Norway Gåte ,Many people are not aware of what she actually sings, which in my opinion is a cruel text from the old days. And i am from Norway ! The text copied from newspaper: She summarizes "Ulveham", based on an old medieval ballad, as the story of an evil stepmother who casts a curse on her stepdaughter - who turns into a wolf running in the forest forever. She only loses her wolf's hide if she drinks her own brother's blood. "There will be a kind of happy - but cruel - ending when she meets the stepmother on horseback in the forest, throws herself at her, rips out her heart and drinks the blood. Because the stepmother is pregnant with her brother - thereby the curse is lifted
When the singer sings the refrain(?), when she just sings notes instead of words, she's doing a traditional cattle call, used in olden times to call your grazing animals back to the farm. As a norwegain, it really hits your soul.
You should be very proud! I am sittning here in Sweden expecting a well produced popsong to win again. It's not bad but it is not amazing like Gåte Ulveham! I wish we would semd something like this! You have my vote!
@@peppermintcrush5794should Gåte win you will have your national instrument nøkkelharpe/nyckelharpa in it. But if it is Swedish or Norwegian is a folk instrument debate i will not join.
I am Norwegian and i love this song. This is our culture.❤🇳🇴🥰 They won the Norwegian mgp, and they are going to Eurovision in Sweden in may. Her dress i actually dark green like the forrest, not black. Gåte have many good songs. You should also listen to "Svarteboka and Huldra" They are really powerful songs.
Regrettably, the band does not possess a substantial repertoire wherein Gunnhild's exceptional vocal prowess is fully showcased. She ought not to squander her time by engaging in any other style of singing than the one she pursues here. It doesn't matter how it performs in Sweden, as long as it qualifies for the final. Ulveham transcends the whole Eurovision Song Contest. They are privileged to have Gunnhild visiting - not the other way around. You Norwegians should be incredibly proud of this contribution. Btw, I really, really hope she keeps the cracks. They fit well and charm.
@@TH-cam_Stole_My_Handle_Too The way she sings with cracs as you say, it is a way to sing a "kulokk". The cracs are ment to be there. That was a way how to sing the cows in from the mountains or forest. Just look up "kulokk" and you will understand.
In recent years, Norway has sent very different memorable perfomances to Eurovision: Alessandra👑, Subwoolfer🍌 , TIX🪶. But this is something incredible! I'm so excited about Norway this year, it's just blasting with its energy! It will be very difficult for other countries to surpass it. That nordic vibes! 😍 That images of nordic nature during perfomance - I love it! I really appreciate that Norway presents its culture and its language. It is very interesting and it is what I want to see at Eurovision from all countries. Norway it's my winner! 12 points from Ukraine 💙💛
@@pinchatai Don't expect too much and end up in sorrow. ESC never allows quality to win. Be happy if it gets to the finale so that Norway can show what it is.
I'm Dutch but deeply in love with everything Norwegian. It's my favorite foreign country and I hope to live there at one point in my life. I followed MGP closely, watching all three semifinals and the final. That being said, I wasn't a fan if this song when I heard it the first time (studio version). Maybe being a huge KEiiNO fan had something to do with that. You should react to their song too btw, it's called Damdiggida. They came a close 2nd to Gåte. But the live performance in the semifinal blew me away. Never have I seen such a mesmerizing performance. For me it's clear: Norway is, and will be my winner of 2024, no matter what great songs the other countries (including Netherlands with Joost Klein) will bring to the contest. And when they do win, I will be in Norway come May 2025.
Wow.. going from watching your Ylvis videos to getting this in my recommended is quite the leap. Happy to see it tho! The singer in this band actually sang at my cousins wedding when she was young, and my uncle helped the band getting started financially. My family was at the edge of their seats during the finale!
The song is a dark one. It tells the story about how "she" was a young girl with an evil stepmother, cuz her mother died. She gets sent to the king, as a tool for the stepmother. When everyone at the king's place liked her the most, the evil stepmother cursed her. She became a wolf, and had been sworn by her stepmother that she would walk the woods alone, never to become whole again before she had tasted her brothers blood. The full version of the song will tell furthermore that she in the end got to her evil stepmother, who happened to be pregnant with her unborn brother. The girl (who still was cursed as a wolf) killed the setpmother, ripped up her heart and drank the blood. That way, she got to drink her brothers blood, and the curse was lifted.
@@Koreviking is it really? I’ve heard a lot of people say it’s Swedish not just Swedes. And when I searched it up it said swedish, but oh well it might be Estonian for all I know hahah :)
Well say hallo to the long lost Vikings. This poem is 1000 years old, now put in a modern vibe. I love it, but not as much as the full version. Just check it out under "ulveham full song" hier on utube. Thanks for a great review.
Idont like this song and i am norwegian..but after i learned its a way they sang for many many years ago and it carry norwegian history it made me proud and not ashamed of the song 😅
Norway Gåte ,Many people are not aware of what she actually sings, which in my opinion is a cruel text from the old days. And i am from Norway to ! The text copied from newspaper: She summarizes "Ulveham", based on an old medieval ballad, as the story of an evil stepmother who casts a curse on her stepdaughter - who turns into a wolf running in the forest forever. She only loses her wolf's hide if she drinks her own brother's blood. "There will be a kind of happy - but cruel - ending when she meets the stepmother on horseback in the forest, throws herself at her, rips out her heart and drinks the blood. Because the stepmother is pregnant with her brother - thereby the curse is lifted
As a Norwegian: This winner was wrong, and I'm waiting to see if we get to the finals... Keiino has been robbed for the last time: They won't do this anymore... :(
In my opinion this is the perfect mix of folk and modern music. Some Eurovision entries that try to do just that sound forced. This one absolutely doesn’t. If they perform their entry like this at Eurovision I am definitely going to vote for them.
Gåte has been doing this for 20+ years, this is who they've always been, and yeah you can feel the difference. This is genuine folk rock from the heart, not a gimmick for Eurovision.
@@ristoravela652 And that is why Eurovision is important. It brings artists and music to your attention that you didn’t know before. Literally a whole new world opens up to you. Marvelous!
Gate are so, so powerful and haunting and this performance is gold. It's my joint winner (with Croatia) - a 1000 year-old folk tale of a girl turned into a wolf by her evil stepmother, told she can only break the spell by drinking her brother's blood and she has no brother, she is cast to the forest, who breaks the curse on her by attacking the stepmother outside a church and killing her, and as she drinks her blood, the curse is broken as foretold, as the stepmother is pregnant with her brother. It's done in the old Norwegian language, and it's so primal, ancient primal sounds and yet modern with the folk-metal guitars. I love it so much, so fantastic to see Norway using their own language in Eurovision - yes we know Norway is a rich, modern country where everyone speaks good English, but we want to hear their own sound and tongue too, the ethnic touch is so vital to good Eurovision.
I would have loved Gothminister to go, but this is just as great in my opinion. A great mix of Nightwish, Within Temptation and Eluveitie ❤ totally up my ally. Since I don't expect much of our own NF (🇩🇪) this will probably be the one I am rooting for if Sweden don't send Smash into Pieces 😅
I liked Gothminister song. Was in my second place. Very catchy but litle too repetitive. I love Gåte ulveham. So mystical and powerful. The story behind the lyrics in the song is from the viking age.
Gåte’s music is a dark, mesmerizing and stunningly beautiful take on Nordic folk. Where they flirt with elements from traditional Norse and pagan music as well as from more modern genres like rock and industrial. The chorus is a socalled KULOKK, - the maiden calling the cattle in from the the mountains. The roots of this song is a thousand years old.
I totally fell in love with GÅTE back in 2004. Seeing them live is an experience you never forget. Lucky me get to see them live in Oslo again next month ❤ HEIA GÅTE!!
For me, and me only. It sounds like they did the best to distill the essence of Gåte to a potent song. But for me, that failed. They have so many magnificent songs. I wish they could have performed one of those, but that is not allowed. I highly recommend you check out their older songs though. Excellent stuff. / Love from Sweden
She doesn't cast spells on us. It is her fight to free herself from witchcraft, and she shows it with every fiber in her body. I love it!
Norway Gåte ,Many people are not aware of what she actually sings, which in my opinion is a cruel text from the old days. And i am from Norway ! The text copied from newspaper:
She summarizes "Ulveham", based on an old medieval ballad, as the story of an evil stepmother who casts a curse on her stepdaughter - who turns into a wolf running in the forest forever. She only loses her wolf's hide if she drinks her own brother's blood.
"There will be a kind of happy - but cruel - ending when she meets the stepmother on horseback in the forest, throws herself at her, rips out her heart and drinks the blood. Because the stepmother is pregnant with her brother - thereby the curse is lifted
@@evahelen3511 I know the lyrics, and I am actually Norwegian, too.
When the singer sings the refrain(?), when she just sings notes instead of words, she's doing a traditional cattle call, used in olden times to call your grazing animals back to the farm. As a norwegain, it really hits your soul.
OMG, I didn't know about it and was looking for lyrics 😅 it's fantastic! I love it🤩
I am so freaking proud of my home country! we send something so powerfull, different and in NORWEGIAN!!! I loooovvveee itt ❤❤🥹🥹
we love it too, it's amazing! 😍🤩
You should be very proud! I am sittning here in Sweden expecting a well produced popsong to win again. It's not bad but it is not amazing like Gåte Ulveham! I wish we would semd something like this! You have my vote!
@@peppermintcrush5794should Gåte win you will have your national instrument nøkkelharpe/nyckelharpa in it.
But if it is Swedish or Norwegian is a folk instrument debate i will not join.
you should, this is AMAZING!
U sure have my vote!
From a swede in 🇳🇴
Proud of you Norwegian voters, for making it win MGP. I'll definitely vote for it at ESC. Greetings from the UK.
I am Norwegian and i love this song. This is our culture.❤🇳🇴🥰
They won the Norwegian mgp, and they are going to Eurovision in Sweden in may.
Her dress i actually dark green like the forrest, not black. Gåte have many good songs. You should also listen to "Svarteboka and Huldra" They are really powerful songs.
Regrettably, the band does not possess a substantial repertoire wherein Gunnhild's exceptional vocal prowess is fully showcased. She ought not to squander her time by engaging in any other style of singing than the one she pursues here. It doesn't matter how it performs in Sweden, as long as it qualifies for the final. Ulveham transcends the whole Eurovision Song Contest. They are privileged to have Gunnhild visiting - not the other way around. You Norwegians should be incredibly proud of this contribution. Btw, I really, really hope she keeps the cracks. They fit well and charm.
@@TH-cam_Stole_My_Handle_Too The way she sings with cracs as you say, it is a way to sing a "kulokk". The cracs are ment to be there. That was a way how to sing the cows in from the mountains or forest. Just look up "kulokk" and you will understand.
In recent years, Norway has sent very different memorable perfomances to Eurovision: Alessandra👑, Subwoolfer🍌 , TIX🪶.
But this is something incredible! I'm so excited about Norway this year, it's just blasting with its energy! It will be very difficult for other countries to surpass it. That nordic vibes! 😍 That images of nordic nature during perfomance - I love it! I really appreciate that Norway presents its culture and its language. It is very interesting and it is what I want to see at Eurovision from all countries. Norway it's my winner! 12 points from Ukraine 💙💛
@@pinchatai Don't expect too much and end up in sorrow. ESC never allows quality to win. Be happy if it gets to the finale so that Norway can show what it is.
I'm Dutch but deeply in love with everything Norwegian. It's my favorite foreign country and I hope to live there at one point in my life. I followed MGP closely, watching all three semifinals and the final.
That being said, I wasn't a fan if this song when I heard it the first time (studio version). Maybe being a huge KEiiNO fan had something to do with that. You should react to their song too btw, it's called Damdiggida. They came a close 2nd to Gåte.
But the live performance in the semifinal blew me away. Never have I seen such a mesmerizing performance.
For me it's clear: Norway is, and will be my winner of 2024, no matter what great songs the other countries (including Netherlands with Joost Klein) will bring to the contest. And when they do win, I will be in Norway come May 2025.
You are welcome !🤗👍❤
I hope GÅTE winns too of course , since i am norwagian. I think its a song you either love or hate. And i hope europe will love it.
Hats off, hands down, thumbs up smiles up - man this blows away any ESC enteries. HOW CAN'T THIS WIN? Thanks
It's, folk, it's rock, it's original.
Juries don't like any of that.
This should be a jury winner, but won't be.
Love this song, they certainly got my vote😍
Finally we’re sending something in our own language 🇳🇴
As a Swede, I’m jealous of Norway for once🤣
As a Norwegian, I love you as a Swede always
❤🇧🇻❣️🇸🇪❤️
Maybe we’ll be jealous of Sweden one day too😂
maybe you need to exercise your ski skills as well sweden?
The Winner 2024 🇳🇴
Interesting reaction. I love this song.
yeee was waiting for this
she´s very underrated, and has an AMAZING voice, she is my winner from a Dutchie
Wow.. going from watching your Ylvis videos to getting this in my recommended is quite the leap. Happy to see it tho! The singer in this band actually sang at my cousins wedding when she was young, and my uncle helped the band getting started financially.
My family was at the edge of their seats during the finale!
Winner!!!!
The winner ❤❤❤
You have the best reactions! I always think they are first time.
They are first time reactions...!
The song is a dark one. It tells the story about how "she" was a young girl with an evil stepmother, cuz her mother died.
She gets sent to the king, as a tool for the stepmother. When everyone at the king's place liked her the most, the evil stepmother cursed her.
She became a wolf, and had been sworn by her stepmother that she would walk the woods alone, never to become whole again before she had tasted her brothers blood.
The full version of the song will tell furthermore that she in the end got to her evil stepmother, who happened to be pregnant with her unborn brother. The girl (who still was cursed as a wolf) killed the setpmother, ripped up her heart and drank the blood. That way, she got to drink her brothers blood, and the curse was lifted.
I am swedish but a love norge in eurovision this year
Damn it, as a Swede. I’m voting for Norway. But that instrument in the start is a actually a Swedish instrument called “nyckelharpa” 🤷♀️
It’s actually Estonian. ;)
@@Koreviking is it really? I’ve heard a lot of people say it’s Swedish not just Swedes. And when I searched it up it said swedish, but oh well it might be Estonian for all I know hahah :)
@@qauix Yep, it’s only been in Sweden and Norway a few hundred years, apparently. Still a great instrument, though.
Norway won once already with Nyckelharpa... Remember in 1995, with Secret Garden? They also used Nuckelharpa.
Takk ❤
winnerr
This is Nordic. We love it 🇩🇰🇦🇽🇧🇻🇫🇮🇸🇪
Well say hallo to the long lost Vikings. This poem is 1000 years old, now put in a modern vibe. I love it, but not as much as the full version. Just check it out under "ulveham full song" hier on utube. Thanks for a great review.
Idont like this song and i am norwegian..but after i learned its a way they sang for many many years ago and it carry norwegian history it made me proud and not ashamed of the song 😅
Den er jo dritbra, gode sjanser i min mening :)
I don't know why people are ashamed of their ancient culture. You should be proud of her, she is amazing! 😍😍😍
@pinchatai yes as I said "it made me proud and NOT ashamed 🥰
Norway Gåte ,Many people are not aware of what she actually sings, which in my opinion is a cruel text from the old days. And i am from Norway to ! The text copied from newspaper:
She summarizes "Ulveham", based on an old medieval ballad, as the story of an evil stepmother who casts a curse on her stepdaughter - who turns into a wolf running in the forest forever. She only loses her wolf's hide if she drinks her own brother's blood.
"There will be a kind of happy - but cruel - ending when she meets the stepmother on horseback in the forest, throws herself at her, rips out her heart and drinks the blood. Because the stepmother is pregnant with her brother - thereby the curse is lifted
😊👍
Old Nordic tale...
No spell, just how we Scandinavia folks rule .. Vikings !
As a Norwegian: This winner was wrong, and I'm waiting to see if we get to the finals... Keiino has been robbed for the last time: They won't do this anymore... :(
On behalf of Norwegians, we disown you.
"In your opinion". I wholeheartedly disagree :)
In my opinion this is the perfect mix of folk and modern music. Some Eurovision entries that try to do just that sound forced. This one absolutely doesn’t. If they perform their entry like this at Eurovision I am definitely going to vote for them.
Gåte has been doing this for 20+ years, this is who they've always been, and yeah you can feel the difference. This is genuine folk rock from the heart, not a gimmick for Eurovision.
@@ristoravela652 And that is why Eurovision is important. It brings artists and music to your attention that you didn’t know before. Literally a whole new world opens up to you. Marvelous!
Gate are so, so powerful and haunting and this performance is gold. It's my joint winner (with Croatia) - a 1000 year-old folk tale of a girl turned into a wolf by her evil stepmother, told she can only break the spell by drinking her brother's blood and she has no brother, she is cast to the forest, who breaks the curse on her by attacking the stepmother outside a church and killing her, and as she drinks her blood, the curse is broken as foretold, as the stepmother is pregnant with her brother. It's done in the old Norwegian language, and it's so primal, ancient primal sounds and yet modern with the folk-metal guitars. I love it so much, so fantastic to see Norway using their own language in Eurovision - yes we know Norway is a rich, modern country where everyone speaks good English, but we want to hear their own sound and tongue too, the ethnic touch is so vital to good Eurovision.
I would have loved Gothminister to go, but this is just as great in my opinion. A great mix of Nightwish, Within Temptation and Eluveitie ❤ totally up my ally. Since I don't expect much of our own NF (🇩🇪) this will probably be the one I am rooting for if Sweden don't send Smash into Pieces 😅
I liked Gothminister song. Was in my second place. Very catchy but litle too repetitive. I love Gåte ulveham. So mystical and powerful. The story behind the lyrics in the song is from the viking age.
this song is based on a old Norwegian folklore
Gåte🎉🎉🎉
Gåte’s music is a dark, mesmerizing and stunningly beautiful take on Nordic folk. Where they flirt with elements from traditional Norse and pagan music as well as from more modern genres like rock and industrial.
The chorus is a socalled KULOKK, - the maiden calling the cattle in from the the mountains. The roots of this song is a thousand years old.
I totally fell in love with GÅTE back in 2004. Seeing them live is an experience you never forget. Lucky me get to see them live in Oslo again next month ❤ HEIA GÅTE!!
I am put in trance - masterpiece
For me, and me only. It sounds like they did the best to distill the essence of Gåte to a potent song. But for me, that failed. They have so many magnificent songs. I wish they could have performed one of those, but that is not allowed. I highly recommend you check out their older songs though. Excellent stuff. / Love from Sweden
I’m so proud of Norway ❤️❤️❤️
win