My mother-in-law requested that this was played at her funeral. I can't really describe it, but it somehow managed to soothe and yet amplify the grief of the mourners simultaneously. I'll always think of that wonderful woman when I listen to this song
I am considering the same request. Its absolutely a power house of a tune and big respect to your mother in law. Or maybe grótti intimate version by SKÁLD
I too have requested this and My Name is Night by Amorphis for my death (not having a funeral). I love this version and Sabina put into words what I could not. Those two songs on repeat helped me deal with my dad’s death from Covid and everything that happened to me during that time. So powerful!
Bruh embrace the emotion, and cry the tears of your ancestors. I really loved the genuine reaction though, this is such a powerful song. Love from Scotland.
This is the best reaction video so far, without interrupting the music, so I like it when more is said at the end and subtitles are displayed during the song. Well done!
Most people equate silence to "non-reactive", which is weird. I like it when people actually listen and don't have a need to stop all the time, it irritates me to Hel and back.
You can always trust that Wardruna does a song about Norse mythology spot on. This song is focused on a very important aspect of Norse mythology and that is how anyone is remembered after death. On the road to Hel (Helvegen), who will sing about me? In old old times one of the only ways to be remembered was to be told stories about at the fireplace. Often in the form of a song. There is songs for the heroes and songs for the one we don't like (nidviser). After the drumbeats stops (he mimics the last heartbeats of a person), Einar sings two verses from Håvamål (verse 76+77) that is exactly about being remembered. Only people with a good reputation will be remembered. Also as a side note, Hel has nothing to do with Hell. Hel is not a place of punishment. Hel is a place for gathering of the dead, ruled by the queen Hel. Some of the dead will be selected for special parts of Hel. They are brave warriors and maidens. First Freya will chose half to join her in Folkvangr and Odin takes the rest to join him in Valhalla. In Valhalla they prepare for the big battle to come, Ragnarok. If you die during training in Valhalla it is of no consequence as you are revived every day to join the daily party before continuing training the next day.
The only question now is what kind of Norse the mean Helvegen translates into.Nynorsk, bokmål eller gammelnorsk.For a while I was looking for what the word actually means, and the road to hell somehow didn't make sense to me. I would compare it to something like a whole journey or a journey through life. It's just about how a person can actually interpret the meaning of these two words combined.
So I'm Catholic, and born and raised in Spain. But my father is Norwegian. This song made my eyes water and it was like a key to my soul, unlocking it to my ancestors. It made me proud, not of being supreme, just of pride of our people. Tusen takk!
You are not the only one. I have seen this video many times and it still hits me in the gut and soul to where it makes me want to cry, especially after knowing the translation of the lyrics and the powerful message. It really takes you into a time in history in the viking era of sorts and you feel immersed in the tribal community of that time... and I am not even from that part of the world. Beautiful reaction Sabina.
I'm mostly of English and German descent, but I think ancient sounding music of any area hits us in this inner primitive part locked away in our brains.
@@Brendo2386 it must, I got shivers when I first heard it and broke down crying, felt like it triggered some kind of dormant, ancient memory/connection in me
Reason you wanna cry while listing to this song is because is a last wish song about death and who will carry you to the after life even if you can't understand the language he dose a very good job at projecting the feeling
Norwegian here. This song always brings me to a place where I shed tears. Not tears of sadness, but something else. Like a deep remembrance of something pure and primal. I think you did as well and It was most joyful to watch. Thank you.
Hello from Germany! I love how emotional you are! I feel the same way every time I hear this song! I also chose this song for my funeral, and my friends promised me that it would be played then! I've had two heart attacks and two strokes. And has been resuscitated three times. I hope this song lasts a long time before it rings out across the graveyard! I play it daily for all those pointless letting you live in this current damn war! I like your reactions, they are always great! Keep it up! Greetings Nephilim
I can't express how much I agree with you. My ancestors are from Norway and surrounding areas. EVERY time I listen to this, literally, my flesh just crawls with goosebumps and I feel this connection to souls I have never met. The tear that slid down your cheek was so heartwarming and punctuated how viscerally this song impacts me. Dear Sabrina, you did this a year ago and I doubt you will see this comment, from thank you from the depths of my very being. Much love.
Amazing set , amazing singers, amazing musicians . A very powerful performance , i dont think the Norwegians have lost or forgotten their cultural past.
@@TinnmarkThe song isn't about the past, but about here and now. Einar has explained this :) It's about who will be there when you die - how you live your life until that day. Hel isn't really hell, but it is NOT paradise - it is a very bad place to end up.
Holy hell. You didn't listen to this. You felt it - all of it, deep inside. Exactly how I felt the first time hearing this. Rewatch and turn on captions for the translation. Its about singing beloved ones to the other side.
I also cried the first time I heard this. All the same words you used; powerful, primal, yearning, hypnotic, crystal for Aurora…ancestral. For those open to it, it reaches a very ancient part of our soul… it feels like actually hearing the past, and sharing a message from those of long ago. Those sounds must be in our DNA. It comes as no surprise to know that this is a funeral chant. That is exactly what it feels like I want to have this played at my memorial
By far my favourite reaction video of them all! Thank you Sabina, you have made me love this song even more, it gets to me quite the same way. And hey 10k of the 76k views are MINE🌞😎♥️♥️♥️
When I saw Wardruna live in Dallas they got 3 standing ovations at the end. We must have clapped and cheered for 15 min, at least it felt like it. I bought a hoodie from them and will always have it to remember the show. Its life changing, everyone needs to go see them.
The first time I saw this was so strange and unexpected. I did have an out of body experience. My whole body began vibrating with energy. I felt like I was split open somehow and the music rushed in and enveloped my soul. Something ancient and primal within me was awakened, something I was barely aware was part of me but also unmistakably familiar. It came alive and danced to the rhythm of the drums and the wailing of the voices. I felt transported to another time and place, out on a vast wild plain, running with weapon in hand. My blood rushed through my veins. I felt alive in a way I hadn't known, and free, and connected to everything. When the song ended, I was tingling with energy, shaking and moist with sweat. I feel like I connected with something tens of thousands of years old that still lives within us all, hidden beneath all the layers of civility we've acquired. This is pure primal energy in song. Great reaction!!
This song, and especially that Aurora participation version does still have this very effect on me every time I listen to it. Can I say a special thank you for delivering such content, not interrupting the song and instead writing, and at the end you say what you have to say. I mean, it's the best format I have seen up to now for video reaction. It's so respectful. I'm subscribing to your channel right now!
May I advice you to see Eivør cover "Verd Mín" by Jaroslav Bajarunas & Darja Janvarina? I got a miracle by seeing and listening to them... Ah, thanks for not interrupting the music in your reacts!
hello from Norway. the reason this effects you so much is ancestral or dna memory. You dont understand the words yet you know its a sad or grieving subject. well done to you. xx
Hello, Sabina. This hit me the exact same way as it did for you. Very primal, raw and beautiful at the same time. And this stuff reminds us of your and my heritage, being Nordics. Much love from Norway ♥♥♥
Hands down best reaction video i ever seen. Listening thruu the whole song with text comments during is brilliant. Hope every other reactionare copy’s you ❤❤❤
Thank you for this! I would recommend you watch it again with subtitles. The lyrics are so beautiful and powerful. It moved me even more today than usual, I just found out my grandad doesn't have long left. I'm not a religious person, but it somewhat comforts me thinking there's life after death (even though I don't believe in such).
My pleasure. Thanks for sharing, sorry about your granddad. ❤️ and I get what you mean.. this also made me feel something special and made me get in contact with something else - that's the best way I can explain it. powerful.
I've found my new favorite reaction person! I love how genuine your reactions are and even better that you allow them in real-time and add captions later to describe your thoughts. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!
There is an amazing video of them singing this on mountainside in Norway and someone has generously added English subtitles. To say my heart was in my throat is an understatement. As a Heathen this is definitely my funeral song.
Great reaction! I had a similar experience the first time i heard it; touched me to the core. Also, I can relate that you appreciate those instrumental moments for their significance, power and beauty. Aurora's voice in Helvegan makes me tear up every time.
Probably one of my most spiritual and emotional moments of my life listening to this for the first time, it just got to my soul for a reason I cannot comprehend, I have listened to it numerous times now and it just floors me. It takes your spirit and puts you back into a life you had before this one. Stunning!
I love listening to music like this (especially where the lyrics are in a language that I don't understand) as I can just let it inhabit me. It is particularly powerful while doing yoga practice, but that might be just me. I feel as though I am travelling back in time towards our roots. There seems to be a lot of good music coming out of Norway recently (or I have just noticed it recently).
We had very similar reactions to this song.. it absolutely moved me, “I feel like a part of my soul is finding home” I could not have put that better myself .. beautiful.
Thank you, Sabina, for your reaction video to Aurora and Wardruna performing 'Helvegen' on 22 August 2018 in Bergen, Norway. I completely agree with your feelings that it brings a primal inner return to 'who we are'. Did you know that there are English subtitles on the original video - specifically good for the spoken part at the end? Also, there is another superb YT video of them doing this song again outdoors during the day on a rock outcropping way in the north of the country - Nordland. It was with a large choir, a year earlier on 8 July 2017. Here is the YT title search: Wardruna, Aurora and Oslo Fagottkor: "HELVEGEN"
I've thankfully seen both Aurora and Wardruna live (separately) over the years, and honestly they are memorializing to say the least. What a lovely pair to bring together for this track.
As soon as i saw you were doing this one, i though "ey up, there will be tears". Such a powerfull song, i reccomend searching for the other live version of this set in a Nordic coast outside, truley powerful :)
Yes, it's powerful. I always have the same reaction. You wrote at one point that it makes you calm in all the chaos around you. This is exactly what I feel with most Wardruna songs. This song will be played at my funeral. There is another version also with Aurora with a larger choir out in the open in front of a large rock. This is great as well. The front man, Einar Selvik, has this deep understanding of expressing the feeling of connecting with the ancient past via music. When you read the comments to all those videos, people all around the world feel the same thing, as if this music unites all mankind.
There's something very raw and primal about this performance. I believe part of it is the arrangement is so stripped down. It feels very honest like they aren't trying to distract you with production. For me, the feeling it evoked is difficult to describe, but certainly part of it was if something ancient lying dormant inside me was being woken up. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Sabina, and your reaction was lovely and appropriate, if I can say that.
i keep watching your reaction to this video. Of all the reaction videos i've seen to this, yours is way above the rest, your style... I didn't notice the tear until this time around... I think it might be time for me to be throwing some money your way...
Lovely you to do an reaction to Wardruna and Aurora. I already know from start it would be a homerun. Love her voice as usual but here she also shows her vibes for the song. She immediately goes into a kind of trance which is lovely to watch. She is so genuine. Hope we get a Aurora reaction from you soon. I think you would like (love) Aurora - A potion for love - Live vevo. This is a emotional rollercoaster in so many ways. Ha nu ett fint avslut på helgen. ❤💯❤
I've watched a few of your vids before but never subscribed since I'm not huge into reaction channels. Your response to this song got you a sub from me, though. I've heard it a million times and I'm still not numb to the emotion of the music, vocals, and subject matter. Aurora and Einar are a magical combination.
I cannot explain but it hits me every time. I have visitted norway a lot of times ans each time, i go bavk to germany, i cry. So impressive like no other country. If i see videos in tv from nirway i want to travel directly. Its crazy. Nice to see u cry cause of impressions if this song. I am with u.. 😊
Daaamn! I hoped im not the only one hearing their music and just sob or cry really hard ( happens to me. But not at this song alone) i always thought it would be strange to just cry. But yeah it touches deep inside. Greetings to my german folk❤ ( and of course everyone else ❤❤❤)
I saw them three times in concert ! Twice in Paris, including once at the Olympia, and once in Oslo ! Fantastic band and atmosphere during the concert !
I discovered recently Wardruna and this song Helvegen talked to my heart and soul so profoundly. I can tell you the emotion you expressed while listening the song was the same for me. When the chorus start at 2:50 you react so intensly (you backed off litteraly). I received this chorus directly in my soul. This music connect so much with my French Canadian culture and with our ancestors. This is what I call Earth music, a music that connect us with our true origin and our soul that transcend all cultures. I like so much when you write your comments while we listening, they describre exactly the spirit of the song.
I had the same reaction to this colab, tears running down my cheeks! It had such an effect on me that I spent the entire night with it playing round-and-round in my head. This video is in my go-to TH-cam playlist that I play practically every day. Stunning performance from both Wardruna and Aurora. Another Wardruna video you should watch is Kvitravn, and the track Solringen is amazing too! ♥I love your reactions, by the way, very honest and real x
so rare to see a real genuine reaction. i teared up the 1st time i heard this song also. the song is really powerful and hits your right in the gut it would be much help if you could overlay subtitles to the song! it would help immerse so much!
How nice that you are also making a reaction video to "Helvegen" 👍 I really like your thoughts on this 🙂 I actually feel it every time I listen to this song. Admiration and awe are also included. The translation of the lyrics are just beautiful and makes it even more powerful and mystical ❤
I had the chance to see them three times in concert... The first time in a very small hall in Paris, then in the open air in Oslo in 2017, and finally at the Olympia in Paris (2400 seats), in November 2019. Some pieces grab the guts and even today, listening to them, I feel my stomach reacting ! In short, a fantastic group !!! Bravo for your job !
Einar Salvik, when he performs his voice is like an intrenched & very familiar echo that reaches to the core of my soul. To me it feels like a call to come home.
I heard this song/version for the first time today. From the first words Aurora sang, my eyes welled. The song just floored me. The only other song to have that impact was Johnny Cash's version of Hurt, esp the video. I just saw that you've done a reaction video to it, but I have to be in the right mindspace to watch it, because that song just destroys me. I'm definitely a fan of your format.
I got the privilege to see WARDRUNA live in Phoenix,AZ and it was life changing, the most powerful experience ive ever felt. It awakened something in my soul i had never felt before. They are must see performance.
Wow!!! This is deeply moving and powerful and very beautiful. I didn't know what I was in for when I thought to myself 'hey, let's try this video...' (I wasn't familiar with these musicians beforehand). Thank you so much for broadening my horizon!
Goosebumps in my brain! So beautiful, yet so haunting! Best reaction-video. Love how you aren't destroying a special moment with talk. But with nice thoughts subtitle. And - then share your experience with us. Not interrupted by nonsense during a beautiful performance. Perfect, Sabina! Love from Norway!
Sabina, thank you for your videos,love wardruna, aivor, aurora , kalanda and was surprised to see this videos here in your channel with the same feelings and reactions! Thank you for what you are doing!
I agree…this song would make a fabulous film score. The theme and mood of the song conjures up the celebration of one’s passing to the afterlife..Valhalla perhaps. Without doubt, this song has a beautiful tone, a pure remembrance of a departed life. This is truly a class performance and one of the most moving sounds I have heard. Sabina…your reaction..pure beauty.🙏
I was lucky enough to experience Wardruna Live about a week and a half ago, every, single, song was an experience of it's own. I hope to I'll be able to watch AURORA Live some day too.
What a wonderful reaction. I could see it in your face as it moved you and echoed the same forces which I know are working on me as I watch this video (for the 50th time, perhaps). It's powerful and primal.
I had been at the concert in the citadel in Bergen. It was a magical day: up to 5pm the rain lashed down. But it became a bright and sunny evening after the thunderstorm. Helvegen was the final song, the stage lighted in red. An real amazing expierience…
The first time I watched that video I was so captured, I'm from New Zealand and im into carving timber. It inspired me to carve a viking Axe from head to toe for my best mate. This song stays in your soul. Great reaction vid. 🙂
Suggested by TH-cam. Stayed because I so much appreciate you don't stop to speak but have chosen to leave your impressions and feelings written as subs. Love that! I'll gladly subscribe to your channel !
Enjoyed your heartfelt reaction Sabina . Have seen Heilung live and it touched my soul , Wardruna and Heilung evoked something primal ,if you are a true Dane as i am Anglo-saxon all our ancestors came from early germanic and celtic tribes . By the way where is your friend that you used to react with i am sure she would love this too!.
It is your Viking blood that, makes you feel this strong. Greetings from a Norwegian Viking
Takk bróðir mín……..frá Norðurland eystra
Noregsmen allar bestur ók hetjur í heimin.
Vi känner det alla.. Nordmän förena er
Greetings from Poslish slavs tribal people :)
@@jacek225 I love you guys! Had a Polish friend in highschool here in Norway 🙂 She had a glorious combo of bravery, and compassion.
My mother-in-law requested that this was played at her funeral. I can't really describe it, but it somehow managed to soothe and yet amplify the grief of the mourners simultaneously. I'll always think of that wonderful woman when I listen to this song
I am considering the same request. Its absolutely a power house of a tune and big respect to your mother in law.
Or maybe grótti intimate version by SKÁLD
Well, I just want to give my condolences. Losing a loved one is hard. But she picked the best song to be sent off to! Hope you’re all doing better
I have also requested this at my funeral as the main song (I don't want a long funeral so there aren't many).
I too have requested this and My Name is Night by Amorphis for my death (not having a funeral). I love this version and Sabina put into words what I could not. Those two songs on repeat helped me deal with my dad’s death from Covid and everything that happened to me during that time. So powerful!
I am going to make the same request for myself,
But only if I do something worthy of song.
You're right. This is about finding home. It's music for US. We're the people, we're the ones.
Bruh embrace the emotion, and cry the tears of your ancestors. I really loved the genuine reaction though, this is such a powerful song. Love from Scotland.
Thanks!
This is the best reaction video so far, without interrupting the music, so I like it when more is said at the end and subtitles are displayed during the song. Well done!
Thank you! ❤️
Most people equate silence to "non-reactive", which is weird.
I like it when people actually listen and don't have a need to stop all the time, it irritates me to Hel and back.
I’m not Norwegian, but this absolutely blew me away. Absolutely stunning, breathtaking, and so intense. I loved every second of it.❤
You can always trust that Wardruna does a song about Norse mythology spot on. This song is focused on a very important aspect of Norse mythology and that is how anyone is remembered after death. On the road to Hel (Helvegen), who will sing about me? In old old times one of the only ways to be remembered was to be told stories about at the fireplace. Often in the form of a song. There is songs for the heroes and songs for the one we don't like (nidviser).
After the drumbeats stops (he mimics the last heartbeats of a person), Einar sings two verses from Håvamål (verse 76+77) that is exactly about being remembered. Only people with a good reputation will be remembered.
Also as a side note, Hel has nothing to do with Hell. Hel is not a place of punishment. Hel is a place for gathering of the dead, ruled by the queen Hel. Some of the dead will be selected for special parts of Hel. They are brave warriors and maidens. First Freya will chose half to join her in Folkvangr and Odin takes the rest to join him in Valhalla. In Valhalla they prepare for the big battle to come, Ragnarok. If you die during training in Valhalla it is of no consequence as you are revived every day to join the daily party before continuing training the next day.
The only question now is what kind of Norse the mean Helvegen translates into.Nynorsk, bokmål eller gammelnorsk.For a while I was looking for what the word actually means, and the road to hell somehow didn't make sense to me. I would compare it to something like a whole journey or a journey through life. It's just about how a person can actually interpret the meaning of these two words combined.
Just crying.... deep emotions.... an echo from our history here in Scandinavia
So I'm Catholic, and born and raised in Spain. But my father is Norwegian. This song made my eyes water and it was like a key to my soul, unlocking it to my ancestors. It made me proud, not of being supreme, just of pride of our people. Tusen takk!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets emotional about this song. A totally supernatural experience!
Nice that im not only thinking that im depressed abd overreacting
It gets me every single time
You are not the only one. I have seen this video many times and it still hits me in the gut and soul to where it makes me want to cry, especially after knowing the translation of the lyrics and the powerful message. It really takes you into a time in history in the viking era of sorts and you feel immersed in the tribal community of that time... and I am not even from that part of the world.
Beautiful reaction Sabina.
Love this. thank you for sharing and thanks for saying that ❤️🙏🏻
I'm mostly of English and German descent, but I think ancient sounding music of any area hits us in this inner primitive part locked away in our brains.
@@Brendo2386 it must, I got shivers when I first heard it and broke
down crying, felt like it triggered some kind of dormant, ancient memory/connection in me
Ja-ja, dyr dør. Venner dør. Og dø selv skal vi... hvad er det nye?
Reason you wanna cry while listing to this song is because is a last wish song about death and who will carry you to the after life even if you can't understand the language he dose a very good job at projecting the feeling
I buried my son to this track a year ago. It seems im not the only one it touched
This blows me away ❤❤❤
Norwegian here. This song always brings me to a place where I shed tears. Not tears of sadness, but something else. Like a deep remembrance of something pure and primal. I think you did as well and It was most joyful to watch.
Thank you.
This is the music of our people, our ancestors.
Vi trenger mer av dette og mindre av det kunstige.
Not Norwegian here but I feel the same
Aurora seems to be vibrating with divine power, teetering on the brink of madness as she channels the gods.
This song is definitely going to be in a movie in the future
I hope!!
Already has, at least in a series, multiple times in Vikings.
@@jp16k92 to be more specific, Season 3 Episode 2, th-cam.com/video/hBY7b-cz5co/w-d-xo.html
@@Andy_from_de yes, and not just there. The music, without the lyrics appears other times as background music.
Hello from Germany! I love how emotional you are! I feel the same way every time I hear this song! I also chose this song for my funeral, and my friends promised me that it would be played then! I've had two heart attacks and two strokes. And has been resuscitated three times. I hope this song lasts a long time before it rings out across the graveyard! I play it daily for all those pointless letting you live in this current damn war! I like your reactions, they are always great! Keep it up! Greetings Nephilim
One of the absolute best concerts I've ever been to.
Lucky you!!!
I can't express how much I agree with you. My ancestors are from Norway and surrounding areas. EVERY time I listen to this, literally, my flesh just crawls with goosebumps and I feel this connection to souls I have never met. The tear that slid down your cheek was so heartwarming and punctuated how viscerally this song impacts me. Dear Sabrina, you did this a year ago and I doubt you will see this comment, from thank you from the depths of my very being. Much love.
Thank you for sharing this ❤️
She understood everything without any subtitles this is the right way to react to this song.
Amazing set , amazing singers, amazing musicians . A very powerful performance , i dont think the Norwegians have lost or forgotten their cultural past.
There’s another Norwegian singer that did a cover of this, “Kalandra” I think she also did amazing and may be worth a watch!
@@TinnmarkThe song isn't about the past, but about here and now. Einar has explained this :) It's about who will be there when you die - how you live your life until that day. Hel isn't really hell, but it is NOT paradise - it is a very bad place to end up.
Holy hell. You didn't listen to this. You felt it - all of it, deep inside. Exactly how I felt the first time hearing this. Rewatch and turn on captions for the translation. Its about singing beloved ones to the other side.
Well Said, i did. I Will, Thanks!! 🙏🏻
I also cried the first time I heard this. All the same words you used; powerful, primal, yearning, hypnotic, crystal for Aurora…ancestral. For those open to it, it reaches a very ancient part of our soul… it feels like actually hearing the past, and sharing a message from those of long ago. Those sounds must be in our DNA.
It comes as no surprise to know that this is a funeral chant. That is exactly what it feels like
I want to have this played at my memorial
So Well Said!!!
The best and only reaction one can ask for. Not much words. But speaks volumes
1st time watching you loved the subtitles instead of pausing all the time
I LOVE how emotional it made you. You have a beautiful soul.
By far my favourite reaction video of them all! Thank you Sabina, you have made me love this song even more, it gets to me quite the same way. And hey 10k of the 76k views are MINE🌞😎♥️♥️♥️
🤣❤️💪🏻
When I saw Wardruna live in Dallas they got 3 standing ovations at the end. We must have clapped and cheered for 15 min, at least it felt like it. I bought a hoodie from them and will always have it to remember the show. Its life changing, everyone needs to go see them.
You can visibly see it send chills up your spine at 2:51, gets me everything, makes me wonder if I have any roots to the north
This is one of the best songs about death and passing that was ever created. I shed a tear every time I listen to this song. I love this reaction.
It takes your breath away, doesn't it. It's powerful and you can feel the heartbeat...
Thank you for the reaction!
Saludos desde Valencia España ✌️
My pleasure,. It sure does 😍
The first time I saw this was so strange and unexpected. I did have an out of body experience. My whole body began vibrating with energy. I felt like I was split open somehow and the music rushed in and enveloped my soul. Something ancient and primal within me was awakened, something I was barely aware was part of me but also unmistakably familiar. It came alive and danced to the rhythm of the drums and the wailing of the voices. I felt transported to another time and place, out on a vast wild plain, running with weapon in hand. My blood rushed through my veins. I felt alive in a way I hadn't known, and free, and connected to everything. When the song ended, I was tingling with energy, shaking and moist with sweat. I feel like I connected with something tens of thousands of years old that still lives within us all, hidden beneath all the layers of civility we've acquired. This is pure primal energy in song. Great reaction!!
This song, and especially that Aurora participation version does still have this very effect on me every time I listen to it. Can I say a special thank you for delivering such content, not interrupting the song and instead writing, and at the end you say what you have to say. I mean, it's the best format I have seen up to now for video reaction. It's so respectful. I'm subscribing to your channel right now!
@sabina1118 can you look at the following replies. Someone is trying to impersonate you I think
May I advice you to see Eivør cover "Verd Mín" by Jaroslav Bajarunas & Darja Janvarina? I got a miracle by seeing and listening to them...
Ah, thanks for not interrupting the music in your reacts!
There is something so solid and stoic about this. This really shows how diverse Aroura's art is, from pop to this epic performance.
hello from Norway. the reason this effects you so much is ancestral or dna memory. You dont understand the words yet you know its a sad or grieving subject. well done to you. xx
What a beautiful review. No stopping and pausing over this masterpiece
Hello, Sabina. This hit me the exact same way as it did for you. Very primal, raw and beautiful at the same time. And this stuff reminds us of your and my heritage, being Nordics.
Much love from Norway ♥♥♥
Hands down best reaction video i ever seen. Listening thruu the whole song with text comments during is brilliant. Hope every other reactionare copy’s you ❤❤❤
Thank you for this! I would recommend you watch it again with subtitles. The lyrics are so beautiful and powerful. It moved me even more today than usual, I just found out my grandad doesn't have long left. I'm not a religious person, but it somewhat comforts me thinking there's life after death (even though I don't believe in such).
My pleasure. Thanks for sharing, sorry about your granddad. ❤️ and I get what you mean.. this also made me feel something special and made me get in contact with something else - that's the best way I can explain it. powerful.
I've found my new favorite reaction person! I love how genuine your reactions are and even better that you allow them in real-time and add captions later to describe your thoughts. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!
Thank you so much!
This music awakens the deep forgotten primal feelings within us - amazing!
There is an amazing video of them singing this on mountainside in Norway and someone has generously added English subtitles. To say my heart was in my throat is an understatement.
As a Heathen this is definitely my funeral song.
Great reaction! I had a similar experience the first time i heard it; touched me to the core. Also, I can relate that you appreciate those instrumental moments for their significance, power and beauty. Aurora's voice in Helvegan makes me tear up every time.
Thanks for sharing this! ❤️
I almost cried -watching you almost cry!🥲
Whenever I listen to this song, it feels like something is calling me. My soul finds so much peace in this sound
Probably one of my most spiritual and emotional moments of my life listening to this for the first time, it just got to my soul for a reason I cannot comprehend, I have listened to it numerous times now and it just floors me. It takes your spirit and puts you back into a life you had before this one. Stunning!
the last part is the speech of odin!
I love listening to music like this (especially where the lyrics are in a language that I don't understand) as I can just let it inhabit me. It is particularly powerful while doing yoga practice, but that might be just me. I feel as though I am travelling back in time towards our roots.
There seems to be a lot of good music coming out of Norway recently (or I have just noticed it recently).
We had very similar reactions to this song.. it absolutely moved me, “I feel like a part of my soul is finding home” I could not have put that better myself .. beautiful.
Best reaction video-concept i've seen. Subbed
Thank you so much, and welcome!
Absolutely genuine reaction❤
Einar and Aurora❤
Ur reaction is so pure...me also got tears in my eyes every time hearing this song
Thank you, Sabina, for your reaction video to Aurora and Wardruna performing 'Helvegen' on 22 August 2018 in Bergen, Norway. I completely agree with your feelings that it brings a primal inner return to 'who we are'. Did you know that there are English subtitles on the original video - specifically good for the spoken part at the end? Also, there is another superb YT video of them doing this song again outdoors during the day on a rock outcropping way in the north of the country - Nordland. It was with a large choir, a year earlier on 8 July 2017. Here is the YT title search: Wardruna, Aurora and Oslo Fagottkor: "HELVEGEN"
I've thankfully seen both Aurora and Wardruna live (separately) over the years, and honestly they are memorializing to say the least. What a lovely pair to bring together for this track.
Definitely a powerful performance. Aurora's white outfit brings to mind The White Raven. I would also recommend the version with the Translation.
As soon as i saw you were doing this one, i though "ey up, there will be tears".
Such a powerfull song, i reccomend searching for the other live version of this set in a Nordic coast outside, truley powerful :)
You know me too well!!
Yes, it's powerful. I always have the same reaction. You wrote at one point that it makes you calm in all the chaos around you. This is exactly what I feel with most Wardruna songs. This song will be played at my funeral. There is another version also with Aurora with a larger choir out in the open in front of a large rock. This is great as well. The front man, Einar Selvik, has this deep understanding of expressing the feeling of connecting with the ancient past via music. When you read the comments to all those videos, people all around the world feel the same thing, as if this music unites all mankind.
It is without doubt one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Perfectly balanced between the male and female voices
There's something very raw and primal about this performance. I believe part of it is the arrangement is so stripped down. It feels very honest like they aren't trying to distract you with production.
For me, the feeling it evoked is difficult to describe, but certainly part of it was if something ancient lying dormant inside me was being woken up.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Sabina, and your reaction was lovely and appropriate, if I can say that.
There is also a version of this done with Einar Selvik (I hope that's spelled right) and Eivor Palsdottir that's excellent.
i keep watching your reaction to this video. Of all the reaction videos i've seen to this, yours is way above the rest, your style... I didn't notice the tear until this time around... I think it might be time for me to be throwing some money your way...
That´s a song and performance that gets to me every single time I listen and watch - like for the first time.
Lovely you to do an reaction to Wardruna and Aurora. I already know from start it would be a homerun. Love her voice as usual but here she also shows her vibes for the song. She immediately goes into a kind of trance which is lovely to watch. She is so genuine. Hope we get a Aurora reaction from you soon. I think you would like (love) Aurora - A potion for love - Live vevo. This is a emotional rollercoaster in so many ways. Ha nu ett fint avslut på helgen. ❤💯❤
She did!! Well Said 😍 and Noted :)
This was a beautiful reaction Sabina. You feel it because it is your ancestors talking to you. What a great performance.
I've watched a few of your vids before but never subscribed since I'm not huge into reaction channels. Your response to this song got you a sub from me, though. I've heard it a million times and I'm still not numb to the emotion of the music, vocals, and subject matter. Aurora and Einar are a magical combination.
I cannot explain but it hits me every time. I have visitted norway a lot of times ans each time, i go bavk to germany, i cry. So impressive like no other country. If i see videos in tv from nirway i want to travel directly. Its crazy. Nice to see u cry cause of impressions if this song. I am with u.. 😊
Your transformation was obvious’. Best, most profound review ever! Thank you
Thank you ❤️
Daaamn! I hoped im not the only one hearing their music and just sob or cry really hard ( happens to me. But not at this song alone) i always thought it would be strange to just cry. But yeah it touches deep inside. Greetings to my german folk❤ ( and of course everyone else ❤❤❤)
I saw them three times in concert ! Twice in Paris, including once at the Olympia, and once in Oslo ! Fantastic band and atmosphere during the concert !
i got goosebumps everytime
Thanks
I discovered recently Wardruna and this song Helvegen talked to my heart and soul so profoundly. I can tell you the emotion you expressed while listening the song was the same for me. When the chorus start at 2:50 you react so intensly (you backed off litteraly). I received this chorus directly in my soul. This music connect so much with my French Canadian culture and with our ancestors. This is what I call Earth music, a music that connect us with our true origin and our soul that transcend all cultures. I like so much when you write your comments while we listening, they describre exactly the spirit of the song.
Wardruna is absolutely amazing. Please do more of them, I recommend you Raido, Isa, Kvitravn and Rotlaust tre fell ^^ Greeting from France !
Noted, Thanks 😍
Dagr is my favourite but you can really so no wrong them
I had the same reaction to this colab, tears running down my cheeks! It had such an effect on me that I spent the entire night with it playing round-and-round in my head. This video is in my go-to TH-cam playlist that I play practically every day. Stunning performance from both Wardruna and Aurora. Another Wardruna video you should watch is Kvitravn, and the track Solringen is amazing too! ♥I love your reactions, by the way, very honest and real x
Thanks for sharing this and thank you for your kind words ❤️🥰
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There is another open air version where they are based in a quarry. Also absolutely brilliant, and one I regularly go back and watch and listen.
so rare to see a real genuine reaction. i teared up the 1st time i heard this song also. the song is really powerful and hits your right in the gut
it would be much help if you could overlay subtitles to the song! it would help immerse so much!
How nice that you are also making a reaction video to "Helvegen" 👍 I really like your thoughts on this 🙂 I actually feel it every time I listen to this song. Admiration and awe are also included. The translation of the lyrics are just beautiful and makes it even more powerful and mystical ❤
Thank you!! ❤️🙏🏻
I had the chance to see them three times in concert... The first time in a very small hall in Paris, then in the open air in Oslo in 2017, and finally at the Olympia in Paris (2400 seats), in November 2019. Some pieces grab the guts and even today, listening to them, I feel my stomach reacting ! In short, a fantastic group !!! Bravo for your job !
Seen it a few times and it never fails to get to me. Like an out of body experience. Amazing.
Yes Well Said!!
In many ways it reminds me Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry from "Dead Can Dance"...
Thanks for your tears, I also dropped some.
You are amazing ❤
Absolutly gorgeous ! I love the emotion from these two incredibles voices...👍
Einar Salvik, when he performs his voice is like an intrenched & very familiar echo that reaches to the core of my soul. To me it feels like a call to come home.
I heard this song/version for the first time today. From the first words Aurora sang, my eyes welled. The song just floored me. The only other song to have that impact was Johnny Cash's version of Hurt, esp the video. I just saw that you've done a reaction video to it, but I have to be in the right mindspace to watch it, because that song just destroys me.
I'm definitely a fan of your format.
I got the privilege to see WARDRUNA live in Phoenix,AZ and it was life changing, the most powerful experience ive ever felt. It awakened something in my soul i had never felt before. They are must see performance.
Amazing..
Wow!!! This is deeply moving and powerful and very beautiful. I didn't know what I was in for when I thought to myself 'hey, let's try this video...' (I wasn't familiar with these musicians beforehand). Thank you so much for broadening my horizon!
Love your reaction..no words needed, just pure emotion
Thank you ❤️
Goosebumps in my brain! So beautiful, yet so haunting! Best reaction-video. Love how you aren't destroying a special moment with talk. But with nice thoughts subtitle. And - then share your experience with us. Not interrupted by nonsense during a beautiful performance. Perfect, Sabina! Love from Norway!
one of the best reactional i've seen, you see the emotions and she doesn't pause to talk but type.
Sabina, thank you for your videos,love wardruna, aivor, aurora , kalanda and was surprised to see this videos here in your channel with the same feelings and reactions! Thank you for what you are doing!
I agree…this song would make a fabulous film score. The theme and mood of the song conjures up the celebration of one’s passing to the afterlife..Valhalla perhaps. Without doubt, this song has a beautiful tone, a pure remembrance of a departed life. This is truly a class performance and one of the most moving sounds I have heard. Sabina…your reaction..pure beauty.🙏
Wardruna's music was used a lot in the show "Vikings", including this one.
Thank you so much, Chris ❤️❤️🥰
I was lucky enough to experience Wardruna Live about a week and a half ago, every, single, song was an experience of it's own. I hope to I'll be able to watch AURORA Live some day too.
What a wonderful reaction. I could see it in your face as it moved you and echoed the same forces which I know are working on me as I watch this video (for the 50th time, perhaps). It's powerful and primal.
I had been at the concert in the citadel in Bergen. It was a magical day: up to 5pm the rain lashed down. But it became a bright and sunny evening after the thunderstorm. Helvegen was the final song, the stage lighted in red. An real amazing expierience…
The first time I watched that video I was so captured, I'm from New Zealand and im into carving timber. It inspired me to carve a viking Axe from head to toe for my best mate. This song stays in your soul.
Great reaction vid. 🙂
Like the way, you approach your videos, commenting through captions and letting the song flow, thank you lass!
I always get teary, and get the same feeling as you do! Please get and read the lyrics, they are powerfull! ❤️
Merci pour ton émotion en écoutant.
S'était magic et ça a augmenté encore plus la mienne ❤❤❤❤
Suggested by TH-cam. Stayed because I so much appreciate you don't stop to speak but have chosen to leave your impressions and feelings written as subs.
Love that!
I'll gladly subscribe to your channel !
Thanks and welcome! ❤️👏
Enjoyed your heartfelt reaction Sabina . Have seen Heilung live and it touched my soul , Wardruna and Heilung evoked something primal ,if you are a true Dane as i am Anglo-saxon all our ancestors came from early germanic and celtic tribes . By the way where is your friend that you used to react with i am sure she would love this too!.