The instrument is a Nøkkelharpe, folk music instrument used in Norway and Sweden. It is a mix between folk music and rock. They are quite a big band in Norway. The song is based on an old folk tale about a woman being turned into a wolf by her evil steph mother and then breaking free. The chorus is an old calling scream used to gather people and life stock. ❤
Great reaction video - happy you loved it so much ❤️ «Å» is pronounced like English «awe», so Gåte is something like Gawe-teh. And the «u» in Ulveham (wolf skin) is like English «oo», but that was pretty good pronounced 🤓 They are very famous in Norway for their folk music rock and have always been one of our best live bands. Hoping they will win in the final 3 February! 👌 Greetings from Norway/Noreg 🇳🇴
The singing in the beginning of the song is "kulokk", tradditionally how we called the cows to us in the contryside some years ago. Some even still use it. The text is telling a 1000 year old folklore story about an evil stepmother cursing her stepdaugter to be a wolf alone in the forrest. And the only way she can break the curse is to drink her brothers blood. In the end she sees her stepmother in the forrest so she attacks and eats her. Turns out her stepmother was pregnant, leading her to drink her brothers blood and breaks the curse. The green light on the stage visualizes the Northern Lights and the smoke can be the snow and visualize the mystery of the forest Love your reaction :) Greetings from Norway
Wow! I'm among the first ones to view and therefore the first to give thumbs on your new reaction video. How great to know that you appreciate this songe. If you wish to pronounce "gåte" correctly think of a regular g-sound as in the English word "gather" then think of the English word "caught", but leave put the "c", so far this gives you "gåt" then for the last sound in that word add the "e" as in the first vowel you find in the English word "else", all together this gives you the perfect pronunciation of: gåte. (Gåte means: riddle). Their song Ulveham means wolf skin. A werewolf is an example of a person in "ulveham", so yeah, the young maiden in the story is transformed into a wolf by her evil and jealous stephmother, that eventually rips her heart out and eats it to break the curse. I can advice you to watch the full version of the song, which is nearly twice the length as the Melodi Grand Prix version which is limited to three minutes. The music genre is (progressive) folk-rock. It's inspired by Norwegian folk music. The instrument is what we call "nøkkelharpe" or "nyckelharpa" as it's called in Swedish and is the name it goes by in English, I believe. This instrument has actually gained status as Sweden's national instrument, which is an instrument that formerly was also much in use hered in Norway centuries ago before being replaced by other instruments. For the beginning of the song you hear "lokking"/"kulokk" as we call it, in English called "kulning" which is a traditional way of calling for your life stock to come down the mountain after finishing grazing. This use of vocal technique has mainly been in used here in Norway and Sweden. I'm glad that you liked the song. The front singer was invited to participate in this music competition last year, but didn't tale the offer. This year she accepted and the song actually isn't made for Eurovision, but goodness me it's a good song also for this competition 😉. This band was established back in 1999 when she was 13-14. ruclips.net/video/y-qmfItbKqI/видео.htmlsi=I_L9M7lRh6ZlqkF7
@@princeblworld My pleasure !!! 😘When I started writing no other comments yet displayed, as I guess things weren't fully syncronized yet. It takes a little while. So, I explained things which others already had, but without it being visible at my end until later on haha 😁. Sorry about that. This band is well-established and good representatives for folkmusic with a modern touch, where progressive rock and electronica plays a lager or smaller role through the different phases of their band's history. I love the fact they sing in Norwegian. They sing here in a different dialect than their own. It's sung in a dialect from Telemark, while the band itself was established in Trondheim (members are from different places in Trøndelag county) and the man playing the "nøkkelharpe" is from Risør, which is at a different part of the country. (Don't tell anyone, but I went to kindergarten with him and his brother...). Gåte, is an award winning band that made a larger pause after six years before their comeback in 2017. Let's hope they keep making great traditional folk music forever 😁
@user-tf5qr7fy2i Do you think they are the one to beat at Eurovision Norway this year? It seems to me that they are highly favored to win, and if so, I think they'll put up a good fight and will represent Norway so well. 💜
@@princeblworld Yes, I would say this's my number one favourite song of this year's Melodi Grand Prix. Although I actually liked several other songs nearly as much. Gåte weren't favourites to win according to the betting list before the second semi final performance, but then it all changed. It seems that some of the other participants had been overrared. Saturday is the last semi final, when Keiino will performe as well, so let's see what happens then and if they live up to peopl's expectations. But "Ulveham" has a great winning potential. I would say the best potential of those that already participated in the two first semi finals. Internationally it would get many votes from not only the other Nordic countries, but from elsewhere too as traditional music is close at heart for quite a few people out there and in a modern wrapping it would attract those that enjoys good rock and heavier stuff too. It seems versatile. Having that said I think there are other good contributions as well in our national final, so nothing is decided yet by any means. I'm very pleased that it's going to be a good national final 🎵🎶🥰 the higher number of great songs the better it is!
Gåte will win for Norway- The letter å-Å is pronounced like the first A in Always. Like the eaux in Bordeaux. The instrument is called Nøkkelharpe - Key Harp. Old traditional Norwegian folk instrument.
The voice in the beginning is a old recording of a Woman singinig the original folk song that inspired Gåte to make this song. The original, non ESC-version is twice as long, by the way.
@@lillm6874 Yes, it's a kulokk. Another example is this short piece titled "Vallåt från Hälsingland" by the Swedish Folk Rock band Garmarna (which the members of Gåte are also a fan of): ruclips.net/video/IDucetjgqy0/видео.html By the way, the lyrics of the title track of Garmarna's album "Vedergällningen" tell nearly the same story as the lyrics of "Ulveham", only in those lyrics, it's a boy who is turned into a wolf and not a girl.
Gåte translates to Riddle to anyone wondering. As for "Ulveham".. I'm not sure, "Ulv" translates to wolf at least. She's singing in Old Norse, a language not commonly spoken in modern times and it's more similar to Icelandic than modern day Norwegian
She does not sing in Old Norse. That was our language in the viking times around year 1000. She sings in a conservative form of Norwegian Nynorsk (or a mix with Telemark dialect from the 1800s, when this story is from originally).
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The instrument is a Nøkkelharpe, folk music instrument used in Norway and Sweden. It is a mix between folk music and rock. They are quite a big band in Norway. The song is based on an old folk tale about a woman being turned into a wolf by her evil steph mother and then breaking free. The chorus is an old calling scream used to gather people and life stock. ❤
Oh, yes, dear. That's how I perceive this song. It's like a combination of rock and Norwegian folk music, and it is very interesting. ❤️❤️❤️
Great reaction video - happy you loved it so much ❤️ «Å» is pronounced like English «awe», so Gåte is something like Gawe-teh. And the «u» in Ulveham (wolf skin) is like English «oo», but that was pretty good pronounced 🤓 They are very famous in Norway for their folk music rock and have always been one of our best live bands. Hoping they will win in the final 3 February! 👌 Greetings from Norway/Noreg 🇳🇴
I'm looking forward to it. I'll definitely make a reaction video to their live performance. ❤️
Gåte for the win👍❤️
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i HAVE NO WORDS!! THIS IS SUPERB!
They've won Eurovision Norway, right? ❤️❤️❤️
Yeeeey! My uncle helped finance this group when they were getting started long ago!
They're amazing. I'll be voting with all of my might!
Oh, wow! That's absolutely awesome!
I’m happy to see you like Norwegian s song. Thank you ❤️
So, Gate has won, right? I'll check out their national selection performance later. 💙♥️
The singing in the beginning of the song is "kulokk", tradditionally how we called the cows to us in the contryside some years ago. Some even still use it.
The text is telling a 1000 year old folklore story about an evil stepmother cursing her stepdaugter to be a wolf alone in the forrest. And the only way she can break the curse is to drink her brothers blood. In the end she sees her stepmother in the forrest so she attacks and eats her.
Turns out her stepmother was pregnant, leading her to drink her brothers blood and breaks the curse.
The green light on the stage visualizes the Northern Lights and the smoke can be the snow and visualize the mystery of the forest
Love your reaction :)
Greetings from Norway
Greetings from the Philippines! ❤️❤️❤️
Gååtee! ❤❤ Å like the o in goat. 😊
Oh, thank you. When is the final? I believe this band is favored to win. They're simply amazing. ❤️
@@princeblworldFinal in Trondheim at next saturday 3. february ♥️🙌🙋🏻♀️ Love this song SO MUCH❤ Out of this world performance 🎉🥰
I'd say "o" in orc. The o in goat kinda merges into the oa "ow" sound.
I am going to vote for them in the norwegain final. Gåte❤️❤️
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Wow! I'm among the first ones to view and therefore the first to give thumbs on your new reaction video. How great to know that you appreciate this songe. If you wish to pronounce "gåte" correctly think of a regular g-sound as in the English word "gather" then think of the English word "caught", but leave put the "c", so far this gives you "gåt" then for the last sound in that word add the "e" as in the first vowel you find in the English word "else", all together this gives you the perfect pronunciation of: gåte. (Gåte means: riddle). Their song Ulveham means wolf skin. A werewolf is an example of a person in "ulveham", so yeah, the young maiden in the story is transformed into a wolf by her evil and jealous stephmother, that eventually rips her heart out and eats it to break the curse. I can advice you to watch the full version of the song, which is nearly twice the length as the Melodi Grand Prix version which is limited to three minutes. The music genre is (progressive) folk-rock. It's inspired by Norwegian folk music. The instrument is what we call "nøkkelharpe" or "nyckelharpa" as it's called in Swedish and is the name it goes by in English, I believe. This instrument has actually gained status as Sweden's national instrument, which is an instrument that formerly was also much in use hered in Norway centuries ago before being replaced by other instruments. For the beginning of the song you hear "lokking"/"kulokk" as we call it, in English called "kulning" which is a traditional way of calling for your life stock to come down the mountain after finishing grazing. This use of vocal technique has mainly been in used here in Norway and Sweden. I'm glad that you liked the song. The front singer was invited to participate in this music competition last year, but didn't tale the offer. This year she accepted and the song actually isn't made for Eurovision, but goodness me it's a good song also for this competition 😉. This band was established back in 1999 when she was 13-14.
ruclips.net/video/y-qmfItbKqI/видео.htmlsi=I_L9M7lRh6ZlqkF7
Oh, that is so sweet and thoughtful of you. Thank you so much, dear. I highly appreciate your efforts to explain things to me. 💛💙
@@princeblworld My pleasure !!! 😘When I started writing no other comments yet displayed, as I guess things weren't fully syncronized yet. It takes a little while. So, I explained things which others already had, but without it being visible at my end until later on haha 😁. Sorry about that. This band is well-established and good representatives for folkmusic with a modern touch, where progressive rock and electronica plays a lager or smaller role through the different phases of their band's history. I love the fact they sing in Norwegian. They sing here in a different dialect than their own. It's sung in a dialect from Telemark, while the band itself was established in Trondheim (members are from different places in Trøndelag county) and the man playing the "nøkkelharpe" is from Risør, which is at a different part of the country. (Don't tell anyone, but I went to kindergarten with him and his brother...). Gåte, is an award winning band that made a larger pause after six years before their comeback in 2017. Let's hope they keep making great traditional folk music forever 😁
@user-tf5qr7fy2i Do you think they are the one to beat at Eurovision Norway this year? It seems to me that they are highly favored to win, and if so, I think they'll put up a good fight and will represent Norway so well. 💜
@@princeblworld Yes, I would say this's my number one favourite song of this year's Melodi Grand Prix. Although I actually liked several other songs nearly as much. Gåte weren't favourites to win according to the betting list before the second semi final performance, but then it all changed. It seems that some of the other participants had been overrared. Saturday is the last semi final, when Keiino will performe as well, so let's see what happens then and if they live up to peopl's expectations. But "Ulveham" has a great winning potential. I would say the best potential of those that already participated in the two first semi finals. Internationally it would get many votes from not only the other Nordic countries, but from elsewhere too as traditional music is close at heart for quite a few people out there and in a modern wrapping it would attract those that enjoys good rock and heavier stuff too. It seems versatile. Having that said I think there are other good contributions as well in our national final, so nothing is decided yet by any means. I'm very pleased that it's going to be a good national final 🎵🎶🥰 the higher number of great songs the better it is!
I LOVE IT! GATE ARE THE BEST!
Gåte is a folk-rock band. The instrument is called key harp (nøkkelharpe).
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my winner poland 12 points
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Yes yes Gåteq🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
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Gåte will win for Norway- The letter å-Å is pronounced like the first A in Always. Like the eaux in Bordeaux.
The instrument is called Nøkkelharpe - Key Harp. Old traditional Norwegian folk instrument.
I hope they win. ❤️
The voice in the beginning is a old recording of a Woman singinig the original folk song that inspired Gåte to make this song. The original, non ESC-version is twice as long, by the way.
From my understanding it’s a recording of an old “kulokk” (calling the cows in to milk)😊
@@lillm6874 Yes, it's a kulokk. Another example is this short piece titled "Vallåt från Hälsingland" by the Swedish Folk Rock band Garmarna (which the members of Gåte are also a fan of): ruclips.net/video/IDucetjgqy0/видео.html By the way, the lyrics of the title track of Garmarna's album "Vedergällningen" tell nearly the same story as the lyrics of "Ulveham", only in those lyrics, it's a boy who is turned into a wolf and not a girl.
Gosh! I think Norway is making my Eurovision journey more exciting. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Gåte translates to Riddle to anyone wondering. As for "Ulveham".. I'm not sure, "Ulv" translates to wolf at least. She's singing in Old Norse, a language not commonly spoken in modern times and it's more similar to Icelandic than modern day Norwegian
Thank you. ❤️
She does not sing in Old Norse. That was our language in the viking times around year 1000. She sings in a conservative form of Norwegian Nynorsk (or a mix with Telemark dialect from the 1800s, when this story is from originally).
Correct, it means riddle. Ulveham (ulv + connector e + ham) means wolf skin.
The "old norse" idea about Gåte's singing is a common misconception. It's actually just a dialect, as explained by erlesten. :)
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Ulveham means ..Skin layer that, according to popular belief, a werewolf uses
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Gåte means Riddle
Thank you for translating. Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️
"Gåte" is a norwegian word that means "riddle".
Thank you for the information. ❤️
Genre: Folkrock.
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