him and loved him back. Unfortunately, he would often get into arguments with (let's say) non-conservative people, while he was (sigh) drinking and playing pool in the local bars.
Poor Mom had to deal with him being brought home dripping blood, with more than once a smashed in nose and battered cheekbones. He survived all of that, and when she finally "left him" for several months, bringing us kids down to South Dakota to her parents' home, when I was 12 and in the 5th grade, he finally got himself sober and swore to her that he would never drink again or come home being carried in half dead. We went back up to Valdez with him, and he kept his promise, but he still smoked, and all the years of both smoking and drinking took over his heart and lungs, and he passed at age 54--looking more like he was somewhere around 80.
I'll never forget all of the people in our beautiful little town (brand new after the 1964 earthquake) who came to the funeral, and how many bags and bags and bags of heartfelt cards my mom received. They all said, over and over and over again, how much my dad meant to them, and how he would go out in the middle of the night--no matter what--when someone (before we got phones there, even) would come to the house, bang on our door, and ask for Daddy's help to thaw frozen pipes, unplug fireplace chimneys, run sick people to the doctor's office, and when we HAD no doctor (which was quite often while I was growing up) he would administer what medical aid he could, because of what he had learned while at war, and he would even deliver babies when necessary, because he had learned to be able to do THAT, also, while in service under Patton.
He also was ALWAYS, until his death, the leader of our Valdez branch of the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). It was through THEM, that we eventually were able to get all of his Army medals and commendation papers (a LOT of both), that my sister now has stored away in her home. My mom had actually thought he was just "telling stories" when he told of the battles he had been in, etc. Once Cindi and I got hold of the actual information from the Army, Mom cried for days. She kept saying, "I always thought he was just making it all up!" It broke her heart that she had accused him of lying--simply because she didn't understand anything ABOUT war, except that she and her sisters helped with what they could, at home in the U.S., while their husbands (Mom's and her older sister's) were away at war. The youngest sister didn't marry until many years later, and her first husband never had to go to war, but he died early, also.
Plus, my own ex-husband is a Viet Nam veteran, who has suffered all of the junk thrown at him and his fellow veterans from THAT time of service. He also came home with many medals, and almost died rescuing his men from the ATV that was in his charge. He ended up with a heavy load of shrapnel at the top of his spinal column, that almost killed him years later. PLUS he had been exposed to Agent Orange, and THAT later affected my two youngest of my first four children. Like my dad, Jim also started drinking heavily, and though I don't believe he does any longer, he has suffered many consequences from that. Plus he just up and left me and his four children (all under the age of 12 at the time), and quickly married the other woman he had found. The kids have all made their peace with him, but it's still been hard on them all to have had to fight all the problems that came from him being at war during their early lives.
So when I look at this video and see all of the people being of one accord with these men singing about other men (possibly even themselves, or at least their own fathers and uncles, etc.), I feel very proud of them all, and wish I could have been there to lend my own support! Obviously, as you can probably tell, this has made quite an impression on me.
I totally love your reaction. I wish I'd seen it two years ago, and I am quite thankful that Dan Vasc (who spent time in the Brazilian army, and who tells the story of the Brazilian "Smoking Snakes" (have you seen/heard that one?) himself continues to fight and sing for FREEDOM. I also great appreciate people like you who RECOGNIZE that spirit in people. Don't ever let go of your responses to these types of things. It's very powerful.
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. My brother was military for 30 years for Canada. He was a peace keeper not at war but standing and holding 2 waring factions apart took a toll on him as well. It is dangerous work in a dangerous situation. I have great respect for the military. Those folks stand up for the freedoms we enjoy.
even the strongest metal head can cry. i cried with you
We are all people... people cry ;). Thanks for your comment. I appreciate all of you guys a lot :)
This song is about the Thirty year war. Basically where France, Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire fought over what is now Germany
also that reason when men come back from war they are never the same person
I mean... how could they be... It is a strong and powerful song to say the least...
"Make" (maakeh) means husband. "Vän" (vaenn) means friend. I to cry sometimes when I listen to this song.
Dude.
I have seen this so many times
Your reaction make me cry my friend.
Thank you
I never thought I'd say it but I am happy i made someone cry :). Glad you appreciated the video!
imho, the swiss guard and carolus rex are best best from sabaton, both in music and the story told
This popped up in my recommendations. It's 5 am and I am supposed to sleep but here I am... and I cried both during the "manly tears" and while you were talking about your father. Damn it.
Don't let me lose you sleep! The video is not going anywhere;). I am glad you let those tears out though. Nothing wrong with that!
I was at Hovet and they mentioned this play at Gothenburg, and they said "Is gothenburg going to beat you, Stockholm?" then they played Carolus Rex and everybody started singing max volume, it was so powerfull.
I had an idea for a TV series about the Thirty Years War with three seasons, each focusing on a different person in society at the time (a soldier, a peasant, and a priest). This was supposed to be the opening theme.
I would watch :)
Go for it!
I found Sabaton just from a weekly random playlist on spotify, I now own 3 CDs and I'm just waiting for them to tour the US again. This is one of my favorites, if not my favorite song. Don't worry about crying, listen to The Ballad of the Bull.
I really love that you show your emotions. I reacted exactly THE same way when I saw this live video the first time. I am a huge Sabaton fan. I have yet to hear one bad song from them. EVERYTHING they so is AWESOME!!
And I Will totaly subscribe to your chanel man ❤️
Haha, thank you! I have always had strong emotions to good music... but this packed some extra punch because of my own father. I am glad you appreciated it :).
@@VikingReacts I am completley the same. Good music in ALL forms grips me. I remember my first experience with opera. I cried my eyes out 😜😜. Looking forward to moore from you ❤️
I love seeing reactions to this live version. They always start out rocking and then you can SEE when the lyrics start to get to them. Thats when you know that the reactor actually gets the meaning of the song and it's a magical moment somehow :)
Ohh and real men are not affraid to let other paople see them cry when it's meaningful :)
Good reaction, Sir. :)
Time after time after time this song gets under my skin. As a Finn this song makes me think about our veterans in winter war and continuation war who fought for Finnish independence.
Challenging for the best I presume. I know little to nothing about it sadly...
>continuation war
>independence
lol
First time I'm hearing this song omg made me tear up and sent chills up my spine Amazing love from the crowd , OMG Amaaaaazing 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
I don’t understand most of the lyrics but it hits me emotionally. Most north European languages have a common ancestor so words are understood emotionally.
Yes, i completely agree. However... i feel that if I call myself a Viking... I should learn at least some of their language :P
Trust me, war is one of the best things -maybe the best- you can see as a man.
I don't understand Sabatons greatness. But this song is ok.
If you like crowd singing MUST GO for bards song and Valhala from blind guardian
the bards song is just insane
i was there at that consert and it was AWESOME!!
The Scandinavian langues swedish, norwegian and danish are related to german, dutch and english so it´s nothing strange that alot of the words sounds the same. Also I have met alot of dutch people in Sweden who after just a year speaks pretty much perfect swedish. Floor Jansen lives in Sweden and learned the langue very fast
And she is of course married to the man behind the tank, if noone mentioned it yet...
I just realized he mentioned it himself for his Bismarck reaction.
It does make sense indeed. Maybe I should try learning it myself :P
@@VikingReacts well you call yourself "Viking", then you should know how to speak the language of the norse. The Scandinavian languages are very close, almost more like strong dialects so you would get three languages in one. You already know "Skål" so you´re halfway there
@@Moja421 I've been meaning to learn Icelandic as that is the closest to old norse...
Swedish lyrics are much better than the English but you should probably choose the language you understand.
I usually prefer to read a book or listen to a show in the language it was made for. There is always something that gets lost in translation. Even with subtitles obviously. First and foremost I care about the feel of a song. That is why I mentioned that i do not understand any of the words but i do understand what is being said. And actually... i started to understand once i was actually focusing on the lyrics.
I saw them live in Stockholm and this song was epic, everybody was singing along 👍🏻
I've never cried while listening to this until now. The lyrics opened my eyes... and my tear ducts
Time for you to check out The "greatest show on earth" by nightwish. You might as well listen to the best of the best straight away! Nice channel!
Oh, a lot of people have told me to wait till I am ready for that one and the poet and the pendulum... I think i will follow their advice...
@@VikingReacts You do the greatet show after all the other nightwish songs, and btw, theyre from Finland, so they are not vikings but great anyway
Good vid!. hoping for more sabaton or amaranthe.
That's the plan! There is so much to react to. You guys are amazing!
Amarenthe ALWAYS 👍
I was on that concert and it was about 14000 people, it was a great concert!!
I am just a little jealous ;)
The song tells about Thirty Years War that indeed lasted that long and killed large portion of European population.
Because Sweden is a small country, some women lost first their husbands and then sons to the war. Before electronic communications they essentially just disappeared, never to be seen again. Only letters to tell home how they felt, if they could write.
And as the audience is Swedish, they know it could have been them.
It's a shame to see that leaders still haven't learned the lessons from the past...
This video came up as an suggestion and I'm glad I clicked on it.
I was there live and it was magical. I get goosebumps everytime I see it. It is so amazing that a song, even in a language that some don't understand, can be so powerful.
You got a new subscriber. Take care!
7:36 It is not a shame that you have feelings
as a swede this have me in tears, god i love my SWEDEN
I wish more people would feel that way about their country…
good job mokumer ! i shared the reaction to our discord so other dudes an dudettes will soon follow
Awesome thank you! I am really happy to have found you guys :)
Fantastic reaction, thank you. Always get tears in my eyes hearing this song as well. So powerful.
I can see why... I struck hard!
Something interesting about this song, which you may or may not know already: it belongs to the album "Carolus Rex" (2012), which narrates the rise and fall of Sweden's "Great Power era" (Swedish "Stormaktstiden") in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The band recorded two versions of that album, one in Swedish and one in English.
This song in the English version, "A Lifetime At War", focuses on the widespread destruction and devastation left behind by the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) (which essentially started as a conflict between Catholics and Protestants, "two ways to view the world, so similar at times", in the Holy Roman Empire before pretty much every major power of the time decided they were missing out on the fun and intervened), with millions of people dead, because of "religion and greed".
Meanwhile, as you saw yourself, the Swedish version focuses on the journey of one specific soldier from Sweden who goes to fight in the war, faces the harsh reality of war, and wonders if anyone would even miss him if he were to die what he's now realised is a worthless death.
I've always loved the difference between those two versions, how one centers on the big picture, while the other one is more grounded by looking through the eyes of the average soldier. In particular, the Swedish version is easily my favourite Sabaton song because of how utterly powerful its anti-war message is. Too often we tend to minimize, or forget, the human cost of war. Simply by the band's decision to tell this story through the eyes of an average soldier, we can relate to an experience most of us will never, well, experience (hopefully).
To close, I'd just like to give my respects to your father for his experiences... and for that beard. Never mind knowledge, I'd give my eye for a beard like that! (?)
How are you a Viking when you can’t even pronounce our language
Ah...another one :). So tell me... how is your proto-norse?
Again I explain. I am not claiming to be "a" Viking. My friends gave me my nickname "Viking" because of my huge interest in Norse mythology and the fact that I have a long beard (usually braided for comfort). If anything...it is a homage/tribute to Scandinavian heritage.
My video titles start with "Viking Reacts" and not with "A Viking Reacts". It is subtle...but for a reason.
Plus... I am actually learning Swedish.
the lyric is so perfect. you begin with "husband and friend" close relation that have no genes or whatevery you call it. Then you level up to Father and Son. And then "who never returns home" hits so bloody hard. Just thinking about how they are singing about sons, sons not returning from war gives me chills.
As a huge Sabaton fan seeing this its safe to say that you just earned yourself a new sub :)
Welcome aboard! I am happy to hear that! But to be fair... how can one not like Sabaton when they do something like this! Even my wife liked it... and she does NOT like the music I listen to :P
The words in swedish and german is very similar, but swedish dont have that very tricky gramatiks its more like english
So i noticed :). Might be cool to learn the language...
Real Vikings doesnt cry
I doubt it ;)
@@VikingReacts i dont ;)
Fuck yeah, fuck yeah!
Never forget that Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany etc share the same culture group since the viking age and long before that. This culture group is called Germanic. No wonder we share a lot of language similarities.
You should check out Amon Amarth if you are a Viking fan because they are a Swedish Viking metal band
Lol, did you see the shirt I was wearing in this video ;). I know them well ;)
@@VikingReacts oh sorry must have missed it haha. but I saw it now🤣🤣
@@shup5442 I thought it was funny ;)
*** Lyrics ***
I look around and see my home disappearing
My time där hemma now feels too short
Mere youth, hardly a man when duty called me
I don't know if I will see my home again
Among kinsmen from my city, I went out into battle
And the world burned
For the war, it can
Förgöra a man
I give my life for my fatherland
But who misses me?
So see me as that
A spouse, a friend
Father and son who never come home
But who mourns me?
Went to war for Sweden, was baptized in blood
Out there, death awaits, not heroism
In fält där fränder faller, no song is heard
Utmanar våra öden, once again
bro.... no not this one.... you should react to swedish pagans if you call yourself a viking ;) just sayin.... love your videos :) and i think you really would love that one =)
Swede here, personally never enjoyed power metal. Its not for me, i tend to like louder high tempo stuff. But this song never stops to make me shed some tears.
For some reason while watching this I just remembered I haven't brushed my hubby's hair in three days now😱
Gonna be like combing a knitted mitten😂 #vikingproblems
That was one of the coolest concerts i've ever been too, and in the start when everybody started to sing! That feeling was unexplainable. :D
I so wish I could have been there dude... You have no idea...
My stepfather had gotten the family tickets to one of their shows and since he had a career as a guard in the city they were going to (Gothenburg) and knew pretty much everyone on that scene he'd have been able to get us backstage aswell but that damn virus happened and the tour was cancelled. the disappointment was immeasurable, went around the whole day morose after the news of it being cancelled broke
dont even particularly like concerts ngl but I had seen the vids of theirs and I do love their music (not a dry eye in sight when this song comes on) so going to a sabaton one would probably been pretty nice, one of the few artists I actually keep track of when their appearances are so that I might go listen to em live
I love your reactions, they are si heartfelt and real, your expressions mirror precisely what I'm feeling.Your tears are real and so human. It takes a very powerful performance if an evenly powerful song, to reduce the listener to tears. My tears are the golden standard of who is worthy of my time to listen to. Your tears spoke to my heart andvsaid much more tha the yranslation. Thank you for that experience. You've got me hooked my friend. And Sabaton are amazing. I hooe they do a concert in Athens, I would brave. all the hurdles of going with my wheelchair to see them,vandcwould even vilunteer to seeve as their interpreter while here, I imagine that they do speak English. I an only willing to do this for Dan Vasc and Sabaton. As for you, stay real and alliw your inner emotions to flow freely Thank you for this experience.
Danish here. i know this song and lyrics in swedish by heart. The song is so amazing and beautiful. Denmark and Sweden have been to war with eachother for about 36 times or so. Cheers for peace my Swedish brothers and sisters. Heja Sverige! :)