LM. 11.1 [REACTION] Nightwish - How's the Heart? (English Subtitles)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- [French with English subtitles] Réaction spontanée à la chanson 'How's the Heart?'
du groupe de métal symphonique Nightwish.
== Vidéo originale (avec paroles) sur le canal de Nuclear Blast :
• NIGHTWISH - How's The ...
Cette vidéo fait partie de la série 'Lectio Musica' commencée en avril 2020.
== Présentation de la série (français et sous-titres anglais) :
• LM. 00. Introduction '...
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”The Kalevala (Finnish: Kalevala, IPA: [ˈkɑle̞ʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology.”
This might be one explanation to the way we Finns use our language. I don’t know about Tuomas but many songwriters (and poets) in Finland create something new but not forgetting their roots. Tuomas isn’t just a great composer. He is a great poet, too!
Your comment here confirms something to me. I do believe that Tuomas is an exceptional poet. And I see how being Finnish is not lost in his English poetry. Thanks you so much.
@jorluo thank you so much for expanding upon the Kalevala, I will have to add this to my collection of books to buy, I am extremely interested, especially since you included that it is similar to Beowulf!
One more thing on my "To Do" list. Thank you so much. This line of comments is, from now on, at the top of the comment section. I am so loving this!
Kalevala still has some influence on how us Finns speak and write. For example, alliteration - which was, I think, kind of a mnemonic device in the oral tradition - remains quite popular in sayings and slogans. As a copywriter, I certainly (ab)use it a lot.
As an aside re: Nightwish, Marko with his long hair and shamanistic beard looks somewhat like Väinämöinen, the wise old man and the central character in Kalevala.
@@GuylainPrince And boom - through the stories of Kalevala you will be introduced to the another great Finnish band Amorphis. Album after album songs inspired by Kalevala. You might want to check song Silver Bride - story about Ilmarinen
About your beautiful statement from the beginning - let me tell you a secret: most of us are in the same situation. We discovered in Floor Jansen, many of us after a lifetime, those qualities that we thought were possible only in our dreams. I have learned that truly loving someone means wanting the best for them. We are all glad that Floor exists, that she is not just a dream, an ideal without a correspondent in reality. We rejoice in her joys and we grieve over her sorrows. The fact that Floor exists gives color to life, for us, the other ordinary mortals. I can't hear her playing "Shallow" without a pressure on my chest and tears in my eyes. I said that so you don't think you're the only one in this situation.
Thanks for the [reaction], I look forward to [analysis] :)
Thanks!!! I cannot have a highest opinion of a singer. Any categories, all together.
@@GuylainPrince I am glad that she exists on the same planet as me. She is beautiful - inside as well as outside. I am glad she's sharing a little more with with us here on RUclips. I appreciate her obvious need to separate her work and home life, but it is gratifying to realise that she is genuine when so many "stars" are all show and little substance. And it is clear that her and her husband were meant to be together. His vlog contributions when he was on tour with Sabaton were funny, but hinted at a kind and gentle man behind the drummer. He reminds me physically of my younger brother when he was in his twenties, with sleeves of tattoos and long hair.
Here is an ex-drummer, not a professional one, of course. I can tell you something: many of them are "big bears", we say in French. He might be scary, at first sight, but all fluffy and kind in the inside. I, for example, was quite romantic. That is why I learned to play the guitar, to express this part of me (to girls, at the time). The need for protection (the wall of drums in front of you) might indicate a sensitive heart that need to be protected.
Oh, Gabriel, well said, i concur.
Nothing like a #fanbois revealing his rapture. Well, that's just true. You hear a song like this and you're just glad that someone who makes you this happy, is herself happy.
This can be a route to other forms of empathy, if you are wise as Guylain is.
What a nice reaction! I really like your analyses every time, very enjoyable to watch, thank you for that.☺
Ps. Some of my Beste Zangers translations are available again on my Dailymotion and soon all of them will be on there, I hope you will re-watch them and feel the same joy the first time you watched them! :)
Hello Denise, Hope you're keeping yourself safe.
Are you the one owning the channel with the long interview on Dutch radio (and three songs)? I listen to it almost completely without the subtitles (I am wrong, or is it another interview?). A few months ago, in November or December, I am not sure... Well, if it is you, thank you so much. You and one of fellow Netherlanders might be the reason why I take so much time to do the subtitles. I appreciated them SO MUCH, in helping me to understand and appreciate your language.
@@GuylainPrince yes that's me! I've translated beste zangers and most Dutch interviews as well, but most video's on RUclips unfortunately got blocked by the broadcaster, so they're now on my Dailymotion. I'm happy to hear that you find so much joy watching these and inspired you, that's also why I decided to translate everything in the first place, to share the joy. :) Keep up the great content! ✨
@@DeniseHofs Denise you are such an angel for us Foreign listeners! We are greatful to all the time you put for us! Stay safe! And you Dutch people are in my thoughts on your liberation date. Nooit vergeten!
@Denise Hofs Well, one thing I can say: you are probably the most important part of a puzzle helping us to appreciate Floor as a person (and not only as a singer). In her natural language, she seems - correct me if I am wrong - kind, humble and generous. My own channel exploded just because a Netherlander asks me to add subtitles. And there I am, three weeks later with more than 1200 subscribers. You probably noticed that your channel exploded as well when you posted videos about Floor. She is loved to a level I did not anticipate.
In a way this is a "sequel" to another Nightwish song - "Élan". In its lyrics there is passage _"Meet me where the cliff greets the sea..."_ while "How's the Heart?" concludes it as _"We met where the cliff greets the sea. Shared a story, took the leap"-_
I know the song Elan, but never listen or read the words. I will go there. Sure!
Exactly, I'm glad some people noticed :)
And they insist with "you know where, you've been there"
@@axelroyer8394 Genius is in the tiniest details and their harmony with one another. YES! Was going to write the same, about the cliff and the sea, plus the very idea in "Elan" circles around taking that metaphorical (or proverbial) leap! But thank you for adding that little mildly tongue-in-cheek interpretation of "you know where, you've been there". I almost laughed (it middle of the night here...), so creative! :D I am refusing to believe there is anything haphazard at all with Tuomas' writings! :)))
Bingo! This is what I referenced in my comment for Pan, talking about how Tuomas does an excellent job of connecting ideas, themes, melodies, and even specific lyrics, such as "where the cliff meets the sea" which appears identically in this song and Elan. If you're going through the back catalog, you'll be fascinated to see where intentional connections arise.
I think he began this practice in either Imaginaerum or Dark Passion Play, (I think it was Dark Passion Play, c.2007), where Meadows of Heaven is referenced in Poet and the Pendulum, and Imaginaerum (c.2011) has SEVERAL in-album references. With the last two albums, he seems to be taking greater initiative to tie verses between albums, much like literary foreshadowing and references back to the original source of the idea (perhaps before Tuomas had fully developed the concept with his recent works, which are typically far more broad in scope).
We could probably have a full-length college level course on just the literary and scientific connections and references within Nightwish's music 😂.
@@Pitchblackbones Nightwishology!
I always appreciate the callbacks to earlier songs. I like that they do this every so often. In this song with the part, "We met where the cliff greets the sea, shared a story took the leap..." part. Call back to Élan. I'm sure others have pointed this part out before me but I felt like commenting as I watched the video. I hope they keep making music for a long time to come. My favorite band.
Agreed. I hope too! The style might change on the way, but they are great.
It's troy with the bass voice. Marco is well into the tenor range. this one is going to go down so well live!
Ohhhhhhh ! What a first-class info. From what I can hear of concert, I would say that Marko is a 'barytone martin', or light barytone. As for Troy, before Harvest, I never quite listen to his voice. I will check it out.
Guylain Prince yes, you can listen Troy singing ‘the carpenter’ from Decades DVD live in Buenos Aires
The Dutch are just great people and for me the best neighbors.
Many greetings from Germany!
The best to you !
Oh, you are in for SUCH a treat with the acoustic performance. Your love of Floor will certainly not be diminished!
Loved your reaction, and eagerly await your analysis. The message of this song is very powerful, the power of human empathy to literally save people (burn the rope/dull the blade) and bring us together (the fire is warm, come on in). Sorely needed in these days, as we often neglect this most powerful ability we have. One of the main counters to the issues discussed in noise - furthering the theme of the album.
Great work as always!
Thanks !
I have watched hundreds of Nightwish reaction vidoes from many many different youtubers. First when I find your channel did I feel I got what I was looking for. Fantastic job with the reaction and analyzes videos!
Thanks you some much! And Peace to you.
Nice reaction, I can see that you are in awe of Floors vocals and Tuomas’ lyrics. Now, answering to you about the finnish poetry as you wished in a comment on the last analyse. I am not so familiar with poems as I am with music lyrics but I’ll tell you my opinion. Finnish as a language is very comblex and has a tonns of synonyms, thats why google translate has so much difficulties in translating it. You can tell one thing in maybe eight different ways or like a word ’run’ has at least 14 different words you can use. Also finnish grammar gives an oportunity to write a sentence multiple ways to get the same result. Old finnish poetry had a structure where two different kind of sentences with totally different words made one joined meaning. If you are more interested you could look from wikipedia finnish national epic Kalevala there you can find examples of it. Modern Finnish poetry is very versatile and wide spread. There are poets in every age group and in every genre of poetry. Many people also write poems for themselves and make self published books. Diversity of finnish language can be seen in song lyrics too. I would say that finnish people are quite a poetic folk. Maybe Tuomas feels more at home using ’old style’ words because often their meaning is more flexible and gives him more room to give different meanings to his lyrics. I’ll link one poem to you from Eino Leino who is considered one of the pioneers of finnish poetry. His poem has been made into a song and in this vid it has been translated to english too, it is sang by Vesa-Matti Loiri, a finnish actor/musician. Enjoy. ruclips.net/video/3KdDCT56NgQ/видео.html
First class comment. You'll be at the top. Thank you for you insights!
I don't know about Finnish poetry, but for me Tuomas does with words what Floor does with the voice. I don't know if you know what I mean. Yes, the music is fantastic and we all love Floor, but the NW lyrics are overlooked by 99% of RUclips reactors. And it's a pity because they are phenomenal, as you say, you don't hear that kind of words in other songs. Tuomas puts a lot of effort in the music but also on the lyrics. And just a final thing: after you have done reactions to all the songs, I hope you'll get comfortable, put your headphones on and listen to the whole album a few times. Your reactions and analysis made me realize the connection between different songs and change the meaning of certain words, even if it's not a "concept album" there's a common theme that creates a story from the first song to the last one. So maybe a final reaction/analysis of the whole album may be interesting.Merci!
I already do that with the 6 first songs and the B face (Nature). And I will. Thanks for the advice, the visit and little word!
I can totally relate to how Beste Zangers guided you to this Nightwish journey, for me it was the same but actually also much worse: although being Dutch I never heard of Floor Jansen or Nightwish. The sad thing is, that itself is really really Dutch. Floor and Nightwish are not well known in the Netherlands, althought that may have changed considerably since Beste Zangers.
And to make matters worse: I didn't even care much for Beste Zangers. My brother pointed me to Henk Poort with the Sound of Silence, after which I heard The phantom of the opera by Henk and Floor. It resulted in me buying the Human:II:Nature CD, and you helping me to understand the lyrics :-)
Merci Guylain!
Ha ha ha! What a journey, isn't it? A path that we will never forget.
That path was walked by many dutchies including me. I'm still mining youtube for first reactions to Ghost Love Score and love it still after hundreds reaction videos :) And I also discovered Aurora by watching reaction videos which is an added bonus. But my first platonic love is Floor and then Aurora ;)
Netherlands represent! Merci pour les mots affectives :) et tout ce que vous faites avec ce canal! La reaction/analyse Shoemaker a remplie mon coeur!
De rien l'ami! Is het je opgevallen dat de nieuwste video's Nederlandse ondertitels hebben? Bienvenue!
@@GuylainPrince pas encore :-)
First time i listened to this song.. BANG!! i liked it, and have been one of the favorites of mine from the new album ever since, the song got lines Tuomas wrote to celebrate Floor Jansen meeting her husband, and giving birth to her daughter, the main theme of the song, still being the human paen.
Now imagine being Floor as Tuomas did show her these lyrics for the first time, and discover he is celebrating what happened in her life, with some lines in this song, wow!! i belive Floor and Tuomas got a special place in the heart for this one, and maybe all in the band does, i am pretty sure this song is gonna be on every concert setlist..
The acostic version is awesome!!
I did knew that before working the song. This would have bee great to know; it shows care for the singer from Tuomas. I like this very much. Well, I guess that my [ANALYSE] will be a bit more on the 'general side'. Thanks for coming !
There is a lovely acoustic version of this done this year.
It was written for Floor and refers to her marriage and birth of her daughter Freya. So when she performs it, it's all her to the bones.
I agree! She embodies it so well!
"Fair winds, my love..." gets me right in the Feels EVERY time.. 😭
Me too!
This is marvellous
Isn’t it?
Great reactión Guylain!!
I saw the acoustic versión before the studio version, sounds very different,
In the acoustic you will find the right tempo that you was waiting,
Sublime is the word i would describe this performance
Keep enjoying the symphonic- metal
Stay safe
Oh, WOW, thank you! I will listen to it.
Vous parlez avec une telle clarté et une grande analyse avec les paroles de la chanson. Vous êtes gran.
I'm just a beginner at french and to found your channel is great tool to learn more.
Also awesome reaction, definitely you got a subscriber.
Merci beaucoup!
Ha ha ha ! Be careful, you might get the "French Canadian" accent instead of a more international one. :-)
Well i'm hoping to live in Canana, at least for a while. J'aime les forêt.
We all fell in love with Floor 💕💕💕 It is an honest love , You love her for who she is, and no doubt she is pretty, You alsoo love the fact she found love with a kick as husband, Hannes van Dhal, the current drummer of the Swedish Metal band Sabaton. And yes , every Nightwish fan is in love with Floor (Floortje according to Simene Simons from Epica ), (Yes I am in love with her too). I folded my hands for yoy just yet, It has been 15 years
Yes. I think we are all in love with her.
If even half of what she presents is accurate, Floor represents some of the best qualities a human can have. I think that is a good chunk of her appeal, even for people who have a different "type" appearance-wise.
looking forward to your reaction, one quick remark its one of the rare songs where Tuomas and also Floor stated where the song is about.... spoiler alert ...........some phrases in the song were written for Floor ... how she dealt with her burn out, how she met her husband (the northern lion) Hannes van Dahl, and how she deals with the fact of being a care taking mom and singer in a band..... pls stay safe.... grts
I didn't knew that when I recorded the REACTION and ANALYSE videos. But that makes a lot of sense. I will leave them as they are, so I don't refer to that directly, even if I had a 'hunch' about that. WOW ! My understanding of the song is pretty much in synchronicity with that. Well, I made a good job on the two coming out.
Guylain Prince it will be interesting to see your take on this, I suppose it's not as layered as the other songs so far on the album, but I have a very clear (in my mind) interpretation of this song, will be interesting to see what else you find which I had overlooked (which seems to be a common theme when watching you disassemble the lyrics of the song on this album) 😉
In fact, there are sections that we can understand at face value, but others, with few layers, like you said. My [REACTION] will be launch Monday night (20:00 for Europe). And my [ANALYSE], few days later. The first one was shot Friday, the other one, yesterday.
She speaks about it in Spotify's Metal talks, where she also shares lot of her personal history and experiences. It great thing to listen. 🙂
WOW ! These are references I will try to explore.
On this whole album, all the chorus are sung by all 3 singers, Troy, Marko and Floor. :)
Ok., thanks for stopping by !
"je suis débalancé mais très appréciatif" ... j'adore ! Ca sonne à la fois drôle mais tellement précis pour un français :)
Félicitations pour vos vidéos, un vrai bonheur !
Drôle et précis, pour un français. Il y a des expressions, oui, qui nous distinguent. En autant que vous les compreniez, je suis heureux!
Thank you Guylain Prince!
4th of May is my birhday, and I will see it as a nice birthday present.
I love this song! (the acoustic version at Planet Rock might be even better)
I find your reactions and analyzes on Nightwish very special and it fascinates me.
I already recorded the version of the album. Doing the subtitles as we speak. But promised the acoustic version reaction during the week. Two for the price of one, 'Dear one' ! And a very Happy Birthday!
Thank you@@GuylainPrince am curious about your reaction to the song .. with me it goes always straight to the heart every time I hear the song.
Pretty much the same here! You will see.
Thanks for this beautiful birthday present@@GuylainPrince!
Very nice to see that you can enjoy it as well ..
And as for Floor, I have have the same problem as you, for over 18 years, I have been following her since 2002, and for me she even has only gotten better for over the years, so that she really rises above everyone not only musically but also as a person .. really my undisputed number 1.
It is widely said that Tuomas has only the second verse have been written about Floor, but the way i see it, the entire song can be about Nightwish and Floor ..
Floor the woman without a child, who was asked during her recovery from a burnout to help the band get out of the problems caused by the loss of Anette during the world tour in 1012.
Both have their problems, but agree to make something of the tour together, and keep the band alive.
So they decide to solve their problems together and to forget them further.
I personally think the lyric "burn the rope and dance some more" translates that fantastic!
"Here is one from me" is probably a lyric that Floor added about how Floor got to know her husband (Hannes, the drummer for Sabaton, maybe the luckiest man on the planet) on the Nightwish world tour in 2012.
Together they had a child (Freya, is 1 day older than my youngest) ..
but of course this is only how i see it, and I am actually very curious about your analysis ..Thats the beauty of Music... everyone can interpret it in their own way.
Thanks for this beautiful birthday present!
its like christmas day,everytime you react new nightwish song. i really like your passion way to analyze song to writing text first. your reaction is pure lust to hear. thanx every reaction so far. yeah and this song i think,its this new album the masterpiece number one.
Well, I thing that you will enjoy my next two videos. My passion for the words of Tuomas comes to a new height.
@@GuylainPrince that im sure 100% that im gonna enjoy. there is still christmas left :) thanx guylain.
Such enjoyable reactions.
Unique, perceptive and real.
I do think there's something about Northern Europe generally and Finland in particular being predisposed to the more evocative lyrical style you note, mixing new and old, metal and folklore, the city and the sea, sadness and joy, modern life and timeless things.
Others do the same, I just think those cold Northern lands tend to do it better.
Well done!
WOW ! This is what I was looking for ! Yessssss ! I was trying to say something, here and there, and I think that the Québécois, also Northerners, can relate to that. Completely !
Another wonderful reaction. I enjoyed your tale of falling in love with Floor and I think most of us here can relate to that in some way or another. As for the song, it's a very beautiful song with a lovely message. I also love the small but simple details in the music, like how both the drums and the guitars mimic a beating heart at different points of the song, without drawing too much attention to it and changing the flow of the song. I look forward to hearing your deeper thoughts in the analysis!
I notice the double beat of the kick, and I found that odd. I did not spark this connection in my brain ! Way to go, my friend.
If you haven't already, you must also check out the accoustic version of this song. It's planet rock accoustic session featuring Troy and Floor. Wonderful reaction
I've seen it and recorded my reaction. I just did not have the time to post it.
"Floor" derives from "Flora". I'm sure I don't need to tell you what that is Latin for. 🙂 "Rose uprooted" refers to Floor uprooting herself from her life in the Netherlands. It's nice how "to uproot" is actually used in reference to plants as well as people, so it works well as a lyric.
WOWWWW ! What a beautiful insight! I did not know that when I recorded my video, nor did I know that the sevond verse was about Floor. It makes sense even more.
Another thing to note, as you may already know, (having fallen in love and all, *wink wink*) whether intentional or not, "now there's one who came from me" and the child references in the video correlate to Floor's own family, she has a young daughter, maybe 3-4 years old now (named Freya) with her husband, who plays the drums in the band Sabaton. As it turns out, Freya is the child that Floor is playing with in the "Noise" music video. Perhaps there is some level of reflection on the topic of new parenthood, and growing to "become" an elder, or one who offers guidance, at least to this child. Floor is also the youngest member of the band (I believe trailing Kai, the drummer by one or two years), so this chapter of her life may be something that Tuomas took inspiration from, watching her grow from her previous band, and seeing how she's developed as a member of their own band. Just a thought! :)
Here in south america Florencia/Flor (flower) is a suuuper common name but I never knew Floor was related to that aswell😭💜
@@Pitchblackbones Freya is not in the Noise video.
John Cobb The girl in Noice vid is daughter of one of the production crew age 8 years, not Freja.
Regarding the part about Floor.
I was only five years old when I first listened to Nightwish. It was their musical video for song "Nemo" which was played on some musical channel (I don't remember much about circumstances for obvious reason). It was the first time I listened to metal, even though I didn't know what metal was or about different genres. I think, this might be the reason why I love metal so much, because it impressed little me so much.
But I learned further about metal later in life when I stumbled across After Forever, first band of Floor. I consider Floor as my metal mama :D All kinds of metal bands came into my life after, but these two bands will forever hold a special place in my heart. Oh, how overjoyed I was when I learnt about her joining Nightwish! It's like two of my parents coming together, but without having any relationship before (this sounds strange, I know).
Btw, I highly recommend listening to After Forever's album "Invisible Circles". It may have less intricate lyrics, compared to Tuomas' pieces of art, bit it's a conceptual album about dysfunctional family and how it affects a child. She sings there with much more raw power and almost theatrical emotions. The only downside in this album for me is voice actors, but everything else is just absolutely wonderful.
P.S. I wanted to write about what Floor means to me, but I can't describe my feelings toward her even in my native language.
Ha ha ha ! to be frank, I would be a sucker for simpler song for a while. But not now!!! We are about to embark in our EPICA journey! 10 songs!
Thank you friar for navigating yourself in the realms of music! Like many people here I love your analyses and enjoy your take and perspective on the songs. Your focus and patience bring your personal meaning to the songs brought by Tuomas. Like he said, he wants us to feel and listen to the songs in our own way. I think Edgar Poe is not very far in is thought and song process. Like many people commented the words of Poe feel like a reaching mosaic that Tuomas can always go back for inspiration. I realy like that dynamic. He also has many others like Nightwish fans already pointed out.
Beste Zangers brought Floor Jansen to a wide range audience! I was familiar with her before the show. I have seen her and the band live in 2018 in...
Montréal! Au MTELUS le nouveau Métropolis! Je suis un vieux fan de Nightwish. En l'an 2000, j'étais présent pour leur premier spectacle en sol québécois. Le groupe a changé quelque peu, mais je suis toujours resté auprès de lui malgré toute les turbulences... Je suis bien heureux de l'ajout de Floor dans le groupe! Elle est très énergique et sa présence sur scène est mémorable. Bête de scène! Elle capte notre attention au premier coup d'oeil.
Merci pour vos analyses en espérant vous entendre sur d'autres groupes aussi! J'aimerais votre point de vue sur Rush et le progressif, mais aussi peut être sur des sonorités plus dûr! Si cela vous convient! Il n'y a pas d'obligation de ma part, je suis seulement quelqu'un qui a parcouru plusieurs genres dans la musique métal. La musique métal est très variée, il y en a pour tout le monde.
Merci d'un gars de la banlieue de Montréal!
WOW ! Merci pour le beau message. Oui, mois aussi, j'ai des goûts ecclectiques, un peu bizarres pour certains. Métalleux à mes heures, j'écoute du classique, du québécois, du Gospel, etc. La liste est longue. Je vais annoncer dans une semaine une anlyse de 10 chansons de Épica; je reviendrai pour une autre salve Nightwish et puis on partira vers d'autres cieux. À un moment donné, je présenterai le Folk Prog de l'Heptade à nos amis internationaux. Je suis certains que certains apprécieront. Sur ce, salut ! Je rentre ce soir au Québec!
Salut Gulain! I'm working my way through your REACTION/ANALYSE videos, and I'm enjoying them immensely. Your comments about falling in love with Floor and your comments about her being a cultural ambassador are bang on. From what I've gathered, Beste Zangers allowed Floor to be a cultural ambassador for the metal scene to her home country of the Netherlands. In the COVID shutdown, Floor has been getting more active on social media, including doing an interview with Pedro from A&P Reacts. I don't think she's done many other interview with reactors, but I can just imagine what an interview between you and Floor would be like. However given your focus on the lyrics it may be even more interesting to see an interview between you an Tuomas.
Oh, my Lord, those guys, I suspect, have a huge following. I am a simple Franciscan friar in a small city of Canada, with a channel that started 28 days ago. No rock band in its right mind would do such a thing. And I don't blame them at all. As for Floor, I would have a zillion questions, but again, no time for her to do that in the promo portion of their new album. These guys are busy to the bone. For now, I am full time working, and few hours a week to listen and to talk about their great music with a bunch of passionate people. I have to tell : they are amazing, those NW Army guys and the fanbase of NW. I wish I had known them a long time ago.
@@GuylainPrince It never hurts to dream. Bonne chance; maybe you'll reach the point where you have an opportunity to ask your questions. And we would all be there watching you and cheering.
I have a same kind of history than you. Of course I knew the Nightwish's history and Floor superficially, but the Bestezangers 2019 waked me up. First the "Phantom" with Henk Poort and then then "Shallow". Who is this gorgeous lady? Before I've seen her singing "O Holy Night" in Finnish" when heavily pregnant. It was also great. Then I dig deeper and now I'm so much wiser (as you are also). For me as a simply man this track is a relief. No hidden meanings and no references of the things I don't know. The message is kindness, caring and love in general (in the first verse). The "rope" here is a hanging rope (depression and suicide?) and the "blade" is hate. Burn and dull them and join us for the dance of Life. Tuomas wrote the second verse about Floor (we met where the cliff greets sea...and so on). It's about her connection of her husband and a child. Very beautiful song and a very beautiful reaction from you! And the acoustic version is just phenomenal.
Well, we reach the same conclusion, dear faithfull friend. And my [ANALYSE], already recorded since Saturday, will confirm that.
The rope and the blade is an intertext whth the poet and the pendulum. Some scars are meant to heal
Huh ! WOW. I did not know that, but it makes sense.
This song made me cry several times because with each time listeing, I discovered something new about it. Many things were already pointed out by some of the most popular comments here, like the call back to Elan and the references to Floor's child and burn-out, so I'm not going to repeat those.
A part of the lyrics that reaches right for my heart and grips it tight is "burn the rope and dance some more" and "dull the blade and dance some more" respectively. To me this is a direct reference back to the poet and the pendulum. Tuomas said that that song was a way for him to kill himself through his music, so that he did not do it in real life. With these lines now in "how is the heart" it is like he is finally concluding that chapter of his life for good. And he is doing so joyfully. As you said, the whole song is a celebration. A celebration of being alive, of living with and for oneself and others. It asks and simultaniously answers wh it is wll worth it, too. The answer is in the heart.
I have heard once or twice the Poet and the Pendulum. Never looked at the lyrics closely. Nice to know that some of the themes come back. Lets sing and let's dance ! bursting with life.
Your reactions are so pleasant to watch. Joy and wisdom in the same package ❤️
Keep doing what you do, you have yourself a subscriber here.
Oh, and this song is so good, makes me tear up every time.
It is a very good song.
Maybe you also would be interested in Ayreon. Floor Jansen sang on many albums of Ayreon and also sang at the live concert Ayreon Universe.
Floor’s sister Irene also contributed as did Marko from Nightwish.
Many very well known hard rock and metal musicians contributed to Ayreon. See Wikipedia.
Simone Simons and Mark Janssen of Epica both sang at the last live concert called The electric castle live..
Anneke van Giersbergen, who was a great example for young Floor, also sings on many albums of Ayreon and also on the two live concerts.
She now has her own band called VUUR but you must also listen to her previous band called the Gathering.
See the channel of Arjen Anthony Lucassen; he is Ayreon.
Greetings from the Netherlands. I live in the city next to the place we’re Floor was born.
I am a patient man. My ToDo list is getting longer and longer. One day, I will be able to do this.
the whole album is out of this world
I begin to think that as well. Still have 2 songs to do.
Veramente 3 ancora...
I already recorded [REACTION] to 'Procession". It will be on the internet very soon!
Yes... do agree.
My journey is virtualy the same. I had heard before of this dutch woman singing in Nightwish. Because of Beste Zangers I started my exploration of Nightwish and of Floor. As a matter of fact, I found out that in my Itunes library on my own PC I have three albums of After Forever, Floor's first band. I added those in 2006. How ignorent have I been not getting to know and appreciate Floor better and not discovering Nightwish before!
But the exploration since last september has now lead to me listening to Nightwish almost every day, watching interviews, trying to understand lyrics etc. And I am loving it.
Guylain, thank you for your little love letter to the Netherlands. We feel strongly connected to Canada, certainly on a day like tomorrow when we celebrate the 75th anniversary of our liberation. We owe a lot to you Canadians!
BTW: Did you notice the drums in the beginning and the guitar a little after halfway both play a beating heart? Just a little beautiful detail.
Nooooo ! I did not! I will have to look at this. Too bad, I already recorded my [ANALYSE]. But I learn something new from the visitors every single video I post on YT.
@@GuylainPrince Drums start at 0:10 and 1:25, guitar at 3:06 in the official lyric video.
The bridge at 12:12 is some of the most difficult and pretty singing ever. As you noticed it celebrates discovery and is all hope, and the music matches it.
That passage could be studied by performers, composers and lyricists intensively, and as you note one would find the best if Shakespeare & Kalevela in it.
The great reader that was Neil is able to bring together references that we can barely match. Thanks you for your insight. Interesting comparison!
On est tous en amour avec Floor ❤️❤️❤️ et oui, on a tous écouter Best Zangers
Ha ha ha ! Je ne suis pas le seul, alors? Pourquoi ne suis-je pas surpris?
Guylain Prince j’ai écouter tout les épisodes
J'etais un vieux fan de Nightwish, mais quand j'ai decouvert le dvd du spectacle de Wacken 2013, j'ai tomber dans une obsession sur Floor.
MadeOfWar moi aussi 😊
Guylain Prince didn't get a chance to respond to your comment on live chat. Colorado is beautiful so glad you were able to visit. Was going to Amsterdam for Nightwish but maybe next year,stay safe and healthy love what your doing!!💛🎶🎵🎼
Thanks ! Yup, had 4-5 meetings in Colorado Springs, got the chance to drive around during one of them. Breathtaking was my global impression.
@@GuylainPrince 💛👍
I'm sorry I missed the live broadcast, though with good reason. 20.00 today was the time we in the Netherlands we remember those who were the victims have fallen during WW2, tomorrow we celebrate our liberation.
It awaits you, when you are ready ! Don't miss the first 5 minutes !
@@GuylainPrince there has been, and will be, a connection between the Netherlands and Canada, and to me, even when I write this in English, it is more deeply felt across the whole of the Netherlands than the connection we have with the English. You might want to watch a 2015 clip from CNC m.ruclips.net/video/Kd1CGQ36tTU/видео.html
I will withhold the comments till part 2 😊
@@Paul_C Een gelegenheid om nooit te vergeten. I do not know if it's the right words but it comes from a French Canadian that is a student of history. I once had a conversation with a Jewish Man from Amsterdam at the Holocaust Museum in Montreal he was one of the only survivor of is hidden group. When I listened to his story I had no words. Never forget. Ne jamais oublier!
Thanks! Do you know the motto of Québec? Here it is: "Ik weet het nog." =
Merci! Your reactions are nice to watch and to listen to. Tuomas is in my opinion the best lyricist there is. They are a journey you have to explore with the music, a story you have to figure out. Tuomas does crosswords once a month to a Finnish crossword magazine. Although I have done crosswords for decades and I thought I was good in those, but to get into Tuomas ideas is really something you have to work hard to find out...!
Hi mind it completely different, his poetry as well. I don't have a slightness doubt about the quality of his work there as well.
I love crosswords too. Tuomas’ wife Johanna also takes part in crossword making, it is their joint passion. Johanna draws the pictures and writes the hints. I found an article of their first published crossword, sorry it is only in finnish. www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000005098043.html
Wonderful reaction yet again thankyou so much
My pleasure. Really.
Cher frère Guylain, thank you for your kind words regarding the Netherlands. When it comes to Dutch musicians, there is a lot for you to explore. Especially since you are also a lover of Prog! Therefore I give you one name in particular: Arjen Anthony Lucassen. He is a Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer best known for his long-running progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. If you are interested and want to know more, just let me know and I can give you some more information. One little piece of information I give you already now: he invites many guest musicians and singers for his projects. And the beloved Floor Jansen is one of the singers that quite regularly sings on his albums! So Ayreon may be an idea for a future series :-). Kind regards from the Netherlands!
Dont worry about the Ayron project. It has been on my radar for 2-3 months. I bagan to listen to a musical piece and it was a king of mutli-character rock opera. I told myself : have to check this out when I will have a bit of time. I already have the intention looking into this artist's work very soon.
I really love this song and all other songs, too.
But this song is in my opinion a very special one. It may reflect some peoples hearts and all the sufferings they carry around. And in this context combined with the celtic sound it is uplifting and maybe give hope to people.
I think Nightwigh did a great job with this song and the whole album (and to release it even if we all have these hard and difficult time dur to COVID-19).
When I listen to the album (with the lyric videos or just close my eyes) especially this song gets very deep into my sould and heart.
The acoustic version is worth listening as not many rock or metal songs can be sung in an acoustic version but this one is beautiful in acoustic version.
You will enjoy it.
Take care and stay safe and healthy.
So true. I will listen the acoustic version.
3:20 You are most welcome in my home if you are ever in the Netherlands
Ha ha ha! Thank you!
Thank you for another great video, pleasure to watch and enjoy the music with you (and as always I learned something new about the song that I was not able to catch myself yet) Two things: First, as much as you love to listen to the Dutch language, I have to say that a big part of me enjoying these videos of yours is how beautifuly your French sounds, it really caresses the soul :). And second, you NEED to listen to the acoustic version of this song: "How's The Heart Acoustic (Planet Rock acoustic session)". It is basically the very first chance to hear how Floor sings a song from the new album live. And it is absolutelly brilliant experience!
Don't worry ! I will. Very soon.
Merci for this great reaction! Very authentic! Keep up the good work! And I also heard we are the tallest people on earth. Didnt know that lol. Well....my sister and my wife are both the exact same length as Floor is. Greetings from a tall Dutchman 😉
Well... I gor this statistique from Wikipedia and two/three documentaries on your country. It is supposed to be of public knowledge! Anyhow, thanks for the kind words.
What a great reaction. Actually i must say every reaction of you about Nightwish and Floor is great. The way you bring a reaction, its like you tell us a story. I hope to see your reaction of Beste Zangers. 👍😀 I wish you the best 👊
Thanks ! You are right: totally and genuinely in love with Floor and Nightwish. To be followed.
Ça fait longtemps, que j'ai vraiment écouté à les paroles d'une chanson. Graçe à vous j'ai retrouvé le plaisir que ça me donne. En plus: je peux encore pratiquer le Français. Ça fait longtemps aussi. Merçi beaucoup!
De rien! Mon plaisir. En fait, voilà EXACTEMENT l'objectif de cette série. Mettre en valeur les mots, sans oublier la musique et le sens.
Hi from The Netherlands ;-)
I have only discovered your channel very recently, but I am really enjoying both your reactions and analyses you have posted here. Wow. It is great to see someone with your experience and professional background in text analyses applying your skills and insights to a genre that I would not immediately associate with a friar. However, you're obviously also really enjoying and appreciating the music, and that is wonderful to see. I really appreciate your effort in subtitling your videos, as my French is not nearly good enough to be able to follow the way you analyse the lyrics here. So, keep up the great work, I think it is a valuable addition to the many, many very shallow reactions you can find flooding the internet from people joining the Nightwish/Floor Jansen bandwagon.
I have heard Tuomas being refered to as "metal Mozart". What do you think about that qualification? Would you say that that is a fair comparison? To whom would you liken his contributions to music?
I will say something very technical. I would say that is is the actual Mozar of "prosody". This word means : tha ability to bring together words and music (prose + melody=prosody). I think his ability reaches more than the metal subgenre. He brought metal to the level of classical music. Nothing less.
What a pleasure to hear you are interested in our little country :)
As allways i enjoyed to watch! you tell with so much passion and joy.
A truly beautifull song! Beautiful cause of the music but even more because of the lyrics and message.
And it is the favourite song of Floor on the album ❤️
Ha ha ha ! I sure did. Last fall, in fact. And more recently, to see so many visitors from you country... One of my favourite songs of Jacques Brel is Amsterdam. A long tome ago, I was intrigued by this city and harbour, this "people of the sea". At the time, I did not go further. This is different, now, because of Floor. When I hear 'Pays-Bas", my attention is raised.
Absolutely marvellous reviews and reactions! Thank you for putting the time and passion towards the music (and english subtitles!). Greetings from Belarus :)
You are most welcome ! And peace to you.
Dear Sir,
This was a opening i have to let sinck in...you know what: i am just gonna watch that whole intro again 👍
...that was just lovely. Yep she is from the south, from Noord Brabant near Tilburg, where she attended at the Rock academy.
She is tall, yep but not the tallest...😁 like #ComeOn 😎
Trying to figger out how to respond...Like yep we are cultural very diverse and Floor is a part of that and a very good one ofc and we have a lot to discover, so i hope you will also enjoy that journey.
And ofc Thank you for your videos and for the time and effort you put in them...ok for a good cause, but still 👌
They are fun, i enjoy them very much!
...Have Fun 🖐
That was a nice reference to Phill Collins 👍 but the difference between the two is really Troy on this, he makes it the way it is imo.
Do not know if it is only Troy who goes to the low or Marko.
They have also released a acooustic version between Troy and Floor of this song...it is 🤔... well just listen to Floor...😁....👀...🤣 ok 👍 me talked to soon...😎
Till the next 1....🖐
Thanks to both of you. I will follow your suggestions, as soon as I can.
@@GuylainPrince both of you....👀
Ehm....yeah...ehm....😔
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Thank you once again, it was a great pleasure watch this one.
Second verse in this song, that is what Tuomas wrote to Floor and her family. (I saw already comments to this here)
Yes, we all love Floor. If I see her interview, I guess I start happy smile when she has got second word out... :D
BTW, reactor from Canada (A&P Reacts) made an interview with Floor, really nice. If you have time pls check it out. She spoke also what kind of difficulties she had with this album. And, cos we have heard from Kai Hahto maybe first time, that there is 3 songs what NW will not perform in live. And later have heard that Shoemaker is one of those. And now Floor said they MIGHT think it again, cos so many have asked that song!!! So, maybe there is small hope, that they will do it in concert!!! And that Floor´s comment to "Tribal" :D .
About Finnish poetry or songwriting. Someone already took Kalevala as a sample. And we must remember how Kalevala has strong roots in Karelia, while some poems are collected also from Estonia. But Tuomas comes from Finnish side Karelia (bigger part is in Russian side). So, who knows, might his ancestors have had poem makers in their family lines. In that area those things went often in family lines. I mean they might have gone several hundreds of years inside same family...
Yes, I seems. I did not know at the time.
Tuomas is a big Edgar Allen Poe fan. The word "paean", used a lot in this song, comes from the works of Poe. One connotation of paean is tribute. Makes that sentence easier to understand.
WOW ! I would have like to know that befor my [ANALYSE]. It makes sense so much. Thanks !
j'aime toujours voir vaux réaction =) / oui je crois que il est dure de résisté aux charme de Floor *O* /merci pour cette vidéo j'ai hâte de voir l’analyse , je vais m'empresser d’aller la regardé =)
Merci ! Content de voir que vous en appréciez plusieurs!
Chanson relatant en partie la rencontre de Floor avec Hannes (We met where the cliff greets the sea" Et référence à Élan aussi) et la venue de leur fille Freja ("Now there's one who came from me/a child of light)! C'est magnifique !
Je ne le savais pas avant d'analyser le chant et de l'avoir enregistré. C'est un commentaire ci-haut qui m'a appris cela.
Bonjour! Salutations depuis la Suisse. Merci pour ces précieux moments de partage! Outre le fait que cet album sorte en des temps si troublés, son sens premier n'en est que plus puissant! Keep up! J'aime le sens, et vous faites sens.
Merci, cher ami de Suisse. J'ai eu l'occasion de visiter votre beau pays à quelques reprises, mais seulement dans la région de Zurich. Je vous salue chaleureusement depuis Jérusalem, et bientôt, depuis le Canada. Au plaisir de vous retrouver.
Merci Guylain; anxious waiting for your analyse. Stay healthy; greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks! Best wishes to you too!
Merci de votre analyse vraiment agréable. Ça m'interesse beaucoup. Je voudrais bien visiter Quebec, alors c'est superb que vous est passioné par Floor et les Néerlandais. A la prochaine, je vous Remerci de La Haye, Pays-Bas
Grands mercis. Pour moi, c'est une belle découverte que votre pays. Au plaisir de continuer d'échanger.
Guylain you may want to see Floor on Beste Zangers 2019,she sings: Shallow,Phantom of The Opera,About Love I don't Know A Thing,Winner,and more I think you will appreciate the back story on the other singers who's songs she is singing.
It is already done, my friend. I did that last fall, as it unfolded. And I loved every minute of it.
Yay, a new video! Thanks for the shout out to the Netherlands. We have some amazing music. You already discovered Within Temptation, but Delain is also worth listening to! Delain toured with Nightwish (as opening act) but is a magnificent band in it's own right. Marco of Nightwish did some songs with Delain too by the way. And I still love After Forever, the first (Dutch) band with Floor.
Also I would like to thank you for all the work that goes into these [REACTION] and [ANALYSE] video's. Making a French translation, adding subtitles, do a background check and dive into the words.. I know it's time consuming but it's highly appreciated! See you soon for the reaction to How's the Heart!
Well, I found many 'tricks of the trade' to cut the production vids. The reaction takes not time at all. For 20 minutes, it takes 40. The analysis takes a bit more time of preparation, but now, everything is live. Even the mistakes. The tedious part are the subtitles. But, hey! they worth every minute I put into them. The joy of sharing with passionate people is invaluable.
Along with the great Dutch bands you mentioned, I would add EX LIBRIS - they are crazy talented with plenty of great original ideas (as witnessed by their newest trilogy "Anne"), to say nothing of having, to my opinion, the second best operatic voice in Metal... If EX LIBRIS keep going, there is a new sun on the horizon.
While speaking of rock legends of your land, I can't go without mentioning AYREON almost instantly. Now THIS would be a universe of Prog music dear Brother Guylain could explore for years (provided he does not already know Arjen Lucassen's oeuvre). And to only think the tall Dutch wizard gets all those wonderful vocalists to sing his parts! The "creme de la creme" of living voices.
Another vote for Delain from me! Charlotte Wessels is another Dutchwoman endowed with a wondrous voice.
In Finland we often go towards even joy and happiness through melancholy, I think🤔😊 that is what I hear in this song.. Great reaction, as allways👍
Well, to be frank, I think it is also the common experience of Northerners. We have the same, here. In Québec.
Guylain Prince, thank you so much for your wonderful reaction videos, it’s a pleasure to watch them and listen your thoughts. I love the way you are doing them, that you first read the lyrics and then enjoy the musical implementation. It’s unbelievable how much work and love you put in them.
Please don’t laugh at me, everyone has different passions. I’m a Brony, a (43 year old guy from Germany) adult fan of a (Canadian) cartoon series for kids about friendship, My Little Pony - Friendship Is Magic. I just love the characters, the writing for them goes very deep for a kids cartoon, you can identify with them. The stories alway contain a little lesson you can relate to in real life. There is a lot of fanmade art, animations and music. Unfortunately people laugh at us, because they can’t understand how adult people could like a cartoon for little girls. You seem to be an open minded person, so please forgive me for asking you.
It would be an honor if you could listen to 2 fanmade songs. They are a bit in the style of Nightwish, but please don’t expect the same quality, they are made by fans without budget just for fun. You don’t need to do a video, but it would be awesome if you could write your thoughts.
The first one is a lyric video, the second one is instrumental.
ruclips.net/video/vc5XBXdQbw8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/uKwEO0gxq6E/видео.html
Greetings from Germany! I’m can’t wait for your next Nightwish reaction and analysis.
Thank you for your kind words. As for the cartoons, don't worry. I have a child's heart for those things. I miss watching them with my nephew/nieces when they were little. We a a 90 yo friar who still does. He answers the phone and welcomes the visitors in our house. We can hear him laughing everywhere in the house. I'll will look at your suggestions when I have 5 minutes. On my way back to Canada.
That’s great when he has fun watching them, you’re never to old, even if others tell you otherwise.
Thank you for your time, I hope you’ll like the songs.
i love the way you started your last words.i want to "Finnish" with a word for my friends in the Netherlands
:-) Nice touch, without knowing it.
have you ever looked in the acustic live version with Floor and Troy ? Its wonderful..
Yes, listened to it! Liked it, yes! No reaction on the net.
Guylain Prince, thank you for your work! Don't stop!
Hey, thanks !
The mother tongue of Tuomas, Finnish, is not an Indo-European language. That gives an additional layer to his poetry. The fact that you don't speak English as your first language allows for some out-of-the-box thinking in sentence structures and vocabulary. Especially when your own language is so much different from English.
Many times I thougt of that. His English words find a French-Canadian open heart to resonate. Of course, I will 'hear them' with my cultural background. Only thing we can do in these corcumstances, is calling to our common human heart. That is the best I can do.
Absolutely loved the reaction, with a song that at first didn't catch me, but the more i listen and read it, the more i love it! This album needs to be heard many more times...now i'll wait for your very pointed and good analysis!
Still curious about the last three songs!!! You'll love them sure, expecially the last i think!! Keep up your excellent work of wisdom towards us Guylain!
You will love the [ANALYSE] because it explains things that are more difficult to grasp. You will love it even more.
I wonder if you noticed that those NIGHTWISH songs which talk about things in life and death as a natural occurence, tend (especially lately) to assume the form of folk metal, no matter how serious some of the lyrics may be. The before mentioned "Elan" off their previous record is another "easy" example. Both that and the current one deal with compassion and empathy - and joie de vivre which is associated with "life as it was meant to be". Dark and sad songs for Tuomas are usually reserved to depict inner plight, torments and passions of a creative person, loves unrequited and moments lost. This, as you diagnosed already by the second verse, is overwhelmingly more light than darkness, and I remember Tuomas reiterating that the whole "Human. Nature" is intrinsically an optimistic record. He still believes in us humans you know. :))
I would say that 'Noise' and 'Procession" have a darker perspective on humanity. I haven't listen to the two last songs, yet! In general, the whole album i much more positive and optimistic than negative and pessimistic. So, I agree with that.
Thanks..merci..i lean france
De rien, monsieur! N'hésitez pas à revenir et ce, quand vous voulez.
I love what you do. Just my small opinion from Ireland. It’s a small world these days. Have you experienced the wonder of Nighwish song; the greatest show on earth? It in my mind is everything of life from birth of the universe to the inevitable end and the little time humankind is here to experience it. We were here , at least we can say that. If there is anyone to hear it, is another question 😊🤘, I love your opinion, and analysis 👍👌😎
I will, dear friend. Made a small visit, two times, in the Dublin area (meetings), but I loved what I saw. I do, presently, a series on Nightwish, their past repertoire. TGSOE will schaduled next year! It will come soon!
Wow, super vidéo encore une fois !!
Superbe hommage à Floor et son pays... Elle qui sait si bien transmettre les émotions avec son talent immense, et qui reste si proche de ses fans et si accessible ! Je ne sais pas si tu connaissance de cette histoire, mais lors de sa tournée solo au début de l'année, nous nous sommes réunis à La Haye, 35 personnes du Discord... Et Trinx notre Mère à tous ainsi que Denise notre Traductrice officieuse "Approved by Floor ;-)" nous ont dit avoir négocié une interview entre Floor et elles en amont du show. Une fois réunis sur place, Trinx nous a annoncé qu'en fait elles nous cachaient une partie de la vérité depuis plusieurs semaines. Le rdv avec Floor n'était pas réservé à elle et Denise, mais nous allions en fait tous rencontrer Floor pour une petite séance de questions/réponses...
J'avoue que si on m'avait demandé "How's the Heart" à ce moment, j'aurais demandé quelques instants avant de répondre ;-)
On a tous découvert une personne d'une humilité déconcertante, limite aussi nerveuse que nous au début, puis complètement à l'aise au fil des minutes... Une petite "photo de classe" avec Floor au milieu de ses fans pour finir, et direction les premiers rangs de la salle ensuite, pour assister au concert appuyés sur la scène à ses pieds... Une journée mémorable aux Pays-Bas !!
Après cette petite digression, je te rejoins totalement sur le contraste entre ce que l'on attend en ayant juste lu les paroles, et le côté très enlevé et joyeux de la musique en fin de compte ! Et vu que tu as parlé d'enfant au féminin dans ta traduction, je déduis que tu est parfaitement au courant que Tuomas a ouvertement dédié ce couplet à Floor, sa rencontre avec Hannes, et la naissance de Freja. Joli cadeau du Maestro...
Et pour finir, oui, tu DOIS écouter la version acoustique, elle est absolument magique !!
Merci beaucoup :-)
Imagine-toi donc que j'ai appris que c'était inspirée par Floor. Juste avant de compresser et d'expédier la vidéo à RUclips, j'ai ajouté cette petite information à toute vitesse. D'ailleurs, mon empressement m'a entraîner à faire une faute d'intattention, j'ai introduit de 'Viens et entre' dans tous les refrains, ce qui n'est pas le cas.
Quant à ce dont tu parles, la chance que tu as eue de ce moment avec Floor, tu vas t'en rappeler toute ta vie. Je peux me tromper, évidemment, mais je crois qu'on va encore parler de cet album dans 20 ou 30 ans.
Spectacular reaction!! Loved your brilliant insights into the song and look forward to more!! Cheers from Vancouver Island, Canada
Oh, Jeff! I've been two times in Victoria, and loved the place ! You are a lucky man to live among such wonders. As for the nice comments, thanks !
@@GuylainPrinceFantastic!! I do find myself very lucky to live here. :) Cheers!!
I had the same journey with Floor, that you had. But ”Beste zangers” has an extra layer for me, as does Floor.
In Sweden, we have a ”spin-off” to ”zangers”. It`s called ”Så mycket bättre”(meens so much better).
Mostly the same concept, but in a different setting. Recorded on my island Gotland, in a local guest-house.
Also, Floor lives in Sweden, since some years...
Looking forward to many more reactions and analyzes from you!
Thnak you for the insights. I know one thing for a very long time : I have a lot of interest in Scandinavia. Especially Sweden and Finland. I have to say that this journey about Nightwish made me a happy man. I heard so much about your countries!!! (and the Netherlands). I am just more interested to get to know you more!
good morning from this dutch cheesehead, living in germany.....
1. how is YOUR heart my canadian friend ?
as always you got me off guard, lol ....though i knew the meaning of large parts of the song already , you made it that i saw and heard this song diffferent, never watched for the video and saw the visual change of city, nature and back to the city ... also Tuomas has a writing style of changing the perspectives.....parts of the song are from his perpective and adresses them to all, parts of the song are adressed to Floor, (and changing to her perspective) and the way she dealt with dealing with her depression aka burnout, becoming mother, married.....a.s.o.
thx also for the shout out to my country The Netherlands, we have so much wonderfull memories of your country, also in my own family.... my mother (87) is still in contact with WW2 veterans and managed to invite and meet some of the last ones a few years ago..... have a nice day and grts. from the Dutch cheesehead, member of the Nightwish Army, Orange Legion
Ha ha ha ! Love your little comments, here and there. Thanks. I did not know, when I recorded my [ANALYSE], some of the stuff you wrote up hear. I wish I knew. But hey! this video is not perfect, I am not this means that there is room for dialogue.
Exuse rhe 2y reaction from me! You hit my heart with new and christian analisys (at least from humanst angle witch realy make my 💓tick) love from a criminal addicted kind elder man on a stady travel against recovery🤘🇸🇪😎🇸🇪🤘
*rth should *being late*... "late*, by the way, I'm a great fan of Genisis (Phil C) and Nightwish (Floor J)
Love JJ
Don't worry! I have been around as well. I can take it! Feel at home on my channel. Peace to you !
The second part of the song is about Floor meeting her husband and having a child named Freya..
Thanks. I know that, now, after shooting the video...
Le deuxieme couplet (We met where the cliff greets the sea.... Now there's one who came from me) font directement référence à Floor et son mari Hannes (batteur du groupe Sabaton) et leur fille Freja :) C'est un "cadeau" que Tuomas a fait à Floor et évidemment un couplet très émotif à chanter pour elle.
C'est bien ça. Je ne le savais pas au moment d'enregistrer cette vidéo, mais on m'a informé de cela, oui. Depuis ce temps. Je vois une belle délicatesse de sa part.
Celui qui chante avec Floor c’est Troy biensure. Les deux ont faites aussi le meme chanson just les deux ensemble, mais acoustique, avec Troy sur le guitar. Vous pouvez le trouver sur RUclips.
Il y a trois voix sur la version studio. Certains m'ont suggéré que Tuomas a une belle voix basse et qu'il a déjà chanté. Marko aussi est là.
The most interesting line here to me is "an act of kindness without an amen", which I take to be a rebuttal if the idea spread by certain religious sects that it is difficult, or even impossible, to be a truly moral person without the guidance of religion.
If that is indeed the meaning of the lyric, I have to agree; religion can strengthen ones resolve to always act in a moral fashion, but that desire to be a good person has to be there from the start. Morality comes from within--it cannot be provided by an external source.
My favorite line, however, is "burn the rope and dance some more", just because there's so much analysis to do on just that one line, especially if you're using the rest of the song, and even some of the previous songs on the album, as context. Regardless of how much context you want to use and how in-depth you want to go with your analysis of that line, it starts with realizing that it's meant to be a colloquialism for staying up late into the night. The "rope" is the wick of an oil lamp--the kind of lamp you'd have for everyday use. Such a lamp would use something inexpensive and easily available as a wick, likely a piece of twine or thin rope. So when you "burn the rope" it means you've been using the lamp for so long that the oil has run out, and now you're just burning the wick.
Hello Trevor! As always, the poetry of Tuomas makes place for many interpretations. For "without an amen", I agree. And, as I said, even for the religious person, being attentive and kind, listening to the one in need is the key element, here. As for the "burning the rope", I know the expression - now, but not when I did the video -, and I understand how it makes full sense in that context. But I would not close the discussion... yet! Since you still have, in the following chorus "dull the blade", which is a clear indication toward "death". Unmistakably. Especially with "Harvest" and "Endlessness" in mind. The rope is bound to carry - also but not only - the meaning of "temptation of death".
Another magnifique reaction Guylain! Although coming from Finland I am not very into Finnish poetry. Mainly because I am like you, living with another mother tongue than the majority of the inhabitants. Finland is a biluangal country by law and besides Finnish there is a small Swedish speaking minority, ca 5 % of the population, that has its rights rooted in our constitution. Of course I am familiar with the Finnish culture, but the Swedish speaking Finns have their own culture.
But in other comments the Finnish mythology epos Kalevala has been mentioned and early in Tuomas' musical journey I think also Kalevala has had an impact on the music and lyrics he created. Greetings from the land of Kalevala.
Thanks for the insight. Wonderful to know better other countries culture!
Guylain, As always, I had a thoroughly enjoyable time watching and listening to you react to Nightwish. I thought I would send along some of my (lengthy) thoughts on the song. I’ve broken it into two parts, with the second part attached as a comment to this comment.
/We see a mother with no child/
/We meet a stranger poor, exiled/
/How's the heart while it still beats?/
/Asks a no one/
/Another John Doe/
/Sorrow hides well in your shell/
/A fellow man with hurt to spare/
/Dear one, here I am to share the fear/
/An act of kindness/
/Without an amen./
To begin, we are introduced to three characters: we [narrator, later referred to as 'me'], a mother, a stranger
/We see a mother with no child/
How can a mother not have a child? Is the child dead? The "job" of motherhood is to care for a child (one incapable of caring for himself). Is this 'mother' symbolic of anyone who cares for those who need care?
/We meet a stranger poor, exiled/
I immediately thought biblically [as a devout atheist myself, and knowing that Tuomas is not religiously inclined, I see nothing wrong with appropriating bible ideals in one's writing; I will be quoting the NIV]. Isaiah 58 has God reprimanding his people for seeking Him out through action-less fasting and prayer-giving mere lip service to their godliness:
'3 ...on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice [prayers] to be heard on high. 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves [KJV: afflict his soul]? Is it only for bowing one's head [praying] like a reed...'
The people are then instructed in the right way for them to behave if they want God to recognize their efforts:
6'Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer [KJV: poor that are cast out] with shelter-when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?'
I also thought of the parable of the Good Samaritan that was told to illustrate who a person's 'neighbour' is when Jesus said to love your neighbour as yourself: a man who was naked, beaten and nearly dead along the roadside was ignored by two religiously devout men, when eventually along came a (despised by the Jews) Samaritan who actually stopped and then cared for the man.
The perspective now shifts from the we/me narrator:
/How's the heart while it still beats?/
/Asks a no one/
/Another John Doe/
I have no idea how familiar you are with Nightwish's song, "Nemo", but these three lines brought that song to my mind. In this song, a 'no one' a 'John Doe', asks someone how the heart is while it still beats.
'Nemo' is Latin for 'nobody' or 'no one'. In the song he is "one of the lost ones/the one without a name"--the very meaning of 'John Doe'.
Why does Nemo consider himself lost and what is he looking for? He says he is 'Without an honest heart as compass/.../To find the missing lifeline/.../All I wish is to dream again/My loving heart/Lost in the dark/For hope I'd give my everything.'
It's interesting that his honest/loving heart is his missing lifeline and what he he desires-the heart is, literally, the lifeline of a person, both physically, emotionally, spiritually (if you will). And that heart allows one to have hope, for which Nemo would 'give my everything'.
Nemo seems to have suffered the same fate as the supposedly-religious in the Bible: they were heartless.
The focus now shifts back to the we/me:
/Sorrow hides well in your shell/
/A fellow man with hurt to spare/
There doesn't seem to be any blame here; there is no thoughts of the person deserving his fate, but rather the narrator recognizes instead the sorrow, even though it's hidden beneath a tough exterior.
More importantly, the narrator recognizes humanity: 'a fellow man'.
From what I know of Tuomas, my guess is that he is a secular humanist, and with that philosophy, he most likely believes that humans can be good without god. Secular humanists care about the wellbeing of others because of the acknowledged and shared humanity. The title of the album, after all, is 'Human Nature'. And Tuomas has mentioned in interviews that he believes the album is about the great things within humanity worth celebrating, so I think all songs need to have that as a touchstone when analyzing them.
/Dear one, here I am to share the fear/
/An act of kindness/
/Without an amen./
And this is why I believe that he is focusing on the secular humanist aspect: 'without an amen' -- unlike God's people praying to Him in Isaiah, humans should, when they are able, help carry the burdens of others: 'share the fear' and then actually act, and not just pray. For many of us non-believers, the words, "I'll pray for ___" when not followed by actions, ring hollow. Forget the prayers, show acts of kindness.
/How's the heart/
/Underneath the silence?/
/How's the one/
/Drowning in the mire?/
The chorus is sung with the three part harmony. I think all four of these lines can be asked of both the giver and the receiver of the preceding verse. Givers are often silent and also are drowning in their own mire, and yet reach out to others who are silent and drowning in a mire as well.
/Let us sound a human paean/
/Come in, the fire's warm/
'Paean' is such a great choice of words here. It's a song of praise or thanksgiving, but Paean was also a Greek god of healing. And an interesting quote from Wikipedia that by the 4th century a paean was given '...either to implore protection against disease and misfortune, or to offer thanks after such protection had been rendered'
In the song, it's not just paean, but human paean: a praise to humans by humans for their humanity.
The poor and downtrodden are invited in to the circle of humanity, to join by the warming fire.
/Burn the rope and dance some more/
A lot of people seem to think this and the phrase 'dull the blade' hearkens to Tuomas and the song 'The Poet and the Pendulum', but I like to think that the rope line talks more about freeing oneself from the fetters that were binding them down, whether that be Nemo's lost honest heart or the Israelites' need to 'untie the cords of the yoke'. Your burden has been lifted, come in, warm up, dance by our fire.
I won't focus on the following few lines because I believe a lot of people have talked about the nod to Floor and her family.
/We met where the cliff greets the sea/
/Shared a story, took the leap/
/Rose up rooted, hid a note/
/You know where/
/You've been there/
/Now there's one who came from me/
/A child of light, another tale/
/Dear one/
This part really touches me, being a father and all that comes with those feelings for my own children. Of course Floor had a child, but I want to focus on these lines:
/Night will come but not to stay/
/Oh, why?/
/The answer's in the/
What night will come? Death? Probably not because it is 'not to stay'. The answer to why the night will not stay is in the thought expressed by the chorus: asking how the heart is and then acting on improving the conditions for the one. So the night most likely is referring to those physical, emotional, spiritual things that get a person down. You can overcome the night by participating in the giving/receiving of that which lifts the heart.
/Fair winds, my love/
/Fly towards the calm/
/Fly utterly lost/
/Towards a beating heart/
/A beating heart/
I'm not sure exactly what I think of this last verse. I'll start with the end and the fact that there appears to be two beating hearts (at least it has 'a beating heart' twice). This could represent the mother and child or the two who took a leap?
I like to think of it as the favorable winds of circumstance fly toward the beating hearts of both the giver and receiver of human kindness.
Again, like the song "Harvest", this song celebrates humanity living a life worth living.
Peace be unto you,
~Scott
Thanks for your 'Lenghty thougts". Just to tell you that I did NOT read them, YET! I will, after I finish my [ANALYSE) video. Promised !
Guylain Prince I just watched your ANALYSE and, as usual, enjoyed your thoughtful, and thorough look into the song.
@@GuylainPrince Just curious if you ever got back to check out my thoughts.
I think (not sure) in the end Troy came in and Marko finalized it with his vocals so they all three were at the same time shortly.
Oh yes! I can hear Troy as a tenor. I was impressed with the lower notes...
@@GuylainPrince Yes it was Troy singing the lowest part on top of his own higher harmony - a very rich sounding low C
Another great reaction..with a❤from northern germany Friar (i hope its correct🤔) oh, i forget, Floor and Troy do a acoustic version live at Planet Rock..it is awesome 🤗😊
It is ! Peace to you.
@@GuylainPrince Stay safe☺️
I see you have become acquainted with Dennis Hoffs. Thank God for Dennis. She translates most of the interviews and other things in the Dutch language. I also loved Floor on this show. What a beautiful concept for a show. No competition! Just 7 great singers honoring each other with a special song each week. So much more personal and emotional than our stupid American Idol type shows. I really was sad to see it come to an end. I agree with your opinion regarding the depth of Tuomas' poetic genius. His poetry is one of the biggest draws for me to Nightwish's music. As you stated, most music lyrics are simplistic and aimed at the masses, focusing on alternate rhyming and common words that flow off the tongue easily. Usually with no more than 3 syllables. Tuomas writes lyrics (poetry) using very sophisticated wording that presents many difficulties for the vocalist to enunciate in a musical format. He also rarely focuses on rhyming. This is a beautifully uplifting song my friend. I think that on the upcoming tour, Nightwish will perform this song in place of "I Want My Tears Back". Both have a very Celtic feeling to them and both allow Troy to play his beautiful pipes. I look forward once again to your in depth analysis of this wonderful song. Be well my wonderful friend. Always a pleasure to spend some time with you and Nightwish. Peace.
Peace ! And thank you for your beautiful comment.
Your reactions are always very enjoyable. Very interesting statistic about the Netherlands having the tallest people. I also saw that on more than one chart. I was in the U S Navy for 20 years and made two trips to American Samoa. I’m 6’ tall and most of the men and a few of the women were taller than me. Maybe it was just the area I was in, but these people were very tall ...and wide. 😄🤘
Ha ha ha ! I love it !
How`s the heart while it still beats?
Asks a no-one
Another John Doe
I missed something on those line. It is written 'Asks'. It means : someone unkown ask to another one. This is even better.
Netherlands have been cultural innovators since the Dutch Masters painted. They have always been a culture unafraid to invent. After all they built the entire country with polders, governed it with an elective monarchy, pioneered much of today's market driven policy, and spread this to the UK after 1688. Where it was largely the basis for the British Empire that took over the world using it's commercial and maritime law.
Geographically Netherlands is between Britain, France, Germany, Scandanavia...so one expects all influences and a kind of filtering of them.
Floor and the Netherlands were, for me, a beautiful discovery, one that I sill appreciate at the highest level.
nice reaction
Thank you!
Interesting to see a monk reacting to Nightwish!
And it surprises you ?
@@GuylainPrince Little bit yes, but it is interesting. Maybe I have viewed religious people in a different way, nice to see a different point of view. Keep up the good work!
@@Latexi_LMX I would suggesr that Quebec is a uniquely evolved place and it's best Catholic clergy have learned to be part of the modern world and assist it to retain critical values as it evolves into a world leading culture. Those that would not learn this lost all influence with the old corrupt Union Nationale.
There is also a "Pastor Reacts" channel and he is quite different, though also appreciates a wider range than you might expect.
Toumas wrote this whole album with the mindset to really challenge Floor, Troy and Marko's voices with lots of triple harmonies.
I really wonder who is the very low voice?
and listen the acoustic version!
It will be done.
La version acoustic ❤️❤️❤️
Ouiiiii ! Avant la fin de la semaine.
Guylain Prince merci. Cette version est merveilleuse ❤️❤️❤️
La version acoustique que Floor et Troy ont performés récemment pour Planet Rock est selon moi supérieure à celle sur l'album. Floor a dit que Tuomas a écrit plusieurs phrases pour elle spécifiquement, comme "We met where the cliff greets the sea" à propos de sa rencontre avec son mari Hannes van Dahl (et en même temps une référence à Élan), et "Now there’s one who came from me / A child of light, another tale", qui concerne le fait qu'elle a donnée naissance a sa fille Freja.
Thank you! Je ne savais pas cela jusqu'à ce qu'un visiteur m'écrive cela en bas (le premier commentaire). C'était au moment où la première était annoncée et non encore publique. Je ne savais pas ces choses quand j'ai filmé ma [REACTION] et mon [ANALYSE].
Oui c’est Troy
Troy, et non Marco? WOW. Belle surprise.
Bonjour Guylain, Merci pour toutes les vidéos; c'est très intéressant. Je voudrais recommander The Greatest Show On Earth pour réaction/analyse.
c'est déjà fait. Cherchez mon parcours de l'automne 2020 : j'ai fait plus de 14 chansons de l'ère Tarja.
@@GuylainPrince Je n'arrive pas a le trouver. Voulez-vous m'envoyer le lien?
Sure. It begins with their Demo, called "Nightwish" !
ruclips.net/video/w0DUGNfznYQ/видео.html
Great reaction 😀🤗 look to the acoustic Version. only Foor and Troy ist live from Plant Rock 😀 Stay Safe Friar
It will be there before the end of the week.
@@GuylainPrince oh Great, you will loved it.. Ps a compliment from me..your Reactions are Great thankx🤗😊