All Swedish fans know this song by heart, as you heard. I know of fans from other countries who have learned this in Swedish just to sing along. This is a special for many fans.
Hi from neigbour Finland! Jag förstår det i min hjärt! . Och älskar! Det ät också vårt historiet ❤ (sorry if my swedish goes wrong, learnt it at school but grammar is hard 😂. But enough to understand Sabatons swedish songs 😉)
That crowd participation is why we recommended this live version. It's just something you have to see. Bassist Par Sundstrom was even holding his hands to his head like he couldn't believe that response. They shoot these live versions from onstage quite a bit, gives you a perspective you don't normally see. If you want to try another live, I suggest Ghost Division, 40:1, or Uprising from Polish Woodstock in 2012.
I concur Also Winglets Hussars video Btw drummer is Floors husband Hannes And finally Tommy Johansson from this band got some awesome covers deffo worth to check his channel on YT Take care great reaction as usual 🔥❤🔥
This song is about the Thirty Years' War that dominated central Europe in the 17th century (1618-1648). To this day it is one of the longest and bloodiest wars in history, with the death toll falling between 4 million and 8 million. Many of the fatalities were not even from active warfare, but famine and disease also plagued the area, upping the casualties that much more. Casualties reached such a high number that many Swedish men were forced to fight when they had barely reached manhood, and sometimes even before then. Which really makes the title of the song ("A Lifetime of War" in English) hit a little harder. Men basically spent their entire lives at war, no chance for a peaceful life. The was about the battle between Catholics and Protestants, and at some point during the war almost every major player/Country in Europe was a part of it. This Swedish version of the song tells the story from a Swedish soldier's point of view. You should also check out the English version; it is not a direct translation from the Swedish, but it rather tells the story of the war from the perspective of the outside people, those not involved directly in the war but were affected by it. The lyrics hits hard, but it also shows that even when times change, new technology comes, one thing remains constant and that is the horrors of the war, both those who fall in it and those who survive and have to live with nightmare every day (ptsd).
If you want a really good read on the war you should see my old history professor's books, he and his wife are basically the authority on this war. Steve Murdoch & Alexia Grosjean. Like they've done ground breaking research on the subject. journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/frrec/article/view/68459 www.amazon.com/History-Warfare-Scotland-Thirty-1618-1648/dp/9004120866
And part of the audience reaction is "it could have been me". The audience was obviously Swedish and as soldiers were conscripted, had they lived in a different time it could have been them. A kind of somber echo of what was a traumatic event for the nation. (As a Finn it could have been me, too, considering we were part of Sweden back then.)
@@JariJuslin Well we took part in it. Sweden used so many Hakkapeliittas that our country was drained of men. One of the many reasons why there's so few of us today.
Germany had the biggest casualities in that war. 3-9 million people died with a population between 15 and 20 million people at the time. Put into relation, it was bloodier than the second world war yet a much more forgotten war in our history.
For the exact reasons you mentioned, I learned to sing this in Swedish...so I could feel a part of what you just watched! I've never even glanced at the English translation...I don't need to...I understood this completely on a visceral level!
I have this dream that one day HBO will make a historical drama about the Thirty Years' War. It will have three seasons, each focusing on 10 years od the war, there will be a different protagonist per season (a soldier, a priest, and a civilian), and this will be the main theme.
You should go read the ground breaking work my old history professor and his wife have done on the subject. I always told him this should be a TV show. So many characters. www.amazon.com/History-Warfare-Scotland-Thirty-1618-1648/dp/9004120866
I was actually there and i am very much real haha If you listen closely you can hear us in the crowd sing the ENTIRE song with the band, my entire row was singing until our voices gave out while crying. Its was the most amazing concert i have ever been to.
I only speak English and Army, so my first thought is always going to be to listen to the English version. However, the Swedish version of this is clearly superior. The songs are totally different in meaning, and as a 27 year veteran, this one hits me hard. They also have the opposite. Their video on the Swedish Royal Guard has a translation which is much closer to the original, but the videos are very different. The Swedish version has them pushing markers on a map, as if in a headquarters, but the English version shows a desperate battle between the Swedes and Ottoman Turks. In that case, the English video is clearly more exciting. And you looked delightful enough to be quite distracting from the lyrics.
A couple of friends of mine was at that concert (I'll never forgive them for not telling me that they were going) and they said that the magic and passion showed in the video is nothing compared with how it was there, especially this song. Everyone there knew the lyrics so Sabaton effectively has a 10.000+ choire for the entire song. EDIT: If you liked this live performance you ough to check out "Swedish Pagans" from Live at Wacken 2019, that's an amazing one too.
From the first time i heard this song live i fell in love but same time the story of it is so sad. Sweden was at war so many years and many men of Sweden died in wars. U should watch the history of this so u get a feel for what its about. But as always u do great reactions, ty and be safe
I can def guarantee that the footage is real. I was there on the left, about 10 rows back. It became an epic moment, and watching the video makes me relive it.
I was there, everytime I hear this song it gives me goosbumps and makes me return to that moment. I am really glad they record it so others could enjoy the magic that happened! ❤
Excellent reaction. Sabaton released two albums about the Swedish Empire, one in English and one in Swedish. In most cases, the song lyrics were the same, but for En Livstid i Krig (A Lifetime of War) the lyrics are starkly different. The English version is a more generic representation of the war, but the Swedish version tells the tale of a single Swedish soldier from the time of his enlistment as a boy to his death, literally spending his entire life fighting a war. A tragic yet inspiring example of both the horror of war and the dedication of the Swedish people to their homeland.
@@themetalmuse En Livstid i Krig English translation; I look around and I see my home fade away My time at home now feels far too short Just a youth, barely a man when duty called me If i get to see my home again, that I do not know Amongst friends from my village, I went out to figtht And the world burned
For war it can Destroy a man I give my life for my homeland But who will mourn me? So see me as A husband, a friend Father and son who never comes home But who will miss me?
Went to fight for Sweden, was baptized in blood Out there where death awaits, not heroism In fields where kinsmen fall no song is heard Challenging our destiny one more time
Far from home Baptized and die in battle
And the world burned
For war it can Destroy a man I give my life for my homeland But who will mourn me? So see me as A husband, a friend Father and son who never comes home But who will miss me?
And when my time runs out Who cares then? They fight on Does a soldier get a worhty end? To fall asleep Pass away And never wake up
For war it can Destroy a man I give my life for my homeland But who will mourn me? So see me as A husband, a friend Father and son who never comes home But who will miss me?
@@themetalmuse There's another song on that double album where the lyrics differ between the Swedish and English version. It's the song 1648, about the Swedish siege of Prague. The Swedish version is, once again, from the point of the Swedish soldiers while the English version is from the point of view of the people of Prague. It was the last battle of the 30 year war. It started in Prague 1618 and it ended in Prague in 1648.
That arena is called Ullevi and is saw Metallica there and when full there will be around 40-60 k with people. It is giving goosebumps just thinking about it when they all sing together
The song: Lifetime in War. About when Sweden was involved in the 30 years war. Swedish soldiers fought far from home in other European countries and all the way down to the Middle East. But you can also relate to those who, after that, also went into trouble and never knew if they would come home again.
Seen these guys at least 10-12 times and they are absolutely amazing live, even had the privilege of partying with them a few times back with the original lineup, many great memories and many great songs! Thank you for a lovely reaction!
Must be an amazing feeling as a singer or band when the crowd is singing your music. I can only imagine how Freddie Mercury must have felt when he was singing Love Of My Life in Rio in 85 and also Sao Paulo in 81.
The fans are sharing the experience, as in Sweden there is still mandatory military service for all men(for women it's voluntary I believe). So most of the fans have military memories when this was a potential reality, should Sweden ever get into war...
I love the historical settings of sabaton's songs and the stories they tell. The songs are epic, and about great battles, but when you listen to the lyrics,betray the insanity of war and hunger for power of those who push for war.
Nice reaction. Yeah, the audience is real I was at this show (sitting somewhere in the middle of the platform to the left from this view of the stage) Just before this clip started Joakim said no one carries around a lighter anymore, but you all have phones right? So turn on your lights for this one. Then when the video started he said Totally wonderful, my friends let's now sing together en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war). They had sold out the arena so we were around 10 766 metalheads in the arena that night (going by facts in the newspaper and online after the show)
i eat all music opra to anything a month ago i found sabaton it was an experience because so many songs are about soldiers who die in war but are not appreciated by that society but this band tries to give them honor check sabaton woodstock poland
Interesting to know that you like to hear bands singing in their own language, so do I whether I understand it or not! Yeah, I like Saboton my introduction to them I blame on Floor, when I found out about the connection I just had to investigate 😆, I’ve not been disappointed but I’ve not seen them live yet! Just a thought, you may remember me pointing out a band called The Warning, they’re from Mexico and mostly sing in English (they were raised in a dual language school); but early on in their career the Mexican press critics criticised them because they didn’t sing in Spanish. This annoyed them so they wrote a song named Narcissista (you can guess 🤭) - Paulina the Drummer sings the main vocals on this one! Then there’s their second song from the current album (Error) called Marterio both are very good songs both with an interesting message! You might like them!
See about the band The Warning can you please add that to a comment I left over on the community bit. It's where people can leave their reaction suggestions. I just don't want to miss anything. Having them all in one place will make it easier for me to remember.
The lyrics are very emotional in this version. It describes the 30 years war in Europe (1618-1648) from a young Swedish boys perspective, sent out to a war far from home in a small village to a country he dont even know where it is. One can say that this conflict actually was the first world war, because so many nations was involved.
The Carolus Rex album, from which this song comes, is SO MUCH BETTER IN SWEDISH. I'm a classically trained singer who's done some really powerful gigs (e.g. Victoria Requiem, top line, in St John's Cambridge, Bach St Matthew Passion in St Albans Cathedral) and this performance hits me in exactly the same place and generates the same emotions.
@@themetalmuse th-cam.com/video/ZzIkVFse7fg/w-d-xo.html Carolus Rex, full album (Swedish version). Karolinens bön and Konungens likfard are also very, very special. th-cam.com/video/35IzY8W_xr0/w-d-xo.html Offertorium from the Victoria Requiem (Domine Iesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu; libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum: O Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the deep lake; save them from the lion's mouth, let not Tartarus swallow them up, and let them not fall into darkness.) Metal af.
I saw Sabaton in February in a much smaller venue, in Sweden, and they ask the audience to put up their flashlights in this one and Christmas truce. It was epic.
Its all real live and one take. I was there on the left, and it gives me the chills everytime i hear it. The most epic consert moment of all time 🤟🤟🤟🤟. Sadly Tommy the lead guitarist just left the band to make his own journey and take up his singing. Watch his videos when he sings covers, for example you raise me up search Tommy Johansson.
You know the coolest thing? Whtching people (sometimes epic like you) reacting to a song of another language and stil feeling it 100% Good to see, cheers 🙌
As a Swede i couldn't help but notice the translation seems a little half-assed but anyway, this song always hits right in the feels. One of Sabaton's finest without a doubt.
@@themetalmuse No huge deal, the message of the song still comes across just fine. But "Bland fränder från min by så drog jag ut i strid" should be "Among kinsmen from my village i went to battle", odd that they missed the village part cause it's the literal translation and more powerful/emotional than just "Among kinsmen...". Then in the chorus it should be "Cause the war it can destroy a man", it rhymes the same way in Swedish. Little things like that but i know i'm picky with these things lol.
You know what, yes, I’m ready for it! Can you add this to the community section so I don’t forget. I made a comment where people can post videos for me to react to.
Great band, great song and great reaction. U really should react to Sabatons Tommy Johansson. He has his own channel and make awesome covers. -She’s gone -you raise me up(1 octave challenge) -phantom of the opera A small sample of great covers. He also has his own band Majestica and an epic song called “Above the sky”.
They’re all unified because that’s what you get in a homogenous country like Scandinavia. No diversity in division there. They all know the song by heart because it’s part of their collective experience.
@@themetalmuse It was an epic show, just as well as the show in Stockholm. I saw Sabaton in Västerås this feb but the venue was really bad. May I suggest you to jump down the rabbit hole of Tommy Johansson, one of the guitarist’s own channel. He’s simplt amazing.
Proud to be swede. To bad the translation somewhat suck at times. Someone must have google translated this and the other video with lyrics. Or they are not that good at english
@@themetalmuse i don't think you missed out. It is understandable but it's not correct grammar if you know what I mean. So if you compare those subtitles in the video with a proper translation you will still get the full picture. But I have a problem with seeing poor translations because I know many non Swedish people will react to it. I understand the Swedish words for obvious reasons hahahahaha that's why I want you guys to also get the correct grammar when you need the subtitles
@@themetalmuse English is not my first language but I would translate it more like this: I look around and see my home disappear My time at home now feels far too short Mere youth, hardly a man when duty called for me I don't know if I'll see my home again Among relatives from my village, I went out into battle And the world was on fire Because the war can, Destroy a man I give my life for my motherland But who misses me? So see me as this A husband, a friend Father and son who never comes back home But who mourns for me? Went into battle for Sweden, was baptized in blood Out there, death awaits, not heroism In fields where kinsmen fall, no song is heard Challenging our destinies, once again Far Away From Home (Be baptized and die in battle) And the world was on fire Because the war can, Destroy a man I give my life for my motherland But who misses me? So see me as this A husband, a friend Father and son who never come back home But who mourns for me? And when my time is up Who will care then? They keep struggling Does a soldier get a dignified end? Get to sleep Disappear And never wake up Because the war can, Destroy a man I give my life for my motherland But who misses me? So see me as this A husband, a friend Father and son who never comes back home But who mourns for me?
@@themetalmuse Yes. Yes, you do. I 100% agree that the captions to this video are from a half assed Google Translate. The translation posted in this comment thread is close to identical to how I would've translated it too, so I won't bother you with another one. Instead, I urge you to listen to the song with this guys' translation at hand instead.
If possible, kindly do one of Mick Gordon's soundtrack titled The Partisan Feat. Tex Perkins from the game series titled Wolfenstein The Old Blood. That song takes you on an emotional journey.
Also in case you decide to do a reaction video then kindly read about the game's description first so that you get the idea what the song really is about. Regards from India
If you like metal you need to check out Dan Vasc he has a huge following he is almost to a million subscribers he has broken the internet with his incredible voice please look into him and yes this crowd I real great reaction you need Dan I. You life he has 244 covers just pick one even opera his band he s called Fearless I just subscribed to you check out Dan
Lots of English mercenary troops died because they gorged on the local food and got stomach problems and they weren't used to the European winters so died off pretty quickly.
moreover if you can make songs about history and let people feel patriotic about something that doesnt even have anything to do with their country, you achieved music and history gold.
To any Ukrainians reading this. As a Swede, this song is really special to us but I can't help but think of our Blue and Yellow brothers in the east fighting against tyranny and survival right now. There is no heroes in war but there is great honor and valor in defending your nation from a tyrannical aggressor. Stay strong brothers!
You are so wrong my friend. Do you know what they do? In the non-combat zone, that is a large territory, they sublease apartments and push for work to the west, they will use anything to get rich and they are rude and play it to the whole west. Kind of like gypsies. Many people like you don't see it because they are out of touch and believe the propaganda. However, the reality is elsewhere. They drive luxury cars here, make a mess, take advantage of their refugee status, but they are not people from the combat zone. Those are speculators
As a swede i can say that there are definatly alot of 5 star songs in swedish, but the sad reality is that the majority of them when u translate them to English be it with sub text or just an english direct translation u lose the entire flow of the song and to make it sound good again u have to change words around so mutch that it may aswell be a totally new song at times.
It's impossible to convey how moving these lyrics are in Swedish. I'm not even a big Sabaton fan but this songs hit me everytime I hear it. The english translations are correct but they do not capture the Swedish wording. It's incredibly sad.
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All Swedish fans know this song by heart, as you heard. I know of fans from other countries who have learned this in Swedish just to sing along. This is a special for many fans.
And non-Swedish fans too. I don't speak Swedish but know the song and its lyrics by heart. :)
Me too. This one and Carolus Rex (Swedish)
That's just so epic and moving!
@@stamasd8500 that is kinda moving. thanks
Hi from neigbour Finland! Jag förstår det i min hjärt! . Och älskar! Det ät också vårt historiet ❤ (sorry if my swedish goes wrong, learnt it at school but grammar is hard 😂. But enough to understand Sabatons swedish songs 😉)
That crowd participation is why we recommended this live version. It's just something you have to see. Bassist Par Sundstrom was even holding his hands to his head like he couldn't believe that response. They shoot these live versions from onstage quite a bit, gives you a perspective you don't normally see.
If you want to try another live, I suggest Ghost Division, 40:1, or Uprising from Polish Woodstock in 2012.
I concur
Also Winglets Hussars video
Btw drummer is Floors husband Hannes
And finally Tommy Johansson from this band got some awesome covers deffo worth to check his channel on YT
Take care great reaction as usual
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Perfect I'll give that a look!
Joakim conducting a choir of thousands.
A timeless song...
So magical!
This song is about the Thirty Years' War that dominated central Europe in the 17th century (1618-1648). To this day it is one of the longest and bloodiest wars in history, with the death toll falling between 4 million and 8 million. Many of the fatalities were not even from active warfare, but famine and disease also plagued the area, upping the casualties that much more. Casualties reached such a high number that many Swedish men were forced to fight when they had barely reached manhood, and sometimes even before then. Which really makes the title of the song ("A Lifetime of War" in English) hit a little harder. Men basically spent their entire lives at war, no chance for a peaceful life.
The was about the battle between Catholics and Protestants, and at some point during the war almost every major player/Country in Europe was a part of it.
This Swedish version of the song tells the story from a Swedish soldier's point of view. You should also check out the English version; it is not a direct translation from the Swedish, but it rather tells the story of the war from the perspective of the outside people, those not involved directly in the war but were affected by it.
The lyrics hits hard, but it also shows that even when times change, new technology comes, one thing remains constant and that is the horrors of the war, both those who fall in it and those who survive and have to live with nightmare every day (ptsd).
If you want a really good read on the war you should see my old history professor's books, he and his wife are basically the authority on this war. Steve Murdoch & Alexia Grosjean. Like they've done ground breaking research on the subject. journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/frrec/article/view/68459
www.amazon.com/History-Warfare-Scotland-Thirty-1618-1648/dp/9004120866
And part of the audience reaction is "it could have been me". The audience was obviously Swedish and as soldiers were conscripted, had they lived in a different time it could have been them.
A kind of somber echo of what was a traumatic event for the nation.
(As a Finn it could have been me, too, considering we were part of Sweden back then.)
@@JariJuslin Well we took part in it. Sweden used so many Hakkapeliittas that our country was drained of men. One of the many reasons why there's so few of us today.
@@aleks5405they used so many Nokian tires? 😂
Germany had the biggest casualities in that war. 3-9 million people died with a population between 15 and 20 million people at the time. Put into relation, it was bloodier than the second world war yet a much more forgotten war in our history.
This is the song that got me into Sabaton and now they are one of my favourite bands of all time.
They’re just epic!
For the exact reasons you mentioned, I learned to sing this in Swedish...so I could feel a part of what you just watched! I've never even glanced at the English translation...I don't need to...I understood this completely on a visceral level!
Might be why I am considering learning German, so many German metal bands i love.
@@themetalmuse Listening to Rammstein helped me learn some German!
I canadian and i know this song by heart. Scottish and Norwegian and i love my Swedish brothers.
Hi from 🏴
I have this dream that one day HBO will make a historical drama about the Thirty Years' War. It will have three seasons, each focusing on 10 years od the war, there will be a different protagonist per season (a soldier, a priest, and a civilian), and this will be the main theme.
YES! Yes, this would be an amazing series if they do it right. Get Tom Hanks to produce it as he did for Band of Brothers.
You should go read the ground breaking work my old history professor and his wife have done on the subject. I always told him this should be a TV show. So many characters.
www.amazon.com/History-Warfare-Scotland-Thirty-1618-1648/dp/9004120866
@@themetalmuse As soon as I get a thousand bucks to spend on it, I absolutely will!
A soldier - Idris Elba.
The priest - Will Smith
The Civilian - Cardi B.
@@blueeyed5074 Don't give them ideas, please... 😫
Soo happy that you wanted to react to this song. And you didn’t cry😄 And you look amazing👌 Cheers from hot sunny Sweden.
Thank you 🤘
I was actually there and i am very much real haha
If you listen closely you can hear us in the crowd sing the ENTIRE song with the band, my entire row was singing until our voices gave out while crying. Its was the most amazing concert i have ever been to.
See logically I know it's real but it looked so perfect I had a moment where I was like "is this really really real?"
I only speak English and Army, so my first thought is always going to be to listen to the English version. However, the Swedish version of this is clearly superior. The songs are totally different in meaning, and as a 27 year veteran, this one hits me hard. They also have the opposite. Their video on the Swedish Royal Guard has a translation which is much closer to the original, but the videos are very different. The Swedish version has them pushing markers on a map, as if in a headquarters, but the English version shows a desperate battle between the Swedes and Ottoman Turks. In that case, the English video is clearly more exciting.
And you looked delightful enough to be quite distracting from the lyrics.
Thank you for the details and info! I love when people share in the comments and fill in the knowledge gaps 🤘🤘🤘
A couple of friends of mine was at that concert (I'll never forgive them for not telling me that they were going) and they said that the magic and passion showed in the video is nothing compared with how it was there, especially this song. Everyone there knew the lyrics so Sabaton effectively has a 10.000+ choire for the entire song.
EDIT: If you liked this live performance you ough to check out "Swedish Pagans" from Live at Wacken 2019, that's an amazing one too.
I just saw them in Glasgow and goddamn they were amazing!
the phrase war destroys man seems to me one of the most powerful stanzas of the song
100%
Actually it is better to translate it to "annihilate" instead of destroy 😢
From the first time i heard this song live i fell in love but same time the story of it is so sad. Sweden was at war so many years and many men of Sweden died in wars. U should watch the history of this so u get a feel for what its about. But as always u do great reactions, ty and be safe
❤️❤️❤️🫶 thank you
I can def guarantee that the footage is real. I was there on the left, about 10 rows back. It became an epic moment, and watching the video makes me relive it.
OMG seriously!!!!! That’s epic 🤘🤩
I was there, everytime I hear this song it gives me goosbumps and makes me return to that moment.
I am really glad they record it so others could enjoy the magic that happened! ❤
Wow I am so jealous! Who else did you think gave a great performance?
Excellent reaction. Sabaton released two albums about the Swedish Empire, one in English and one in Swedish. In most cases, the song lyrics were the same, but for En Livstid i Krig (A Lifetime of War) the lyrics are starkly different. The English version is a more generic representation of the war, but the Swedish version tells the tale of a single Swedish soldier from the time of his enlistment as a boy to his death, literally spending his entire life fighting a war. A tragic yet inspiring example of both the horror of war and the dedication of the Swedish people to their homeland.
Ok I need to get a proper translation!
@@themetalmuse En Livstid i Krig English translation;
I look around and I see my home fade away
My time at home now feels far too short
Just a youth, barely a man when duty called me
If i get to see my home again, that I do not know
Amongst friends from my village, I went out to figtht
And the world burned
For war it can
Destroy a man
I give my life for my homeland
But who will mourn me?
So see me as
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes home
But who will miss me?
Went to fight for Sweden, was baptized in blood
Out there where death awaits, not heroism
In fields where kinsmen fall no song is heard
Challenging our destiny one more time
Far from home
Baptized and die in battle
And the world burned
For war it can
Destroy a man
I give my life for my homeland
But who will mourn me?
So see me as
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes home
But who will miss me?
And when my time runs out
Who cares then?
They fight on
Does a soldier get a worhty end?
To fall asleep
Pass away
And never wake up
For war it can
Destroy a man
I give my life for my homeland
But who will mourn me?
So see me as
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes home
But who will miss me?
@@themetalmuse There's another song on that double album where the lyrics differ between the Swedish and English version. It's the song 1648, about the Swedish siege of Prague. The Swedish version is, once again, from the point of the Swedish soldiers while the English version is from the point of view of the people of Prague. It was the last battle of the 30 year war. It started in Prague 1618 and it ended in Prague in 1648.
En Livstid I Krig = A lifetime in war.
There is a English version of this song too called
A lifetime of war.
Thanks I’ll check it out 👍
A Life time in war.... 1 one of the belters in Swedish metal... I WAS THERE!!!!!!! What A feeeeeeling..... THANK'S SABATON guys...
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That arena is called Ullevi and is saw Metallica there and when full there will be around 40-60 k with people. It is giving goosebumps just thinking about it when they all sing together
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@@themetalmuse sorry a correction it was the hockey arena called Scandinavium and was about 12k. but never the less it is still giving goosebumps
The song: Lifetime in War. About when Sweden was involved in the 30 years war.
Swedish soldiers fought far from home in other European countries and all the way down to the Middle East.
But you can also relate to those who, after that, also went into trouble and never knew if they would come home again.
I did a lot of research about Scotlands participation in the 30 years war.
Seen these guys at least 10-12 times and they are absolutely amazing live, even had the privilege of partying with them a few times back with the original lineup, many great memories and many great songs! Thank you for a lovely reaction!
NO WAY! I am so jealous right now. I need to see them again soon. ❤️
Great reaction. Lots of good material to react to. And, like Nightwish, Epica, The Warning - Sabaton is best experienced live.
I saw them live in Glasgow this year. So good!
Must be an amazing feeling as a singer or band when the crowd is singing your music. I can only imagine how Freddie Mercury must have
felt when he was singing Love Of My Life in Rio in 85 and also Sao Paulo in 81.
Same!
The fans are sharing the experience, as in Sweden there is still mandatory military service for all men(for women it's voluntary I believe). So most of the fans have military memories when this was a potential reality, should Sweden ever get into war...
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Beautifulll,i just found out about sabaton and im hooked😊
You have to go see them live!
Im in love guys ❤❤
I love the historical settings of sabaton's songs and the stories they tell. The songs are epic, and about great battles, but when you listen to the lyrics,betray the insanity of war and hunger for power of those who push for war.
I love the history aspect too!
Wonderful reaction. Thank you❤🇸🇪
Thank you for watching! ❤️
The first thing Joakim says before the song is "Completely wonderful. My friends let's sing it together. A lifetime at war!"
Lovely words ❤️😍
Nice reaction. Yeah, the audience is real I was at this show (sitting somewhere in the middle of the platform to the left from this view of the stage) Just before this clip started Joakim said no one carries around a lighter anymore, but you all have phones right? So turn on your lights for this one. Then when the video started he said Totally wonderful, my friends let's now sing together en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war).
They had sold out the arena so we were around 10 766 metalheads in the arena that night (going by facts in the newspaper and online after the show)
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100% real, filmed in my hometown...
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oh im ready for my fav band
They’re amazing!
i eat all music opra to anything a month ago i found sabaton it was an experience because so many songs are about soldiers who die in war but are not appreciated by that society but this band tries to give them honor check sabaton woodstock poland
Recorded in my hometown of Gothenburg. Proud of the audience and very proud of Sabaton. An amazing performance. Love the reaction video.
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You need to understand swedish to fully feel this song with your entire soul
This song it's like my life I never go back home!
You are amazing too!❤
Thank you! It’s such a powerful song.
Interesting to know that you like to hear bands singing in their own language, so do I whether I understand it or not! Yeah, I like Saboton my introduction to them I blame on Floor, when I found out about the connection I just had to investigate 😆, I’ve not been disappointed but I’ve not seen them live yet!
Just a thought, you may remember me pointing out a band called The Warning, they’re from Mexico and mostly sing in English (they were raised in a dual language school); but early on in their career the Mexican press critics criticised them because they didn’t sing in Spanish. This annoyed them so they wrote a song named Narcissista (you can guess 🤭) - Paulina the Drummer sings the main vocals on this one! Then there’s their second song from the current album (Error) called Marterio both are very good songs both with an interesting message! You might like them!
See about the band The Warning can you please add that to a comment I left over on the community bit. It's where people can leave their reaction suggestions. I just don't want to miss anything. Having them all in one place will make it easier for me to remember.
I felt this on my phone loved it so positive metal brings people together and you look good rocking out need to do More by this band
I’ve done quite a few Sabaton reactions, see my playlist. Thank you for the kind feedback. 🤘🤗
The lyrics are very emotional in this version. It describes the 30 years war in Europe (1618-1648) from a young Swedish boys perspective, sent out to a war far from home in a small village to a country he dont even know where it is. One can say that this conflict actually was the first world war, because so many nations was involved.
Thanks for the insight 🤘❤️
The Carolus Rex album, from which this song comes, is SO MUCH BETTER IN SWEDISH. I'm a classically trained singer who's done some really powerful gigs (e.g. Victoria Requiem, top line, in St John's Cambridge, Bach St Matthew Passion in St Albans Cathedral) and this performance hits me in exactly the same place and generates the same emotions.
💗💗💗 I’ll need to check it out
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th-cam.com/video/ZzIkVFse7fg/w-d-xo.html Carolus Rex, full album (Swedish version). Karolinens bön and Konungens likfard are also very, very special.
th-cam.com/video/35IzY8W_xr0/w-d-xo.html Offertorium from the Victoria Requiem (Domine Iesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu; libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum: O Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the deep lake; save them from the lion's mouth, let not Tartarus swallow them up, and let them not fall into darkness.) Metal af.
I saw Sabaton in February in a much smaller venue, in Sweden, and they ask the audience to put up their flashlights in this one and Christmas truce. It was epic.
That sounds so magical! We did the same thing a the big show in Glasgow.
Reactor is so pretty and prepare to this as Sabaton. That was buono from the start. Love From Finland.
Oh thank you!🙏 🥰❤️❤️
A lifetime of war and 1916 sabaton 👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼
I’ve done 1916 please go give a look and let me know what you think 💭
Its all real live and one take. I was there on the left, and it gives me the chills everytime i hear it. The most epic consert moment of all time 🤟🤟🤟🤟. Sadly Tommy the lead guitarist just left the band to make his own journey and take up his singing. Watch his videos when he sings covers, for example you raise me up search Tommy Johansson.
I will and yeah I saw that news. I’m so glad I at least got to see him live at least once with Sabaton.
You know the coolest thing? Whtching people (sometimes epic like you) reacting to a song of another language and stil feeling it 100% Good to see, cheers 🙌
Music like that transcends language 🥰
As a Swede i couldn't help but notice the translation seems a little half-assed but anyway, this song always hits right in the feels. One of Sabaton's finest without a doubt.
Oh no! Do these miss out a lot?
@@themetalmuse No huge deal, the message of the song still comes across just fine. But "Bland fränder från min by så drog jag ut i strid" should be "Among kinsmen from my village i went to battle", odd that they missed the village part cause it's the literal translation and more powerful/emotional than just "Among kinsmen...". Then in the chorus it should be "Cause the war it can destroy a man", it rhymes the same way in Swedish. Little things like that but i know i'm picky with these things lol.
@@draug7966 ah thank you for sharing!!!
@@draug7966 exactly what I feel. Hahaha. There is a other video with different translation but in that one other words is missing instead.
@@draug7966 I would've translated it to I went out to war instead of battle. A battle is a one time thing, a war is a series of battles.
Yes, it's epic!
Thank you for your reaction 🙂
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UK Army popping in for this 30 year war classic
Hey hey! Been waiting for you 🤪
Im a bad man, I cant stop staring at your
If you are truly ready to be devastated, check out their song "Gallipoli"
You know what, yes, I’m ready for it! Can you add this to the community section so I don’t forget. I made a comment where people can post videos for me to react to.
you should take a look at there version of motorheads "1916"
I’ve already reacted to it. Check it out. I cry most of the time 🫣
Great reaction as always, love me some Sabaton 🤘
Sabaton is awesome 😁
Great band, great song and great reaction. U really should react to Sabatons Tommy Johansson. He has his own channel and make awesome covers.
-She’s gone
-you raise me up(1 octave challenge)
-phantom of the opera
A small sample of great covers. He also has his own band Majestica and an epic song called “Above the sky”.
Oh I plan to, he is such an epic singer. I reacted to his Phantom but I may have hid that in the vaults due to me lip syncing too much.
just beacuse of this video and song u earned a sub
Awe thank you 🙏❤️🤘
@@themetalmuse pls do Ruina Imperii from Sabaton or Konungens Likfärd or Swedish Pagans
Such a proud Swede here 😊😊😊😊😊
Hell yeah!!! 👍
proper like always
Nice reaction: You should check out the concerts from Poland!
I will 🥰🥰🥰
The video and song is so good that i can actually focus at it 💀
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Of course the Sabaton fans from Goteborg in Sweden are real. British Sabaton fan 💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇸🇪🇸🇪
I thought it was CGI it looked so cool and beautiful
They’re all unified because that’s what you get in a homogenous country like Scandinavia. No diversity in division there. They all know the song by heart because it’s part of their collective experience.
It’s a great song
I whish I was there
Great reaction 😍❤️🤘🏻💪🏻.
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Hay there beautiful I really enjoyed your reaction to sabaton they are a great band keep it up gorgeous your doing great
Thank you so much!!
EPIC..Who doesn't like this wonderful piece?!?!?😂
Not met anyone yet 😊
Animated audience that’s a classic lol
It looked too perfect!
From my hometown of gothenburg sweden :)
Cool!
The english version of this is Sabaton - A lifetime of War
There’s an English version!!!!??
@@themetalmuse yes there is
they made the Album Carolus REx about their own countries history. Its a 2 disc album: one in swedish and one in english. @@themetalmuse
Great reaction 🤘✌️👍🇬🇧
Thank you 🙌
Beutiful. And Sabaton is ok to.
Its real, i was there in Göteborg. =)
It just looks so perfect 😂 you can see how you’d be like “is this real real?”
I was there in the crowd. It’s not animated 😊
Quite a few people who were there have shown up in the comments to tell me 🤗
@@themetalmuse It was an epic show, just as well as the show in Stockholm. I saw Sabaton in Västerås this feb but the venue was really bad.
May I suggest you to jump down the rabbit hole of Tommy Johansson, one of the guitarist’s own channel. He’s simplt amazing.
Here’s a suggestion of a cover which shows you his talent. Both vocally and musically
th-cam.com/video/PrvOwfiderk/w-d-xo.html
Hi, very very beautiful reaction 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much 😁
Floor Jensen husband is playing the drums.
Proud to be swede. To bad the translation somewhat suck at times. Someone must have google translated this and the other video with lyrics. Or they are not that good at english
I need to get a copy of the proper lyrics, I feel I missed out now.
@@themetalmuse i don't think you missed out. It is understandable but it's not correct grammar if you know what I mean. So if you compare those subtitles in the video with a proper translation you will still get the full picture. But I have a problem with seeing poor translations because I know many non Swedish people will react to it. I understand the Swedish words for obvious reasons hahahahaha that's why I want you guys to also get the correct grammar when you need the subtitles
@@themetalmuse English is not my first language but I would translate it more like this:
I look around and see my home disappear
My time at home now feels far too short
Mere youth, hardly a man when duty called for me
I don't know if I'll see my home again
Among relatives from my village, I went out into battle
And the world was on fire
Because the war can,
Destroy a man
I give my life for my motherland
But who misses me?
So see me as this
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes back home
But who mourns for me?
Went into battle for Sweden, was baptized in blood
Out there, death awaits, not heroism
In fields where kinsmen fall, no song is heard
Challenging our destinies, once again
Far Away From Home (Be baptized and die in battle)
And the world was on fire
Because the war can,
Destroy a man
I give my life for my motherland
But who misses me?
So see me as this
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never come back home
But who mourns for me?
And when my time is up
Who will care then?
They keep struggling
Does a soldier get a dignified end?
Get to sleep
Disappear
And never wake up
Because the war can,
Destroy a man
I give my life for my motherland
But who misses me?
So see me as this
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes back home
But who mourns for me?
@@themetalmuse Yes. Yes, you do.
I 100% agree that the captions to this video are from a half assed Google Translate.
The translation posted in this comment thread is close to identical to how I would've translated it too, so I won't bother you with another one.
Instead, I urge you to listen to the song with this guys' translation at hand instead.
Could you PLEASE react to Sabatons Soldier of three Armies 🥺🥺🥺
I’m planning some Sabaton so why not ❤️
Thank you and my grand father thanks you cause he served in Detachment Törni @@themetalmuse
darn Swedes
PERKelele!
anyways, went straihgt in the heavy wieghts... livetimes in war... huh me typo much
Brain no braining? I also have this issue all the time 😉
@@themetalmuse braIN got marinaded in vodka, it happens occasionally here in Vinfland
i was there its real we all got glow sticks at the entrance
Seriously!!!! Did you keep it and frame it?
@@themetalmuse sadly i did not as i did not know they was filming and it would blow up as much as it have
@@antevasterhaninge1007 You were participating in history and didn't know it 🥲
They are swedes! Ofcourse they look perfect ;p
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If possible, kindly do one of Mick Gordon's soundtrack titled The Partisan Feat. Tex Perkins from the game series titled Wolfenstein The Old Blood. That song takes you on an emotional journey.
Also in case you decide to do a reaction video then kindly read about the game's description first so that you get the idea what the song really is about.
Regards from India
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Great Reaction Muse.
maybe you already know, but I'll write it in anyway.
Hannes van Dahl the drummer is the husband of Floor Jansen
Try Tommy Johansson solo ,extraordinary talent
He’s awesome!
If you like metal you need to check out Dan Vasc he has a huge following he is almost to a million subscribers he has broken the internet with his incredible voice please look into him and yes this crowd I real great reaction you need Dan I. You life he has 244 covers just pick one even opera his band he s called Fearless I just subscribed to you check out Dan
Can you give me a link to a performance you think will knock my socks off?
@@themetalmuse you will thank me
so many died before they could reach stockholm and travel to the battle
Lots of English mercenary troops died because they gorged on the local food and got stomach problems and they weren't used to the European winters so died off pretty quickly.
next sabaton live tegera arena
Plan!!!
A life time of war
Or en livstid I krig
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do 1916 to.
Done did it already go see 🫡
Boy, no sudden movements in that outfit🤣🤣🤣
Don't worry I am strapped in quite tight. 😁
Im so sorry..i couldnt see the Video..i saw an Angel bobbing her head =)
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Such a beautiful Scottish woman
Awe thank you!
you might also want to watch the history channel episodes after reacting to songs for some extra background info
Love the Sabaton History channel
Hii reaction to VOB from Indonesian..tank you 🙏🙏
I’ll look them up! 🤘
@@themetalmuse tank you so much happy always 👍🙂🙏🙏
Sabaton army is so vast Putin dares not touch it
Jokes asides.. if you as a band make a song ppl can sing for you and be happy just to be there...
moreover if you can make songs about history and let people feel patriotic about something that doesnt even have anything to do with their country, you achieved music and history gold.
In Swedish, the I is i like you say it in "it, in, reaction" and so on, not eye.
Ah thank you!
To any Ukrainians reading this. As a Swede, this song is really special to us but I can't help but think of our Blue and Yellow brothers in the east fighting against tyranny and survival right now.
There is no heroes in war but there is great honor and valor in defending your nation from a tyrannical aggressor.
Stay strong brothers!
You are so wrong my friend. Do you know what they do? In the non-combat zone, that is a large territory, they sublease apartments and push for work to the west, they will use anything to get rich and they are rude and play it to the whole west. Kind of like gypsies. Many people like you don't see it because they are out of touch and believe the propaganda. However, the reality is elsewhere.
They drive luxury cars here, make a mess, take advantage of their refugee status, but they are not people from the combat zone. Those are speculators
Hello *Dom* how are you please add *BAND-MAID / secret My lips* to your list of reactions 😊
Sorry, but: Fuck this is good!
Great song right!?
As a swede i can say that there are definatly alot of 5 star songs in swedish, but the sad reality is that the majority of them when u translate them to English be it with sub text or just an english direct translation u lose the entire flow of the song and to make it sound good again u have to change words around so mutch that it may aswell be a totally new song at times.
The age old problem of lost in translation
It's impossible to convey how moving these lyrics are in Swedish. I'm not even a big Sabaton fan but this songs hit me everytime I hear it. The english translations are correct but they do not capture the Swedish wording. It's incredibly sad.
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*M.I.L.K*
I don't know what you could possibly mean.....