Helen is a powerhouse. If you want to hear more of Helen Sjöholm, listen to "Gabriella's Sång" from the movie "Så som i himmelen". There's one video here on youtube that has english subtitles.
This is from the musical Kristina from Duvemåla and as you noticed, it’s written by Bjorn & Benny, the guys from ABBA, that also wrote the musical Chess. This was Helen’s breakthrough and I totally agree with you about her emotional singing. I second what someone else wrote, look up Gabriellas sång from As in Heaven (Så som i himlen). An other powerful song with emotions.
Wonderful that you've found this gem. This is a song from the musical 'Kristina från Duvemåla", which is based on "The Emigrants Series" by author Vilhelm Moberg. The man in the beard is indeed from Abba as the music and lyrics are written by Benny and Björn of Abba fame. As you've noticed this is a very emotional and powerful song. The premise is that Kristina has lost a child and through all hardships and suffering she is now questioning the existence of god. The song and lyrics move between anger and desperation in a heartbreaking way. You should definitely listen to it again, with the lyrics translated.
She is one of the greatest singers in the world. Her portrayal of Kristina is famous, and this song, pleading with god, to please be real, is gut wrenching. She sings an English language version, but it isn’t nearly as impacting, as the translation is poor. This original, with subtitles is tie greatest performance.
@@johannakuhlin4787 actually, Du måste finnas, is actually about all the miscarriages that she has. The story is right just saying what this song is about. Its about her dead children, witch just makes it more powerful. No hate just saying :)
@@erikmarklund3033 yes, i never said anything about her faith in god, i just said that it was bc of her miscarriages that she was singing this song, witch led her to losing her faith in god. This song is about both, her dead children, and her lost faith to god. And OMG I love this sing so f***** much, Its so powerful. You just have to love it. No hate ofc just saying :)
Du Måste Finnas (You have to exist) is a song from the musical Kristina From Duvemåla. A musical written by the 2 ABBA members, Björn & Benny. This concert is from 1996, in Minneapolis (Minnesota).
Loved your reaction! I would also like to recommend you to watch Peter Jöback ’Guldet blev till sand’ because it’s also from the same musical and it’s really beautifully done. I like to recommend you to also turn on captions so you will have a better time with also understanding of what they are singing ❤️
I am so sorry you watched this without the subtitles. You actually need to do this reaction again, cause while this song and her voice and her acting are incredible, it's when you understand the lyrics that it makes it so powerful and so special. You also need to know the backstory of the song, where it's take place in the musical. Björn and Benny from ABBA is the ones who have written this musical, "Kristina from Duvemåla", (Helene Sjöholm is playing Kristina) and of course, this song.
Helen was brought up with the heritage of Swedish Folkmusic, just like I also was.. Her Mother sang in the same choir as my parents for decades !! Helens control and voice is something else :D // I believe Björn and Benny wrote this song especially for her to sing. it`s from a Great Drama, telling us about the hardships so many emigrants experienced when leaving Sweden for America during some horrible famine years.. like 1/3 of the Swedish population did between 1850-1920 ..
I saw this musical live just before I moved to Scotland for a year...one of the best musicals ive ever seen...I had listened to the music on tape long before that so knew every song by heart ❤❤
She has done a english version of this song (You have to be there). This is from the musical Kristina från Duvemåla, written by Benny & Björn from ABBA. It's about how swedes immigrated to the new country, USA in the 1800. The song is about Kristina not suppost to be pregnent after her sevent child, but she lay her fate and faith in Gods hand. The musical contents a lot of beautiful songs, some of them sung with english subtitles.
If you search on RUclips you can find both the CD version as well as a live version of "You Have To Be There", also sung by Helen Sjöholm. That English version of "Du Måste Finnas" was done about 15 years later, and you can to some extend hear that Helen's voice is not quite as powerful anymore. But still amazing. It is one of her "signature songs". With that English version you can glimpse what this song is about, although it is not a 1:1 translation of the original Swedish lyrics. It is sung by someone who has been tried and tested by God going through many hardships, yet still believes that these hardships will end at some point because God has to be out there and has to be listening. It is a moment of deepest despair - while not letting go of the hope and trust in God.
@@uncommonman Yes, of course. I fully agree. And we are very lucky to have a video recording at least as - from what I know - that live version was never realised on CD. But also, not everyone speaks Swedish and many of those people don't enjoy reading subtitles either. For them an English version will at least give them a rough explanation of what the song is about. Better than nothing. Once they know what the song is about, they will then likely enjoy this Swedish version even more.
This song is from the musical "Kristina från Duvemåla" telling the story of swedish immigrants moving to America. It is written by Bjørn and Benny from ABBA.
She is a musical performer!this is from a musical written by Björn & Benny of ABBA. This is a great reaction! Would love to watch you watch it with the english subtitles. This song and its lyrics is heart wrenching and her performance is out of this world!! 🥰🤩🥰 and she is an incredibly kind human.
Tommy Körberg doing swedish cover of Bridge over troubled water with symphony orchestra is great. But Jussi Björling in a league of his own. Being a rolemodel for Tenors like Pavarotti.
Yes the guy in beard is Björn from abba, and the guy sitting next to him when in the audience is Benny Amdersson the other guy from abba.. They have written the songs of this musical, that's why the music is so good
Helen is without a doubt one of the best singers we have. I would recommend giving "Guldet blev till sand" with Peter Jöback a listen, it's from the same musical. And because it's nearly christmas, O Helga Natt (oh holy night) by Tommy Körberg is a great introduction to that powerhouse of a voice. For more Helen Sjöholm, Gabriellas Sång is another banger. It's from a movie called Så Som I Himlen
Nothing wrong with Körberg, but Jussi Björlings ’O helga natt’ (Oh holy night) is the best version of that song. Not only swedish, but the one version to rule them all, period.
@@jez76 I agree, Jussi was superiour to anyone else. I just forgot that his version is not perhaps super well known to everyone on the planet already haha
Great reaction, thank you!! 🙂You should really listen to it with the lyrics translated too.... It adds to the song, making it (if possible) even better!
Hi! Some context from a musical and Helen Sjöholm lover :) the song is about Kristinas relationship to god. And this song is in the near end of the musical when Kristina has lost one child which leads the family to move to America (which wasn't anything she wanted, and she is longing for her home and friends in Sweden), in America she feels unsafe but she has the love for her family and husband. However right before the song she has a miscarriage and is told thet she can never be with child again, this all (and more) leads up to this song which questions her whole belief. So a bad translation would be "you need to exist", and line from the song in English to explain her emotion is "who would take care of med when I die", "the question is if I have prayed for nothing", "God you banished me, banished me from my homeland, and here I am a shatter of myself and you settle for that. But you also stole my child and now you are taking away my family from me". I think there is actually a performance from Albert Hall with Helen singing just this song, but I must say that the words in Swedish are more powerful and historically shows the poverty that lead almost 1/4 of alla swedes fleeing to America during the late 1800 to early 1900. Im a nerd and a history teacher, I actually uses some of the songs from this musical to explain the conditions during this period for my students. :) When it comes to Helen (yeas it was Björn and Benny from Abba) she has been working with Björn and Benny for a long time and is still acting in musicals etc. Ive seen that many has recommended you Gabriellas song, which is also a wonderful song however you need to understand the context (its sung by a woman that is domestic abused by her alcoholic husband as a fudge you) but I would recommend you to listen to the Swedish translation of Anastasia, because Helen did Anastasias voice and I must say that its better than the English version. Helen Sjöholm is an amazing singer and a very humble person, and she is "folkkär" (beloved by the people) her in Sweden
This is from 1995 a musical Kristina from Duvemåla , yes the two men was Benny and Björn from ABBA that wrote the musical.. her name is Kristina and She sings about God and her husband and the children She Will not have. There Are two movies utvandrarna and nybyggarna .. there Are Karl-Oskar and Kristina and ko has a brother Robert look for Peter Jöback, he sings Guldet blev till sand!!!
That was indeed Björn and Benny from ABBA. They wrote it :) Helen Sjöholm is an absolute treasure. Talent beyond measure! Fantastic singer and actress. Such an incredible lady. I hope you react to more of her ("Gabrellas Sång" is a must!), and I hope you react to this particular performance again but with English subtitles so you can understand what exactly she is singing. She is amazing and you obviously don't need to know the actual words to understand the intense emotions of pain, anger and sorrow she portrays so flawlessly, but the impact is even greater when you know what she is actually singing about and why the character is feeling the way she is. Great reaction video. I'm so happy you've discovered Helen and thank you for sharing it with us!
I'm pretty sure there's a version of this song with English subtitles on youtube, so I highly recommend you check that out. The lyrics are pretty damn powerful, though it was cool to see how much of that emotion came through even for someone who doesn't understand what she's actually singing.
I saw the musical Kristina från Duvemåla with Helen Sjöholm and Peter Jöback (also a great singer) two times and absolutely loved it! Gave shivers both times. Lots of great songs and a really emotional story.
Very glad to see you reacting to this 😊 This performance will forever live in the hearts of so many Swedes. Strongly recommend that you check the English sub version to see what she's singing about, and also checking out Peter Jöback's performance of "Guldet blev till Sand" from the same concert. Also available with English subs 😊
I just read that when the show premiered 1995 in Malmö Sweden, the audience gave it a 10-minute standing ovation. Funny thing is i live 5 minutes from that opera hall, always wondered what kinda things go on there, now i know!
Rough translation of the lyrics. You drove me out,God. From my homeland I was torn away. Here I am a fugitive and a stranger and I'm reconciled to that fate. But you took my child, and you're taking me from my husband, I can no longer see a purpose, what is it you want? What should I believe? The thought is dizzying in front of me gapes an abyss. All of my being is revolting and wants to say "no!" The question is awoken and now my soul trembles before the answer - that you do not exist, though I believed in you. Who would help me endure life out here? Who would give me the power I need to receive? Who would comfort me? I am so small on this earth. If you don't exist, then what should I do? No, you have to exist, you have to, I live my life through you. Without you I am a splinter on a dark and stormy sea. You have to exist, you have to, how then can you abandon me. I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if you didn't exist. Never before have I had it in speach or thought, that little word which frightens and torments me so. The word is "if" if I've prayed all payers in vain. If you don't exist what shall I do then? Who would feel my remorse and then forgive [me]? The peace in my soul, who would bestow that onto me? Who then, would receive me at last after [my] death? If you didn't exist - who'd take care of me then? No, you have to exist, you have to, I live my life through you. Without you I am a splinter on a dark and stormy sea. You have to exist, you have to, how then can you abandon me. I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if you didn't exist. You have to exist, you have to, how then can you abandon me. I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if you didn't exist.
Another recomendation: Helen Sjöjolm ce in the movie "Så som i Himmelen" (the english name being: As It Is in Heaven). With her characters song: "Gabriellas sång" ruclips.net/video/ZxmgkxRrpZE/видео.html here is a version of the song with english subtitles that are okay though some of the finer details in the lyrics are lost in translation. Really impressive performance. Backstory for Gabriellas song, is that the movie is about a big classical music conductor that made it big internationally returns home to his small hometown in sweden and tries to lead a choir and compose music for them to perform. So this song is the one he wrote for Helen Sjöholms character. Her character has a controlling, violent and all round abusive husband. And I belive the song performance is the moment in her character arch that she decides to stand up to him and then leave him. The song is the big hit of all the songs from the movie. And most Swedes will have heard the song even if they never seen the movie it came from. About Helen Sjöholm in a swedish context. She is both an extremely technical and skilled singer, while as you picked up really good at conveying emotion in her singing. In sweden she is both known for musicals but also as a artist that is mainly known for being a skilled singer rather then say a pop artist. It might sound slightly oporadic to you, due to Swedish vocal sounds are already very close to the way opera singers use the version of vocal sounds that is the easist to sing (both in terms of getting volume and high resonance but also least strain on the vocal chords). So on all the big notes, they are sung very similar to in opera, but to a swede it doesnt sound operadic or broadway-esc (broadway artists also change their vocal sounds in a simular way). But in swedish its basically the exact same way as you speak, so her singing comes across as very natural. Just very impressive singing, but sounds almost like a natrual speaking which in the combination of her being so good at conveying emotion while singing makes for a very impactfull performance.
For more Helen Sjöholm that isnt from a musical. She did a live acapella performance togheter with Solala (an acapella group) as the midpoint performance on Melodifestivalen (the swedish national selection for eurovision). So she wasn't competing with the song, just part of the show. Not as emotional of a performance, but vocally very cool vocally. ruclips.net/video/oGUsY3p-0Ng/видео.html "Vår bästa tid är nu" is a old famous swedish song. So they did a modern acapella version. It litterly translates to "our best time is now"
This particular concert, with the cast from Kristina från Duvemåla, was made infront of Swedish decendants in America. The song "Du måste finnas" med Helen Sjöholm is from the same concert. In the audiens you will see Björn Ulveus and Benny Andersson (from ABBA) who wrote the musical. Björn and Benny introduced to the audiens the story and history behind the lyrics and the musical. I remember there was a tv program here in Sweden filming Björn and Bennys journey and the making of the musical. The final was this concert for Swedish decendants. On the first premiere in Malmö/Sweden was a special guest invited, "Kristina" herself (her name in the musica)l. She died in 2005.
You are a great reactor!👌🏻 Just subscribed. You already know everything You need to know! The musical made by the men from ABBA is phenomenal! And Helen Sjöholm is a gem! 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤ I was lucky enough to see this musical twice! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Helen Sjoholm is one of the best singers in sweden, Bjorn& Benny have here for a favo singer almust in theres al Musical, she is autstanding singer , i think she have the langest place Nr 1 in Svenstoppen list in al time.Helen is a bigg star here in Sweden, one of them i shuold say, but here voise is autstanding in al time in my apionion.
I have had the honor of seeing the performance. She is amazing. And the song is so powerful that a woman in the audience is said to have died when Helen performed this song.
It's not Opera 😂 it's a stage musical. The ABBA guys wrote the music, it's about the early Swedish immigration to the US. This actual performance was in Minnesota, i think? She's also incredible in the musical Chess. Especially the song Lämna inga dörrar på glänt (nobody's side)
It's very affordable to get lessons in playing an instrument or indeed singing in Sweden since there are heavily subsidized municipal "music schools". They're not schools per se, it's just that their instructors operate under one roof and the kids come to them rather than the other way around, although in order to be able to teach more students it's not unusual for them to travel to schools and fit lessons in during some of their students' breaks from regular classes. Then there are choirs of course, especially if you don't have a problem singing in a Christian one.
You should watch the video of Helen singing the song Koppången. A beautiful song that bring tears to the eyes of those who listen to it. Helen is not an opera singer, but this is one of the two most famous songs from the musical Kristina from Duvemåla, written by the former ABBA members Benny Andersson (music) and Björn Ulvaes (lyrics).
I think there is a version with English subtitles. The lyrics are very powerful. It is about doubting the existence of god. (From the musical Kristina från Duvemåla)
My favorite swedish group is the real group singing acapelle. They usually sing in swedish and english. They members have switched completely in the last few years and "grown up" with the members, that founded the group, they are my favorites. But Anders Edenroth still support the "new" group an I really like their new version of the Beatles-song Blackbird. And search for "gota the real group members of rajaton". Very powerful. An absolte recommendation to listen to one of the best acapella groups.
Oh, this is a Swedish Classic! It is from a musical composed by ABBA fame Björn & Benny based on a novel by Vilhelm Moberg called Utvandrarna (The emigrants). Kristina in the story has just lost a baby and this is her heartbreaking calling to God: she is on her way to loose her faith that she's had all her life. It is from a Minnesota Concert... How fitting! In the 19th century many poor Swedes migrated to America (Minnesota - where the concentration of Swedish migrants is the highest) to start a new life. This series of books by Vilhelm Moberg describes the hardships of these migrants.
As A SWED - i love you takings my friend - bet you know it by heart now...Christina Från Duvemåla .. had the first show in London Royal Albert hall and Helen Sjöholm - dam that was i heart killer
I am so happy to have seen Helen Sjöholm performing in the musical Kristina Från Duvemåla at the Cirkus Theater in Stockholm (1998). I was flabbergasted by her voice and her presence. A couple of years later my wife played a video of the movie As It Is In Heaven where I heard a voice singing Gabriella's Song and I immediately recognised that this singer had to be Helen Sjöholm.
I think there's another video of this song with english subtitles if you want to follow along in the lyrics. But the song is about her doubt about gods existence after losing her husband and child. It's from a musical about the swedes that emigrated to the US. Yes the man with the beard is from ABBA, actually both Björn and Benny from ABBA is there because they wrote the musical.
She has not lost her husband, but she is no longer allowed to share a bed with him, because the doctor has said that if she gets pregnant again, she will die.
For the full and complete understanding and experience, you should read the short background story because this video is so amazing and powerful and has left noone untouched so far! 👍
The lyrics is about faith. The main line is "du måste finnas" (You must exist), and the meaning is that she has gone through so much hardships that she doesn't really know if God exists, but she feels that a God must exist for her to go on
@@Nekotaku_TV Not really sure what you're implying, but I don't think religion is inherantly bad. I stopped believing in God when I was 5, but I don't mind if others have their beliefs
@@Nekotaku_TV Well, there are lots of thing we believe in that aren't proven. Or that we don't have the knowlege to understand the proofs. Of course fanatics of any faith are bad, but in my experience believers aren't better or worse than Agnostics or Atheists. And remember that the story is from the 19th century, when it was illegal to not be Christian, now THAT is sad.
@@matshjalmarsson3008 Yeah then you say "I don't know"... Doesn't matter what other stuff people believe in cause that's a different topic, religion is a virus and it's scary, sad and laughable that adults can have such low IQ to believe in such crap. Your wording doesn't make sense, being better or worse. In a vacuum obviously atheists are better. That's what I'm talking about as well, what religion does to people. I don't wanna have a debate but you for sure know that it's not good to be religious unless you need to in order to not be a horrible person. Insane to argue for anything else.
You should take a look at "Jussi Björling" - the greatest tenor of Swedish history! "O Helga natt" (O Holy Night) would be a perfect reaction now for christmas!
A national treasure, both this song and this performance. Helen Sjöholm is a perfect singer, especially her dynamics is beyond belief. Sadly, the song cannot be translated perfectly. I've seen some english translations and they do not carry the same weight. I'd recommend ytou watch the movie from the 1970s, "utvandrarna", which tells this story based on actual letters from real peopel during the great emmigration from Sweden. After that, this song will hit you twice as hard.
This is based on a Swedish authers epos then turned movies ending up with Björn and Benny from ABBA turn into a musical. Helen is since this one of Swedens best female singer mostly working with Benny from ABBA. When i saw her sing this live many years ago i cried so much.
Lovely reaction! As someone else said, you should also listen tó her singing Gabriellas sång (with subtitles) from the movie As it is in heaven. For more pop music, I would recommend Darin singing En säng av rosor
As others have already written, Benny and Björn wrote the musical Kristina from Duvemåla based on Vilhelm Moberg's four emigrant books: Utvandrarna, invanderna, Nybyggarna and Sista brevet till Sverige. In the 70s, a Swedish TV series was made based on the same books with Max von Sydow (Swedish/Hollywood actor) and Liv Ullman (Norwegian/Hollywood actor) in the lead roles. There has also been a film made in recent years with Gustav (?) Skarsgård from the TV series Vikings (?). In Björn and Benny's musical, it is Kristina in the books who has the main role. There is a popular song with Peter Jöback in the musical as well, When gold turned to sand. Before this musical, Björn and Benny wrote Chess. In it, another Swedish artist Tommy Körberg sings Anthem. Worth listening to. Helen and Tommy have collaborated with Benny Andersson in his group BAO. There are good songs there. In the 80s, Benny did a song with a lot of Swedish female artists. Worth listening to and discovering Swedish artists, Frida was there and I think Marie Fredriksson from Roxett.
Hey scot, whatabout us when it comes to emosion when we hear her and do understand swedish…. this is absulutely stunning great and the tears are rinning….
The background is that she followed her husband in emigration to Minnesota USA, where they settled and got around materially quite well. Before the emigration she lost one child to starvation, and almost died on the ship over the Atlantic from Scorbut. In US a doctor told her she could not have any more children because she would die if she got pregnant again. So she is now also “taken from her husband” She also feels she doesn’t connect to God, which really was central for her, and she has thoughts this is because she broke the fourth commandment about staying in your country. She feels overgiven by God and that is what the song is about. And YES she is fantastic and your should see this with subtitles. And your reaction is really honest and good!
It's a shame you didn't watch the version with english subtitles. Cause this is a really good and emotional song lyrically too, basically bad things keep happening and pushing her down, including her child dying, and being alone in a foreign country, and she's questioning the existence of God. Select lyrics include things like: "And now my soul is shaking before the answer... That you don't exist!" "If you don't exist, what am I supposed to do then?" "Who would take me in, in the end, after death." "No you have to exist! You have to! Then how can you abandon me!?"
I think you'd might like to check these songs out - they are the ones who managed to stay the longest on the Swedish billboard for swedish artists, i.e. the songs swedes have listened to the most for a long period of time. And if you do check them out, I would recommend looking up the lyrics! A lot of these have really beautiful and heartfelt lyrics. 1. Du Är Min Man Benny Anderssons Orkester med Helen Sjöholm 278 veckor (amount of weeks on "Svensktoppen") 2004-2009 2. Om Du Lämnade Mig Nu Lars Winnerbäck & Miss Li 239 veckor 2007-2012 3. Strövtåg I Hembygden Mando Diao 167 veckor 2012-2016 4. Jag Och Min Far Magnus Uggla 161 veckor 2012-2016 5. Håll Mitt Hjärta Björn Skifs 142 veckor 2003-2006 6. Guldet Blev Till Sand Peter Jöback 110 veckor 1997-1999 7. I Did It For Love Jessica Andersson 97 veckor 2010-2012 8. My Silver Lining First Aid Kit 86 veckor 2014-2016 9. En Dag I Sänder BAO o Helen Sjöholm 79 veckor 2011-2013 10.Till Min Kära Streaplers 73 veckor 1995-1997 11. Två Mörka Ögon Sven-Ingvars 71 veckor 1991-1993 12. Händerna Mot Himlen Petra Marklund 69 veckor 2012-2014 12. Tusen Bitar Laleh 69 veckor 2014-2016 14. Gabriellas Sång Helen Sjöholm & Stefan Nilsson 68 veckor 2004-2006 15. Svag Victor Leksell 66 veckor 2020-2022 16. De Sista Ljuva Åren Lasse Stefanz & Christina Lindberg 65 veckor 1989-1990 17. Hey Brother Avicii 64 veckor 2014-2015 18. Curly Sue Takida 54 veckor 2008-2009
Sorry my man but you'll have to do this reaction again, with english subtitles this time. If her voice alone gave you chills, wait 'til you combine it with what she is singing about. Just search for Du måste finnas english subtitles here on youtube and you should be able to find it. Shame on the person who recommended this and didn't tell you. And while you're at it, maybe you could react to "Guldet blev till sand"? It's from the same musical. You can find it with english subtitles too. Cheers!
You are so good man ! OFC they are the guys from ABBA ! Björn and Benny are the guys behing this musical ! Spot on man ! you are sooo god at spotting people!
This is somewhat modern music. Its from 1995, but its made in a style so it supose to look like older music. 1995 was pretty much the golden age of swedrish music
You are right, both men with beard in the audience are the guys from ABBA, they have wrote the songs and this musical so that's why. This is from the 19th century when Swedes tried their luck going to usa to become rich and this woman has lost both her son and husband in usa and now she lives there alone, dont know the language, don't know anyone and all she got is her believe in God but she start to hesitate as all this has happened to her, so that is what she is singing about, that God must exist (Du Måste Finnas - You Must Exist). Helen is very talented, this clip is from 1994 but she still has the same voice, and she show all emotions which is amazing, but she has also done comedy songs, where she has been really funny and good at that too, so she is extremly talented.
I’ve seen and heard this song so many times but I still cry every time❤️ She is such a big part of my childhood! I also love “Gabriellas sång” but for me it’s her dubbing of the film “Anastasia” that hits my heart the most, “Once upon a December - Länge sen i december”, the nostalgia✨
There's an English version on RUclips so you can understand the lyrics. It's not as powerful as the Swedishversion but the meaning comes scheduled l loud and clear. And yes. That's Benny Andersen from Abba. He wrote this song.
The most beautiful song from the musical, in my eyes, is 'I'll be Waiting There', the English version, which Helen sings at the end (sad ending). ruclips.net/video/f_5pvXDSBlM/видео.html She starts singing at about 2.06 I will bet that you will be crying by the end. It's just a photo on there of a house and an apple tree, but the tree is significant. Russell Watson sings a short bit about the tree, but the song is Helen's - she has the most glorious voice. There is a live version on RUclips as well, sung in English, but it's taken by an audience member by the look of it, so the quality isn't great, but Helen's voice is clear as a bell. Hope you enjoy the song as much as I did.
She is indeed fantastic, and yes, it is the guys from ABBA who has written this song for a musical about swedish emigrants going to America some one hundred years ago. Please, check out Peter Jöback singing "Guldet blev till sand" ("The Gold Turned to Sand") from the same musical. Jöback played the main role in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway so he´s really good. And try to find the song with english subtitles, the lysics are also good.
She is easily the best and most overlooked Swedish singer we've ever had!
Helen is a powerhouse. If you want to hear more of Helen Sjöholm, listen to "Gabriella's Sång" from the movie "Så som i himmelen". There's one video here on youtube that has english subtitles.
Cried my eyes out!!! Great medicine!!!🎶🎶🎶
This is from the musical Kristina from Duvemåla and as you noticed, it’s written by Bjorn & Benny, the guys from ABBA, that also wrote the musical Chess.
This was Helen’s breakthrough and I totally agree with you about her emotional singing.
I second what someone else wrote, look up Gabriellas sång from As in Heaven (Så som i himlen).
An other powerful song with emotions.
Yes exactly what I meant to write, the movie and that song are very telling

Wonderful that you've found this gem.
This is a song from the musical 'Kristina från Duvemåla", which is based on "The Emigrants Series" by author Vilhelm Moberg.
The man in the beard is indeed from Abba as the music and lyrics are written by Benny and Björn of Abba fame.
As you've noticed this is a very emotional and powerful song.
The premise is that Kristina has lost a child and through all hardships and suffering she is now questioning the existence of god.
The song and lyrics move between anger and desperation in a heartbreaking way.
You should definitely listen to it again, with the lyrics translated.
They are actually both there, Björn in the foreground and Benny sitting next to him.
@@Sealadis you can see both of them at 1:53
I think you answered the wrong person =) @@Templarofsteel88
She is one of the greatest singers in the world. Her portrayal of Kristina is famous, and this song, pleading with god, to please be real, is gut wrenching. She sings an English language version, but it isn’t nearly as impacting, as the translation is poor. This original, with subtitles is tie greatest performance.
There is a video of this performance with English subtitles as well.
Du måste finnas (English subtitles) - Helen Sjöholm (Kristina from Duvemåla)
This reaction shows that music transcends language barriers.
Ah, what a beautiful reaction. Thank you!
This song needs context and lyrics to be truly understood for the masterpiece in artistry it really is.
No it doesn't. It will give it meaning more but you can see what her interpretation brings Mert already. So no...
It's about a family of Swedish settlers that dreamed of the promised land but they hit rock bottom. She's questioning whether there is a god or not..
@@johannakuhlin4787 actually, Du måste finnas, is actually about all the miscarriages that she has. The story is right just saying what this song is about. Its about her dead children, witch just makes it more powerful. No hate just saying :)
@@thecrazymama2879yes, but the misscarriages led to her losing belief in god, its the literal first sentence in the song!
@@erikmarklund3033 yes, i never said anything about her faith in god, i just said that it was bc of her miscarriages that she was singing this song, witch led her to losing her faith in god. This song is about both, her dead children, and her lost faith to god. And OMG I love this sing so f***** much, Its so powerful. You just have to love it. No hate ofc just saying :)
Du Måste Finnas (You have to exist) is a song from the musical Kristina From Duvemåla. A musical written by the 2 ABBA members, Björn & Benny. This concert is from 1996, in Minneapolis (Minnesota).
Loved your reaction! I would also like to recommend you to watch Peter Jöback ’Guldet blev till sand’ because it’s also from the same musical and it’s really beautifully done. I like to recommend you to also turn on captions so you will have a better time with also understanding of what they are singing ❤️
Second that recommendation!
I am so sorry you watched this without the subtitles. You actually need to do this reaction again, cause while this song and her voice and her acting are incredible, it's when you understand the lyrics that it makes it so powerful and so special.
You also need to know the backstory of the song, where it's take place in the musical. Björn and Benny from ABBA is the ones who have written this musical, "Kristina from Duvemåla", (Helene Sjöholm is playing Kristina) and of course, this song.
As a swedish speaking native I 1000% agree with this comment
Yes! The lyrics are so important
THIS
Do a double reaction, another take on this and then "guldet blev till sand" from the same musical.
I fully support this post. You need to understand the lyrics to understand the full weight of her performance.
Helen was brought up with the heritage of Swedish Folkmusic, just like I also was.. Her Mother sang in the same choir as my parents for decades !! Helens control and voice is something else :D // I believe Björn and Benny wrote this song especially for her to sing. it`s from a Great Drama, telling us about the hardships so many emigrants experienced when leaving Sweden for America during some horrible famine years.. like 1/3 of the Swedish population did between 1850-1920 ..
Helen Sjöholm - Gabriellas Sång is a masterpiece!
She is amazing,the voice and everything.She should be more famous outside Sweden,truly a world star!
¡Hermosa interpretación, canción y cantante!!! ¡Hellen es sin dudas un portento musical!! ❤❤❤😮😮😮
I saw this musical live just before I moved to Scotland for a year...one of the best musicals ive ever seen...I had listened to the music on tape long before that so knew every song by heart ❤❤
She has done a english version of this song (You have to be there). This is from the musical Kristina från Duvemåla, written by Benny & Björn from ABBA. It's about how swedes immigrated to the new country, USA in the 1800. The song is about Kristina not suppost to be pregnent after her sevent child, but she lay her fate and faith in Gods hand. The musical contents a lot of beautiful songs, some of them sung with english subtitles.
If you search on RUclips you can find both the CD version as well as a live version of "You Have To Be There", also sung by Helen Sjöholm.
That English version of "Du Måste Finnas" was done about 15 years later, and you can to some extend hear that Helen's voice is not quite as powerful anymore. But still amazing. It is one of her "signature songs".
With that English version you can glimpse what this song is about, although it is not a 1:1 translation of the original Swedish lyrics.
It is sung by someone who has been tried and tested by God going through many hardships, yet still believes that these hardships will end at some point because God has to be out there and has to be listening. It is a moment of deepest despair - while not letting go of the hope and trust in God.
But this is a lot better than the english version.
This is THE perfect performance of the song
@@uncommonman Yes, of course. I fully agree. And we are very lucky to have a video recording at least as - from what I know - that live version was never realised on CD.
But also, not everyone speaks Swedish and many of those people don't enjoy reading subtitles either. For them an English version will at least give them a rough explanation of what the song is about. Better than nothing. Once they know what the song is about, they will then likely enjoy this Swedish version even more.
@@uncommonman 💯 this version with English subtitles
Fantastisk röst, antagligen den bästa sångerskan i Sverige genom tiderna❤
This song is from the musical "Kristina från Duvemåla" telling the story of swedish immigrants moving to America. It is written by Bjørn and Benny from ABBA.
There is a version with dubs (english) you need that to get full impact on this. This is a very powerfull performance and amazing singer.
She is a musical performer!this is from a musical written by Björn & Benny of ABBA. This is a great reaction! Would love to watch you watch it with the english subtitles. This song and its lyrics is heart wrenching and her performance is out of this world!! 🥰🤩🥰 and she is an incredibly kind human.
Tommy Körberg doing swedish cover of Bridge over troubled water with symphony orchestra is great. But Jussi Björling in a league of his own. Being a rolemodel for Tenors like Pavarotti.
Yes the guy in beard is Björn from abba, and the guy sitting next to him when in the audience is Benny Amdersson the other guy from abba.. They have written the songs of this musical, that's why the music is so good
Absolute masterpiece. You could really tell that you felt this one.
Helen is without a doubt one of the best singers we have. I would recommend giving "Guldet blev till sand" with Peter Jöback a listen, it's from the same musical.
And because it's nearly christmas, O Helga Natt (oh holy night) by Tommy Körberg is a great introduction to that powerhouse of a voice.
For more Helen Sjöholm, Gabriellas Sång is another banger. It's from a movie called Så Som I Himlen
Nothing wrong with Körberg, but Jussi Björlings ’O helga natt’ (Oh holy night) is the best version of that song. Not only swedish, but the one version to rule them all, period.
@@jez76 I agree, Jussi was superiour to anyone else. I just forgot that his version is not perhaps super well known to everyone on the planet already haha
Glad you enjoyed it, you have to watch the version with subtitles. Love from Sweden 🤗
I cant listen to this song without start crying a little bit. Beautiful. The lyrics are so powerful.
Great reaction, thank you!! 🙂You should really listen to it with the lyrics translated too.... It adds to the song, making it (if possible) even better!
The Swedish version is the best one in my opinion. But i think i have seen this with English subtitles
Hi! Some context from a musical and Helen Sjöholm lover :) the song is about Kristinas relationship to god. And this song is in the near end of the musical when Kristina has lost one child which leads the family to move to America (which wasn't anything she wanted, and she is longing for her home and friends in Sweden), in America she feels unsafe but she has the love for her family and husband. However right before the song she has a miscarriage and is told thet she can never be with child again, this all (and more) leads up to this song which questions her whole belief. So a bad translation would be "you need to exist", and line from the song in English to explain her emotion is "who would take care of med when I die", "the question is if I have prayed for nothing", "God you banished me, banished me from my homeland, and here I am a shatter of myself and you settle for that. But you also stole my child and now you are taking away my family from me". I think there is actually a performance from Albert Hall with Helen singing just this song, but I must say that the words in Swedish are more powerful and historically shows the poverty that lead almost 1/4 of alla swedes fleeing to America during the late 1800 to early 1900. Im a nerd and a history teacher, I actually uses some of the songs from this musical to explain the conditions during this period for my students. :) When it comes to Helen (yeas it was Björn and Benny from Abba) she has been working with Björn and Benny for a long time and is still acting in musicals etc. Ive seen that many has recommended you Gabriellas song, which is also a wonderful song however you need to understand the context (its sung by a woman that is domestic abused by her alcoholic husband as a fudge you) but I would recommend you to listen to the Swedish translation of Anastasia, because Helen did Anastasias voice and I must say that its better than the English version. Helen Sjöholm is an amazing singer and a very humble person, and she is "folkkär" (beloved by the people) her in Sweden
This is from 1995 a musical Kristina from Duvemåla , yes the two men was Benny and Björn from ABBA that wrote the musical.. her name is Kristina and She sings about God and her husband and the children She Will not have. There Are two movies utvandrarna and nybyggarna .. there Are Karl-Oskar and Kristina and ko has a brother Robert look for Peter Jöback, he sings Guldet blev till sand!!!
I think it's actually illegal to write ”Benny and Björn” instead of ”Björn and Benny”. Kind of like saying ”Tage å Hasse” or ”Brasse and Magnus”.
That was indeed Björn and Benny from ABBA. They wrote it :)
Helen Sjöholm is an absolute treasure. Talent beyond measure! Fantastic singer and actress. Such an incredible lady. I hope you react to more of her ("Gabrellas Sång" is a must!), and I hope you react to this particular performance again but with English subtitles so you can understand what exactly she is singing. She is amazing and you obviously don't need to know the actual words to understand the intense emotions of pain, anger and sorrow she portrays so flawlessly, but the impact is even greater when you know what she is actually singing about and why the character is feeling the way she is.
Great reaction video. I'm so happy you've discovered Helen and thank you for sharing it with us!
I love your reaction to our queen Helen Sjöholm.
The song also has English lyrics, so you can understand what she's singing about. Very moving song
I'm pretty sure there's a version of this song with English subtitles on youtube, so I highly recommend you check that out. The lyrics are pretty damn powerful, though it was cool to see how much of that emotion came through even for someone who doesn't understand what she's actually singing.
ruclips.net/video/vk76_iqw-Pc/видео.htmlsi=GFOj0JShyGRVat2r
I saw the musical Kristina från Duvemåla with Helen Sjöholm and Peter Jöback (also a great singer) two times and absolutely loved it! Gave shivers both times. Lots of great songs and a really emotional story.
Very glad to see you reacting to this 😊 This performance will forever live in the hearts of so many Swedes. Strongly recommend that you check the English sub version to see what she's singing about, and also checking out Peter Jöback's performance of "Guldet blev till Sand" from the same concert. Also available with English subs 😊
I just read that when the show premiered 1995 in Malmö Sweden, the audience gave it a 10-minute standing ovation.
Funny thing is i live 5 minutes from that opera hall, always wondered what kinda things go on there, now i know!
Rough translation of the lyrics.
You drove me out,God. From my homeland I was torn away. Here I am a fugitive and a stranger and I'm reconciled to that fate. But you took my child, and you're taking me from my husband, I can no longer see a purpose, what is it you want? What should I believe?
The thought is dizzying in front of me gapes an abyss. All of my being is revolting and wants to say "no!" The question is awoken and now my soul trembles before the answer - that you do not exist, though I believed in you.
Who would help me endure life out here? Who would give me the power I need to receive? Who would comfort me? I am so small on this earth. If you don't exist, then what should I do?
No, you have to exist, you have to, I live my life through you. Without you I am a splinter on a dark and stormy sea. You have to exist, you have to, how then can you abandon me. I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if you didn't exist.
Never before have I had it in speach or thought, that little word which frightens and torments me so. The word is "if" if I've prayed all payers in vain. If you don't exist what shall I do then?
Who would feel my remorse and then forgive [me]? The peace in my soul, who would bestow that onto me? Who then, would receive me at last after [my] death? If you didn't exist - who'd take care of me then?
No, you have to exist, you have to, I live my life through you. Without you I am a splinter on a dark and stormy sea. You have to exist, you have to, how then can you abandon me. I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if you didn't exist.
You have to exist, you have to, how then can you abandon me. I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if you didn't exist.
Stort tack.
Another recomendation: Helen Sjöjolm ce in the movie "Så som i Himmelen" (the english name being: As It Is in Heaven).
With her characters song: "Gabriellas sång"
ruclips.net/video/ZxmgkxRrpZE/видео.html here is a version of the song with english subtitles that are okay though some of the finer details in the lyrics are lost in translation.
Really impressive performance.
Backstory for Gabriellas song, is that the movie is about a big classical music conductor that made it big internationally returns home to his small hometown in sweden and tries to lead a choir and compose music for them to perform. So this song is the one he wrote for Helen Sjöholms character.
Her character has a controlling, violent and all round abusive husband. And I belive the song performance is the moment in her character arch that she decides to stand up to him and then leave him.
The song is the big hit of all the songs from the movie. And most Swedes will have heard the song even if they never seen the movie it came from.
About Helen Sjöholm in a swedish context.
She is both an extremely technical and skilled singer, while as you picked up really good at conveying emotion in her singing.
In sweden she is both known for musicals but also as a artist that is mainly known for being a skilled singer rather then say a pop artist.
It might sound slightly oporadic to you, due to Swedish vocal sounds are already very close to the way opera singers use the version of vocal sounds that is the easist to sing (both in terms of getting volume and high resonance but also least strain on the vocal chords). So on all the big notes, they are sung very similar to in opera, but to a swede it doesnt sound operadic or broadway-esc (broadway artists also change their vocal sounds in a simular way). But in swedish its basically the exact same way as you speak, so her singing comes across as very natural. Just very impressive singing, but sounds almost like a natrual speaking which in the combination of her being so good at conveying emotion while singing makes for a very impactfull performance.
For more Helen Sjöholm that isnt from a musical.
She did a live acapella performance togheter with Solala (an acapella group) as the midpoint performance on Melodifestivalen (the swedish national selection for eurovision). So she wasn't competing with the song, just part of the show.
Not as emotional of a performance, but vocally very cool vocally.
ruclips.net/video/oGUsY3p-0Ng/видео.html
"Vår bästa tid är nu" is a old famous swedish song. So they did a modern acapella version. It litterly translates to "our best time is now"
This particular concert, with the cast from Kristina från Duvemåla, was made infront of Swedish decendants in America. The song "Du måste finnas" med Helen Sjöholm is from the same concert. In the audiens you will see Björn Ulveus and Benny Andersson (from ABBA) who wrote the musical. Björn and Benny introduced to the audiens the story and history behind the lyrics and the musical. I remember there was a tv program here in Sweden filming Björn and Bennys journey and the making of the musical. The final was this concert for Swedish decendants.
On the first premiere in Malmö/Sweden was a special guest invited, "Kristina" herself (her name in the musica)l. She died in 2005.
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The musical made by the men from ABBA is phenomenal!
And Helen Sjöholm is a gem!
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I was lucky enough to see this musical twice! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is the most powerfull song ive ever seen, she is a legend, and id say she will never be beaten
Helen Sjoholm is one of the best singers in sweden, Bjorn& Benny have here for a favo singer almust in theres al Musical, she is autstanding singer , i think she have the langest place Nr 1 in Svenstoppen list in al time.Helen is a bigg star here in Sweden, one of them i shuold say, but here voise is autstanding in al time in my apionion.
Gabriellas sång by Helen Sjöholm is about a woman who wants to live her life away from her bullying husband. It is apart of a film.
I have had the honor of seeing the performance. She is amazing. And the song is so powerful that a woman in the audience is said to have died when Helen performed this song.
Så som i himlen - Gabriellas song Helen Sjöholm
It's not Opera 😂 it's a stage musical. The ABBA guys wrote the music, it's about the early Swedish immigration to the US. This actual performance was in Minnesota, i think?
She's also incredible in the musical Chess. Especially the song Lämna inga dörrar på glänt (nobody's side)
It's very affordable to get lessons in playing an instrument or indeed singing in Sweden since there are heavily subsidized municipal "music schools". They're not schools per se, it's just that their instructors operate under one roof and the kids come to them rather than the other way around, although in order to be able to teach more students it's not unusual for them to travel to schools and fit lessons in during some of their students' breaks from regular classes.
Then there are choirs of course, especially if you don't have a problem singing in a Christian one.
You should watch the video of Helen singing the song Koppången. A beautiful song that bring tears to the eyes of those who listen to it. Helen is not an opera singer, but this is one of the two most famous songs from the musical Kristina from Duvemåla, written by the former ABBA members Benny Andersson (music) and Björn Ulvaes (lyrics).
I think there is a version with English subtitles. The lyrics are very powerful. It is about doubting the existence of god. (From the musical Kristina från Duvemåla)
There’s a version with English subtitles also just so you know 😊
My favorite swedish group is the real group singing acapelle. They usually sing in swedish and english. They members have switched completely in the last few years and "grown up" with the members, that founded the group, they are my favorites. But Anders Edenroth still support the "new" group an I really like their new version of the Beatles-song Blackbird. And search for "gota the real group members of rajaton". Very powerful. An absolte recommendation to listen to one of the best acapella groups.
Oh, this is a Swedish Classic! It is from a musical composed by ABBA fame Björn & Benny based on a novel by Vilhelm Moberg called Utvandrarna (The emigrants). Kristina in the story has just lost a baby and this is her heartbreaking calling to God: she is on her way to loose her faith that she's had all her life.
It is from a Minnesota Concert... How fitting!
In the 19th century many poor Swedes migrated to America (Minnesota - where the concentration of Swedish migrants is the highest) to start a new life. This series of books by Vilhelm Moberg describes the hardships of these migrants.
Helen SJöholm. She is an amazing Singer. ❤❤❤
Im swedish and i am ashamed that i found this song just recently. She is a national treasure!
Great react btw. Ill be back! :)
let's join together in that shame, fellow swede, and also in in the humbleness and appreciation for Helen Sjöholm and this performance.
Yes you saw the two Abba men, Björn and Benny, in the audience. The have made the musical she sang from. Kristina från Duvemåla!
You should react to "Jussi Björling - O Helga Natt" one of the best tenor of all time.
it is available in English subtitled version So you understand what they are singing there is a lot of emotion
When I first saw that you picked the version without subtitles I was a bit disappointed. But this reaction was wonderful!
As A SWED - i love you takings my friend - bet you know it by heart now...Christina Från Duvemåla .. had the first show in London Royal Albert hall and Helen Sjöholm - dam that was i heart killer
I am so happy to have seen Helen Sjöholm performing in the musical Kristina Från Duvemåla at the Cirkus Theater in Stockholm (1998). I was flabbergasted by her voice and her presence.
A couple of years later my wife played a video of the movie As It Is In Heaven where I heard a voice singing Gabriella's Song and I immediately recognised that this singer had to be Helen Sjöholm.
I think there's another video of this song with english subtitles if you want to follow along in the lyrics. But the song is about her doubt about gods existence after losing her husband and child. It's from a musical about the swedes that emigrated to the US. Yes the man with the beard is from ABBA, actually both Björn and Benny from ABBA is there because they wrote the musical.
She has not lost her husband, but she is no longer allowed to share a bed with him, because the doctor has said that if she gets pregnant again, she will die.
For the full and complete understanding and experience, you should read the short background story because this video is so amazing and powerful and has left noone untouched so far! 👍
Helen is truly amazing. One of a kind :)
The lyrics is about faith. The main line is "du måste finnas" (You must exist), and the meaning is that she has gone through so much hardships that she doesn't really know if God exists, but she feels that a God must exist for her to go on
Which is a really sad thing, someone being so infected in the mind.
@@Nekotaku_TV Not really sure what you're implying, but I don't think religion is inherantly bad.
I stopped believing in God when I was 5, but I don't mind if others have their beliefs
@@matshjalmarsson3008 That's sad. Obviously it is for obvious reasons. Just the basic fact of belief in things you can't know makes it bad by default.
@@Nekotaku_TV Well, there are lots of thing we believe in that aren't proven. Or that we don't have the knowlege to understand the proofs.
Of course fanatics of any faith are bad, but in my experience believers aren't better or worse than Agnostics or Atheists.
And remember that the story is from the 19th century, when it was illegal to not be Christian, now THAT is sad.
@@matshjalmarsson3008 Yeah then you say "I don't know"... Doesn't matter what other stuff people believe in cause that's a different topic, religion is a virus and it's scary, sad and laughable that adults can have such low IQ to believe in such crap. Your wording doesn't make sense, being better or worse. In a vacuum obviously atheists are better.
That's what I'm talking about as well, what religion does to people. I don't wanna have a debate but you for sure know that it's not good to be religious unless you need to in order to not be a horrible person. Insane to argue for anything else.
You should take a look at "Jussi Björling" - the greatest tenor of Swedish history! "O Helga natt" (O Holy Night) would be a perfect reaction now for christmas!
A national treasure, both this song and this performance. Helen Sjöholm is a perfect singer, especially her dynamics is beyond belief.
Sadly, the song cannot be translated perfectly. I've seen some english translations and they do not carry the same weight.
I'd recommend ytou watch the movie from the 1970s, "utvandrarna", which tells this story based on actual letters from real peopel during the great emmigration from Sweden.
After that, this song will hit you twice as hard.
This is based on a Swedish authers epos then turned movies ending up with Björn and Benny from ABBA turn into a musical. Helen is since this one of Swedens best female singer mostly working with Benny from ABBA. When i saw her sing this live many years ago i cried so much.
Lovely reaction! As someone else said, you should also listen tó her singing Gabriellas sång (with subtitles) from the movie As it is in heaven. For more pop music, I would recommend Darin singing En säng av rosor
As others have already written, Benny and Björn wrote the musical Kristina from Duvemåla based on Vilhelm Moberg's four emigrant books: Utvandrarna, invanderna, Nybyggarna and Sista brevet till Sverige.
In the 70s, a Swedish TV series was made based on the same books with Max von Sydow (Swedish/Hollywood actor) and Liv Ullman (Norwegian/Hollywood actor) in the lead roles. There has also been a film made in recent years with Gustav (?) Skarsgård from the TV series Vikings (?).
In Björn and Benny's musical, it is Kristina in the books who has the main role.
There is a popular song with Peter Jöback in the musical as well, When gold turned to sand.
Before this musical, Björn and Benny wrote Chess. In it, another Swedish artist Tommy Körberg sings Anthem. Worth listening to. Helen and Tommy have collaborated with Benny Andersson in his group BAO. There are good songs there. In the 80s, Benny did a song with a lot of Swedish female artists. Worth listening to and discovering Swedish artists, Frida was there and I think Marie Fredriksson from Roxett.
Both men is from ABBA. Björn and Benny has made the music to the musical
Kristina from Duvemåla.
Hey scot, whatabout us when it comes to emosion when we hear her and do understand swedish…. this is absulutely stunning great and the tears are rinning….
A weeping song. Thank you, sir.
The background is that she followed her husband in emigration to Minnesota USA, where they settled and got around materially quite well. Before the emigration she lost one child to starvation, and almost died on the ship over the Atlantic from Scorbut. In US a doctor told her she could not have any more children because she would die if she got pregnant again. So she is now also “taken from her husband”
She also feels she doesn’t connect to God, which really was central for her, and she has thoughts this is because she broke the fourth commandment about staying in your country. She feels overgiven by God and that is what the song is about. And YES she is fantastic and your should see this with subtitles. And your reaction is really honest and good!
The lyrics to this song is insane!!!
It's a shame you didn't watch the version with english subtitles.
Cause this is a really good and emotional song lyrically too, basically bad things keep happening and pushing her down, including her child dying, and being alone in a foreign country, and she's questioning the existence of God.
Select lyrics include things like:
"And now my soul is shaking before the answer... That you don't exist!"
"If you don't exist, what am I supposed to do then?"
"Who would take me in, in the end, after death."
"No you have to exist! You have to! Then how can you abandon me!?"
It's a beautiful song that she sing to God. I am from Sweden and so many songs are written by Björn and Benny from Abba. ❤🇸🇪
Should we talk about emotions and face expressions.... She is a natural force and have been it for a long time.
I think you'd might like to check these songs out - they are the ones who managed to stay the longest on the Swedish billboard for swedish artists, i.e. the songs swedes have listened to the most for a long period of time. And if you do check them out, I would recommend looking up the lyrics! A lot of these have really beautiful and heartfelt lyrics.
1. Du Är Min Man
Benny Anderssons Orkester med Helen Sjöholm
278 veckor (amount of weeks on "Svensktoppen")
2004-2009
2. Om Du Lämnade Mig Nu
Lars Winnerbäck & Miss Li
239 veckor
2007-2012
3. Strövtåg I Hembygden
Mando Diao
167 veckor
2012-2016
4. Jag Och Min Far
Magnus Uggla
161 veckor
2012-2016
5. Håll Mitt Hjärta
Björn Skifs
142 veckor
2003-2006
6. Guldet Blev Till Sand
Peter Jöback
110 veckor
1997-1999
7. I Did It For Love
Jessica Andersson
97 veckor
2010-2012
8. My Silver Lining
First Aid Kit
86 veckor
2014-2016
9. En Dag I Sänder
BAO o Helen Sjöholm
79 veckor
2011-2013
10.Till Min Kära
Streaplers
73 veckor
1995-1997
11. Två Mörka Ögon
Sven-Ingvars
71 veckor
1991-1993
12. Händerna Mot Himlen
Petra Marklund
69 veckor
2012-2014
12. Tusen Bitar
Laleh
69 veckor
2014-2016
14. Gabriellas Sång
Helen Sjöholm & Stefan Nilsson
68 veckor
2004-2006
15. Svag
Victor Leksell
66 veckor
2020-2022
16. De Sista Ljuva Åren
Lasse Stefanz & Christina Lindberg
65 veckor
1989-1990
17. Hey Brother
Avicii
64 veckor
2014-2015
18. Curly Sue
Takida
54 veckor
2008-2009
Sorry my man but you'll have to do this reaction again, with english subtitles this time. If her voice alone gave you chills, wait 'til you combine it with what she is singing about. Just search for Du måste finnas english subtitles here on youtube and you should be able to find it. Shame on the person who recommended this and didn't tell you.
And while you're at it, maybe you could react to "Guldet blev till sand"? It's from the same musical. You can find it with english subtitles too.
Cheers!
You are so good man ! OFC they are the guys from ABBA ! Björn and Benny are the guys behing this musical ! Spot on man ! you are sooo god at spotting people!
This is somewhat modern music. Its from 1995, but its made in a style so it supose to look like older music.
1995 was pretty much the golden age of swedrish music
Should have reacted to the version with english subtitles. The lyrical content of the song is very important to understand.
I have imagine of Swedish people greyish blond to white blonde hair, light eyed and with amazing voices!
The two men showed in profile with beard is Benny and Björn from ABBA
Try Sabaton Christmas Truce. A Swedish band ❤
I was there in the audience, magical experience indeed.
You should watch it with english subtitle ❤❤
Kristina från Duvemala is a musical written by the Abba guys Ulvaeus and Andersson.
You are right, both men with beard in the audience are the guys from ABBA, they have wrote the songs and this musical so that's why.
This is from the 19th century when Swedes tried their luck going to usa to become rich and this woman has lost both her son and husband in usa and now she lives there alone, dont know the language, don't know anyone and all she got is her believe in God but she start to hesitate as all this has happened to her, so that is what she is singing about, that God must exist (Du Måste Finnas - You Must Exist).
Helen is very talented, this clip is from 1994 but she still has the same voice, and she show all emotions which is amazing, but she has also done comedy songs, where she has been really funny and good at that too, so she is extremly talented.
I’ve seen and heard this song so many times but I still cry every time❤️ She is such a big part of my childhood! I also love “Gabriellas sång” but for me it’s her dubbing of the film “Anastasia” that hits my heart the most, “Once upon a December - Länge sen i december”, the nostalgia✨
This song is also a clip with english subtitles, and their is also a version when she sings it in English. Look that up.
There's an English version on RUclips so you can understand the lyrics. It's not as powerful as the Swedishversion but the meaning comes scheduled l loud and clear.
And yes. That's Benny Andersen from Abba. He wrote this song.
Its always make me to tears...
The most beautiful song from the musical, in my eyes, is 'I'll be Waiting There', the English version, which Helen sings at the end (sad ending). ruclips.net/video/f_5pvXDSBlM/видео.html
She starts singing at about 2.06
I will bet that you will be crying by the end. It's just a photo on there of a house and an apple tree, but the tree is significant. Russell Watson sings a short bit about the tree, but the song is Helen's - she has the most glorious voice. There is a live version on RUclips as well, sung in English, but it's taken by an audience member by the look of it, so the quality isn't great, but Helen's voice is clear as a bell. Hope you enjoy the song as much as I did.
I had to quickly wipe my tears away before my husband entered the living room.
She is indeed fantastic, and yes, it is the guys from ABBA who has written this song for a musical about swedish emigrants going to America some one hundred years ago. Please, check out Peter Jöback singing "Guldet blev till sand" ("The Gold Turned to Sand") from the same musical. Jöback played the main role in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway so he´s really good. And try to find the song with english subtitles, the lysics are also good.
1/3 of ALL Swedes left Sweden and went to America during that time.
It's a beautiful song about despair and doubting Gods existence.
Yea its the dudes fråm Abba. This song is from an play. They wrote the play and music (if I record correctly)
She is a Gem.