@@typisknorsk1 Yeah, I've seen it. I have to admit that after watching the semi-finals later, the semi-final performance was a bit stronger than the final show, too.
Gåte is a band that plays folk rock/folk metal. The band has existed since 1999. Gunhild the vocalist was only 13 years old. The band consisted of her brother and his friends (ages 16/17). They became very popular, but in 2005 they stopped. They couldn't take it anymore. Then in 2017 they came back..."we're adults now". Gåte is one of Norway's most popular bands.
The chorus is in halftime. It feels slower, but it is more a 2/2 pulse instead of the 4/4 in the verses. It gives a great head banger feel. I also love the syncopations in it. Syncopation is, for those who don’t know the music language, playing between the beats, the ands of the one and two and three and four and… Gåte has a great catalogue. Their last EP Vandrar contains the full version of Ulveham, which is even better, Skarvane, which makes me emotional and Svarteboka which is intense and gritty.
Gåte will do an european tour during December. Several concerts in Germany, so if you have the opportunity I really recommend you to experience Gåte live;-)
The lyrics are based on a medieval ballad, so you are right that it is about another time. I think that the car in the video is a way of showing that they have mixed old with new in the music, old ballad/folk music combined with modern rock/metal. Great reaction. I very much agree with you in your thoughts about daring to send something different, and not running safe every year.
Awesome reaction👍 I’m so proud of our entry this year😍😍 Gåte (gaw-teh) has been a band for years (since 1999 when Gunnhild, lead singer, was only 13/14) and are known for being one of the best live bands in Norway🤘 Their genre is Norwegian folk music mixed with rock/metal And they have many great songs Ulveham means wolfskin The intro is an old “kulokk”, a “kulokk” is when the women called/calls the cows home to be milked in the summer, often in the mountains. The chorus of the song is inspired by this “kulokk” The lyrics is inspired by a medieval folklore/ballade If you like the song I recommend checking out the full version (almost 6 minutes)👍😍 Ulveham: [Sample: Vocalization; Marit Jensen Lillebuen] [Verse 1] I was such a beautiful maiden My stepmother evil, my mother she died She turned me into a sword and a needle And sent me to the king's estate And the anger my stepmother felt the most That all the stately liked me best [Chorus: Vocalization] [Verse 2] Then she gave me skin like a grey wolf She cursed me to walk the forest alone And never will I bе whole and good Before I drink my brothеrs' blood [Chorus: Vocalization] [Outro: Vocalization, Storm] I then tore out her heart So her blood flowed free Then I got to drink my brothers' blood Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴
This band are professionals and great live performancers. Check out 'Rideboll & Gullborg live at Rockefeller'. Their vocal harmonies is really something and the musicianship awesome! The video you watched for 'Ulveham' is in my opinion less interesting than the performance at the Norwegian national finale. Great review and very interesting analysis!
I totally agree with you regarding Margaret Berger with "I Feed You My Love". Actually it's the first time I listened to the short clip of it and Im from Norway. By the way, i just subscribed to your channel.
Thanks a lot, mate! In the past she really had some good songs produced by the guy who produced Justin Timberlake, too. But I Feed You My Love was kind of dark and outstanding. ✌️
This is not my preferred genre but I'm proud we sent this song. This song is a dark horse for me, it can win but also come last. My prediction would be that Norway will be in top 10. The band name Gåte means riddle and the letter å is pronounced like the letter o in the English word Bold 😊
@@scharsigo Yes, Gåte is popular in Norway, unfortunately we can't vote for them 😢 so hopefully the song will appeal to a lot of people outside of Norway' borders 🥰
Norwegian folklore, she is a maiden and her evil stepmother is jealous and transform her to a sword and a needle and return her to her fathers courtyard, her goodness is making her the prefered sword and prefered needle ... so the stepmother transform her to a wolf and the only way she can transform back to human is to drink her brother's blood. She roam the forest for 8 years and when her pregnant stepmother is going out of the castle ... she attack and drink her blood and that is also her brothers blood (the child her stepmother is carrying) and she is transformed back to human. Its not word for word ofcourse but she mention in the song alot of these elements. Ulveham is norwegian for Wolfskin (she is transformed to a wolf).
There is a big question tho. Gåte said in the interview ,after the Eurovision presentation, that this song throughout the lyrics shows liberation and freedom, am I right? Like I'm trying to understand the meaning of this song and that tale.
ULVEHAM is about the wolf-creature the main character is transformed into by her stepmother. The spell could not be broken before the wolf drank her brother's blood. The wolf killed the stepmother and her unborn brother. . The mythical ballad the song is based upon is a thousand years old. . My guess is that this is one of several stories about evil stepmothers warning against treating stepchildren badly. . Today, to me it speaks about someone having their humanity taken away, being changed into something subhuman by someone who should have cared.
Norway or no way? What do you think about this year's entry from the land of the trolls (the real ones!)
To me Norway is the winner this year. You should see the live version. They have such energy on stage. Goosebumps!
Curious for tonight!
Europe wasn’t ready for this type of music 🫣
@@typisknorsk1 Yeah, I've seen it. I have to admit that after watching the semi-finals later, the semi-final performance was a bit stronger than the final show, too.
Gåte is a band that plays folk rock/folk metal. The band has existed since 1999. Gunhild the vocalist was only 13 years old. The band consisted of her brother and his friends (ages 16/17). They became very popular, but in 2005 they stopped. They couldn't take it anymore. Then in 2017 they came back..."we're adults now". Gåte is one of Norway's most popular bands.
Oh wow, interesting! Thanks for the info. So, if we see them on stage tonight we'll see people who know what they are doing.
@@scharsigoI’m so happy for you who get to discover all the geniality that is the production of this band. :)
Representatives from Ukraine and Norway are the best this year🔥👏👏👏🥰
Unfortunately I didn't find enough time to react to Ukraine, too. I hope I can do that next year 😇
It’s a Norwegian folk song with electronic band. They’re fantastic live🇳🇴. It’s about a stepdaughter, brother and a wolf. Hope u enjoy 😘
My favourite this year! I'll vote for them!
The chorus is in halftime. It feels slower, but it is more a 2/2 pulse instead of the 4/4 in the verses.
It gives a great head banger feel.
I also love the syncopations in it.
Syncopation is, for those who don’t know the music language, playing between the beats, the ands of the one and two and three and four and…
Gåte has a great catalogue. Their last EP Vandrar contains the full version of Ulveham, which is even better, Skarvane, which makes me emotional and Svarteboka which is intense and gritty.
Thanks a lot for clarifying that, that sounds more valid than "it's not fast anymore" 😄
Gåte will do an european tour during December. Several concerts in Germany, so if you have the opportunity I really recommend you to experience Gåte live;-)
That’s right😄
The lyrics are based on a medieval ballad, so you are right that it is about another time. I think that the car in the video is a way of showing that they have mixed old with new in the music, old ballad/folk music combined with modern rock/metal.
Great reaction. I very much agree with you in your thoughts about daring to send something different, and not running safe every year.
Thank you for all the background info, really appreciated!
Awesome reaction👍
I’m so proud of our entry this year😍😍
Gåte (gaw-teh) has been a band for years (since 1999 when Gunnhild, lead singer, was only 13/14) and are known for being one of the best live bands in Norway🤘
Their genre is Norwegian folk music mixed with rock/metal
And they have many great songs
Ulveham means wolfskin
The intro is an old “kulokk”, a “kulokk” is when the women called/calls the cows home to be milked in the summer, often in the mountains.
The chorus of the song is inspired by this “kulokk”
The lyrics is inspired by a medieval folklore/ballade
If you like the song I recommend checking out the full version (almost 6 minutes)👍😍
Ulveham:
[Sample: Vocalization; Marit Jensen Lillebuen]
[Verse 1]
I was such a beautiful maiden
My stepmother evil, my mother she died
She turned me into a sword and a needle
And sent me to the king's estate
And the anger my stepmother felt the most
That all the stately liked me best
[Chorus: Vocalization]
[Verse 2]
Then she gave me skin like a grey wolf
She cursed me to walk the forest alone
And never will I bе whole and good
Before I drink my brothеrs' blood
[Chorus: Vocalization]
[Outro: Vocalization, Storm]
I then tore out her heart
So her blood flowed free
Then I got to drink my brothers' blood
Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴
Thanks a lot! I will check out more of them for sure! ✌️
This band are professionals and great live performancers. Check out 'Rideboll & Gullborg live at Rockefeller'. Their vocal harmonies is really something and the musicianship awesome! The video you watched for 'Ulveham' is in my opinion less interesting than the performance at the Norwegian national finale. Great review and very interesting analysis!
I totally agree with you regarding Margaret Berger with "I Feed You My Love". Actually it's the first time I listened to the short clip of it and Im from Norway.
By the way, i just subscribed to your channel.
Thanks a lot, mate! In the past she really had some good songs produced by the guy who produced Justin Timberlake, too. But I Feed You My Love was kind of dark and outstanding. ✌️
I subscribed coz you said it's epic. #Ulveham-Head here. lol
Thank you :D Do you know if they do English songs, too?
@@scharsigo I don't think so. I've heard virtually all their albums.
This is not my preferred genre but I'm proud we sent this song.
This song is a dark horse for me, it can win but also come last. My prediction would be that Norway will be in top 10.
The band name Gåte means riddle and the letter å is pronounced like the letter o in the English word Bold 😊
Some of the users here mentioned that they are popular in Norway, of course that can help, too :)
@@scharsigo Yes, Gåte is popular in Norway, unfortunately we can't vote for them 😢 so hopefully the song will appeal to a lot of people outside of Norway' borders 🥰
Norwegian folklore, she is a maiden and her evil stepmother is jealous and transform her to a sword and a needle and return her to her fathers courtyard, her goodness is making her the prefered sword and prefered needle ... so the stepmother transform her to a wolf and the only way she can transform back to human is to drink her brother's blood. She roam the forest for 8 years and when her pregnant stepmother is going out of the castle ... she attack and drink her blood and that is also her brothers blood (the child her stepmother is carrying) and she is transformed back to human.
Its not word for word ofcourse but she mention in the song alot of these elements.
Ulveham is norwegian for Wolfskin (she is transformed to a wolf).
Ahhhh okay I was not that wrong. Not that right either but close haha. Thank you for the information :)
There is a big question tho. Gåte said in the interview ,after the Eurovision presentation, that this song throughout the lyrics shows liberation and freedom, am I right? Like I'm trying to understand the meaning of this song and that tale.
@@_Kalfy I suppose you could say that, its about this girl that is confined from her freedom and her way out so I guess you could say that
ULVEHAM is about the wolf-creature the main character is transformed into by her stepmother.
The spell could not be broken before the wolf drank her brother's blood. The wolf killed the stepmother and her unborn brother.
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The mythical ballad the song is based upon is a thousand years old.
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My guess is that this is one of several stories about evil stepmothers warning against treating stepchildren badly.
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Today, to me it speaks about someone having their humanity taken away, being changed into something subhuman by someone who should have cared.
Thanks a lot for clarifying!
Love it
But as u know, the jury never like Norway😢
Except for mister Rybak
I am from Greece and i like very much the song and the band. I feel the tradiotional elements.why is so much low in eurovision list?
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Gåte is pronounced Gaw-teh🥇💚🐺🇳🇴
ulveham = wolf skin (I believe)
Not exactly. It is about becoming a wolf, while in essence being a human. Some spell is in play.
Norway 4 tele points, 12 points from Jury and last place.....
Yeah…. The «expert juries»…..
And i am so angry with that. I prefer this one than the winner.