Watched this video w my 3 y/o and explained it like this: they are doing a worksheet, they get mad because the guy spills his apple juice on it, then they eat dinner and have chicken nuggets.
That's kinda how I tried to explain "Bismarck" to my ~4yr old godchild the other day 😂 She was like: Why did they broke that big ship? Me: You see, they played a game called "battleship" and because they're adults, they played it with really big ships and on water. Her: True, when you're a big adult, you need bigger playthings, to fit inside, right? Me: Yeah... something like that 😂👍
I'm one of them, one of the Royal Guard 500 years old. :-) But I didn't knew that untill I saw this video. I served in the swedish regement K1 in 1978/79 as a MP, and we were called Svea Livgardets Dragoner. We were cavallary so we had to learn to ride a horse. I have more than 80 hours on top of a horse. I have ride (rode/ridden?) five changes of "högvakten" to the Stockholm castle and walked three. In that time Stockholm was a beautiful city. Still is ofc, but the criminality is silly in that town nowadays. However, this song makes my heart warm. It's a recognisition from Sabaton for my service to my country. I love them for that, I love them for all their other songs, I love them for their music, I love them for their lyrics, I love them since they are a part of me and they make me proud to be Swedish. /MickeP
@@thebronywiking Bra, det känns skitbra ärligt talat. Sabaton gör det med folk. Får dem att känna sig bra. Oavsett land och kultur. Det är en stor skam att svenska media inte hakar på detta. /MickeP
So you moron has to put a slice of political propaganda in to this that also is a false statment? the crimes are going down if you compare crime/people now and then. Why do you do this stupid shit? At last know what you talkin about.
I did my military service at the Livgardet regiment and must say I am proud to have been a tiny part of the regiment's 500 year long (so far) service of the swedish crown. Edit: I just want to add that at 9:34, right after the current kings motto which you noted, he sings "De gör vad som synes omöjligt" ("they do what appears to be impossible") this is the swedish translation of "Possunt nec posse videntur", the motto of Livgardet.
@@TankTheTech They still use traditional blue and white colored uniforms , when guarding the royal castle . Here what they look like today , www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisation/livgardet/livgardet-500-ar/ , when on guard duty . Their promo clip (in swedish) ruclips.net/video/gf1ty-7pSo0/видео.html 6 min 33 sec , there after 3 min 22 sec mark , military band on horses .
@Clinton Reisig Schlesien in Germany is the area that is credited for the psalm 297 in the Swedish church which the music is based upon. Psalm 297 is often used during funerals in Sweden. ruclips.net/video/fLlYuo_jsDE/видео.html
The foundation of this song is an old hymn, as other have commented. This hymn is one of the first hymns I learned. In September 1973 our old king died. Next day at school, all children were gathered in the aula. Our principal announced the death of our king, we all sang this hymn "Härlig är jorden" and then we cheered for our new king.
Interesting fact about the infantry regiment I 13 in Falun (in Sabatons home town). In this regiment (there I did my military service as well) we had a very special way of taking orders (the only regiment in Sweden doing this). Instead of saying ”Yes captain” (or whatever officers rank) we always answered ”shall be done captain”, this also go back several hundred years back in history! Note: Livgardet is not the same regiment as I 13 in Falun! (More to explain the mentality of the people living in Dalarna) 💪💪 Why Gustav Vasa recruited men from Dalarna: at that time Gustav Eriksson (Eriksson was his original surname) fled away from the danish (and swedish pro danish) soldiers, and at that time it was forbidden for farmers in Sweden to have weapons at home. But Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) knew that the farmers in Dalarna gave a f**k in that law, because people in Dalarna are known to be stubborn and proud people so they did as they wanted themselves anyway. So he fled to Dalarna to seek shelter and support among the locals in Dalarna to fight back the danish and pro danish soldiers and I think it was at that point the first 16 men of his royal guard was recruited 😊 You should also dig into the Battle of Narva (mentioned in the text) its considered to be the greatest victory in Swedish history!
I am from Sweden and the music sounded very familiar to me, but I couldn't place it right away. Then I read Kim Clements comment and the coin dropped, but I know it as a psalm that people sing during mass in church - "Härlig är jorden..." (Glorious is the Earth). I can not find anything wrong in what you say, and the abscense of other comments correcting any faults is a good indication that you are spot on. Must have a look at the original video to see if I recognise any names in the credits. And btw, in the trailer that Sabaton posted on instagram they say that on the last day of shooting they finished at 2am, so it is a very long and tedious process to make a video like this. Cheers / B.
When I watched the music video premier I also thought immediately that the melody sounded familiar. It took me the whole song and a few minutes after that to figure out what song it was. I only knew the Finnish name for it and had to Google what the name is in Swedish.
@@mrryden25 And the music then further harks back to Hoffmann von Fallersleben (that dude which poem is the base for the German anthem)... funny how small the world again is...both in general and in terms of musical inspiration.
Im from finland and we also have this song as a finnish version that was immediately recognizable. A religious hymn yes. Very common one. I think it might be popular at christmas season.
Not ONLY in funerals though??? I mostly hear that Psalm besides "Den blomstertid nu kommer" and "En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt" so I belive its used just as much as a summer psalm..when summer is arriving
@@Glisern Not correct though as a Swede I can say its a old Danish psalm sung both in Sweden and Germany. Check up the background and you will see (I thought it was Swedish origin)
@@Flokarl1 I guess the melody can be considered trad. There are several lyrics and now one more by Sabaton? Or is it the text same as in the Swedish psalm book? Anyway, great song from Sabaton!
You encountered another thing Sabaton does: making you patriotic about a country you have no ties to I hope someone will come up with a word for that -Sisu
"Empathy"? "Identifying with a character"? "Getting into the music" If you wanted to be sarcastic, could you call it "Stockholm Syndrome"? (While I'm an idiot about languages other than English, I do enjoy playing with words and how they can be mixed like cooking ingredients to make different concepts.)
Well if the Swedish people do need one thing these days, it's a whole lot of patriotism. Say that you're proud of your country today and you are a racist... Sadly.
*moves pieces* *Other person screams* *Everyone reaches for weapons* *Dad screams at everyone to settle down* Pretty much every game of Risk I've ever played. lol
"I see that Joakim has no knee to bang on so he just beats the shit out of the table instead" You have such a way with words🙃. Also, imagine crediting FLOOR JANSEN'S HUSBAND as "extra".
It is.. we call it Härlig är Jorden translatef to how wonderful the earth is. Is is one of the most famous hymn in Sweden. So my guess is that it will make it so much easier for every swede to sing along to
As a Swede Im starting to cry when I hear this one. It's so immensely powerful and it's such a great tribute to our Livgardet that have defended our homeland for 500 years. The lyrics with the Belt crossing, the victory over the Russians at Narva 1700 and so on just adds to it. Just incredible.
As a Scanian (From the south part of Sweden) this song fills me with a kinda weird nostalgia. Crossing the Belt in Danmark allowed Karl X Gustav to lay siege to Copenhagen in 1658 and the peace treaty the Danish had to sign was what made us in Skåne Swedish. Also the Battle of Lund 1676 was mentioned in this song, and it was in Lund I saw these guys live for the first time.
Imagine the officer of this unit use this tune at a inspection/parade in the festivities and the soldiers hearing it for the first time/fully realize the context
I've been a royalguard in Livgardet for 8years. It's really awsome and at the sametime veird to see a guy in a complete diffrent country to learn and talk about our smal country history, (witch's really close to me and my camrats) and even find it intresting 😅😀AWSOME!!! Sabaton for life! Keep on doing what you're doing! 🔥🖤👍🏻 (as the uniforms in the video we still use in bigger royal ocations, like weddings, funerals, etc)
There is soo many references in both the video and the music. Of course the picture of Wasa as the founder of the regiment. But also the location. The royal mansion where the king decided to start the regiment, where the regiment stil today have the cermony when the soldiers are rewarded with their beret and the touches that they place at the same place. In the aong you have the hymn Härlig är jorden” än they also have a line from the hymn our father “fader vår”.. but changed it to our national father. Also the text ”De gör vad som synes omöjligt” translated to “they do what appears to be impossible, and that is the motto of the regiment.. some of the famous battle they won and the list goes on and on.. this is a total tribute to the lifeguards. Well done Sabaton and well done Tank for a great reaction
I've seen some Swedish fans saying that the chorus sounds an awful lot like the melody of a hymn called Beautiful Savior. Must be a pretty well known one over there.
Livgardet is one of few branches in the swedish military that have never updated or received a new motto their current one is "Possunt nec posse videntur" (De gör det till synes omöjliga/They do what Looks impossible) that they have used since day one.
I have seriously learned more European history listening to Sabaton and playing Crusader Kings II than I did in primary and secondary school. And I busted out laughing at Hannes being an extra. XD
The melody for this song is from an old chrismas psalm, from german, tp danaish, and then popularized by norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. It's called Deilig er jorden
A nice detail is that the last chorus after the solo is in a major key, while the first ones (not counting the intro) is in minor, mirroring the grandious and more glorious finale.
Before Gustavus Adolphus carved out the Swedish Empire, it was Gustav I and his 16 bodyguards who forged the destiny of the Swedish people as an independent people!
not really, you had danish and german mercenaries, the hanseatic league, parts of the swedish high council, noble families and so on as well as Gustav Vasa and 16 men.
Not quite as powerful as En Livstid I Krig for me, but this song definitely has some similarities to that one. And I am so for it, because En Livstid I Krig is my favorite Sabaton song ever made. Hope they keep this up.
@@mbo191 I don't know how strict the covid-19 rules are in sweden but I do hope they don't have to cancel it for everyone who has tickets. I still have tickets for graspop metal meeting from last year and they've already moved it to 2022
Spain actually has the oldest military unit that is still active Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1 it’s been around for over 700 years Second is the 1st infantry regiment of france formed in 1497 Third is papal Swiss guard formed in 1509 Fourth is the 9th infantry regiment also of Spain Fifth is the livgardet of Sweden
Just a lesson on how good Sabaton is for history. I looked up the same list the day the song came out and was shocked to find the US had comparatively old continuous units. In a nation where we’re lucky to have history going back to 1776, it’s mind blowing to see that two Massachusetts and one Pennsylvania militia regiments hold constant service with pride as National Guard units.
I lived very close to Livgardet outside of Kungsängen when I was younger. It was always nice to see the military on the road and hearing them exercise in the distance from the place I lived.
Hej! Bravo! Congratulations on an awesome review here! Your attention to detail and key points are amazing. As a speaker of Swedish, I can say that your English subtitles are quite spot-on, as is your pronunciation of the song's name, Livgardet, right from the start. Swedish is one of the most beautiful languages in existence - maybe you may become inspired to learn some of it to become a Swede, LOL? This new Sabaton song and video is a blockbuster, one of the best they have ever done. This is not surprising given their ability to turn history into true art.
Swede here and I've guarded the royals and the castle in Stockholm. Lots of stories for sure since it was during the Waterfestival (while it was still permitted) and there was no sleep for sure.
Me too, 3 times, but it was a very long time ago 1975-76. Was at P1 in Enköping. Didn't do any guarding outside though, I had rather long hair at that time and they didn't let people with long hair stand guard in public. Was inside instead, cooking coffee 24 hrs a day (Kalfaktor). Cheers / B.
@@Henrik_Holst - August 1976 was hot as hell. Doing basic excercise training and marching on Gardesplan. We got salt tablets, 2 x 50 liter water cans and a break every 30 minutes.
This is such a lovely song ! Telling the history of the Swedish royal guard, and just their vocal and riffs are perfect! Greetings from a danish royal guard!
I love this song. But everytime I hear it, as a Swede, I hear the psalm, and it's just so funny seeing someone rocking out to something you sang in church as a kid. :'D
I love how much dedication that goes in to finding out the facts about each of the song you are listening to. Fleshing out the details makes it so satisfying watching your reactions. Great video!
That translation was really good. Way better than the translation of "En livstid i krig" Impressive! Oh... and yeah.,,, "Avatar" and "Brothers of metal", but you alrready know that by now ;)
Is there anything better than a Saturday with new Tank-Sabaton and a Chase-Nightwish double header? I think not! Your enthusiasm and energy are contagious and just what I needed today!! Awesome job again Tank!
This is from a comment on the official video: "The melody is based on a Christian hymn know as "Härlig är Jorden" (Psalm 297) in Swedish. It seems like the hymn came about in melody as a folksong in Germany and was called "Schönster Herr Jesu, Herrscher aller Erden”. It was later in the 1850s changed by the Danes and called "Pilgrimssang" or "Dejlig er jorden" and is probably how it spread to Sweden. In English the melody is known as "Fairest Lord Jesus"." And I know the melody from local hymn here as well. On a side note, I don't think this single will be on the new album, just like Bismarck wasn't released on The Great War .. it's basically a way to get some hype building for the next release
"Fairest Lord Jesus"!!!! AH HA!!!! I knew I knew that melody from a hymn. I've been digging through comments for... well... only a couple minutes. But it seemed much longer to me in my obsessed state of mind. It was going to drive me up a wall not being able to remember the lyrics (as I've known them) to that melody. You're a life saver, @Andre De Ath!
The melody is a Swedish psalm "Härlig är jorden", Being brought upin a very religous town I recoognized it immidiately. Im not religous so I lie this a lot better!!
It was my son who introduced me to sabaton and also hammerfall. Now im the one looking for concerts and vodeos to show him. This Livgardet video he show to me though.
The melody from the chorus is the same as "Härlig är jorden" psalm 297. It was translated into Swedish during the 1800s. It's one of the most popular psalms over time. 😀
Great reaction man! I'm Swedish and it's weird how we're not taught this or a lot of Swedish history in school. As far as I can remember, we stopped reading about "older" Swedish history in about 5th grade. It's both interesting and way too important to leave out of the education. Glad to see Sabaton doing their part to educate everyone! On another note, you gotta react to their song "Metal Crüe" (probably most enjoyable live) it's a banger!
Dude i came back to this after a long time and listening to u revealing all this historic facts about the Royal guards makes me teared up, u reallyy read up stuff u do. Awesome ty and be safe
Karl X and Karl XI were the kings that started the carolean era with disciplined soldiers a bascically standing army funded by the farmers of the empire of Sweden trained in small unit combat constantly but required to train in annual "wargames" and drills in their respective regiments/batallions. Karl X was a veteran from the 30 years war and was one of the swedish commanders after Gustav II Adolf died at Lützen 1632. He wasnt named king until 1652-53 though from what i recall. But the major reorganization of the standing elite Caroealn army happened during Karl XI reign. Karl XI was known as the "Greycape" he rode from town to town mustering men and oversaw their training regiment and also visited farms to make sure everyone was well fed etc. The only Swedish king that really couldd pop up anywhere unexpected except for his more famous son Karl XII.
I think they were going for a Symphonic Power Metal style in addition to what they usually do. And I really like how they did it too. Sabaton is an awesome band!!
This song definitely has an anthem feel to it. It's going to kill, live with the Swedish crowds. You should react to No Bullets Fly. Probably my favorite story in a Sabaton song, and not just the event itself but the aftermath and it's legacy as well.
The choir melody from the song bears resemblance to a Christian hymn "Fairest Lord Jesus", also known as "Beautiful Savior". In Sweden, the hymn's melody is also used in Psalm 297 - "Härlig är jorden" ("Lovely is the Earth").
Fun fact: the offered to do a private live show for only for the royal guard, but upon finding out Sabaton had done a private show for a mototcycle gang with close ties to Putin the royal guards said "thanks for the song but nahh thanks"
Here are links to the 3 battles mentioned in this song: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Across_the_Belts en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lund en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Narva_(1700)
You totally read my mind! After yesterday's premiere, thought of you reviewing this song. When I got a notification almost fell over, lol. Amazing amount of research into Swedish history and customs, Tank. This is why you're the best!!!! Thank you so much! 🤘😎🤘
hey Tank! just want to say that your youtube channel is amazing, in fact it was beyond my expectations. I'm Swedish, and Sabaton is the group that is played quite often in my headphones and you get an incredible amount of historical in exchange. Congratulations to little Ingrid. Anyway awesome channel and keep up the good work 💯🤘
You are 100% correct on the melody theory. A lot of swedish folk songs have this very same feeling to them, melodic wise. I suppose that is because Sweden used to be heavily influenced by church anthems and hymns,
I am extra excited for this music video, because it was recorded close to where I live (about a 20 minute drive). It is also where the local school prom is held every year, so I have been there a few times :)
@@Thomas.Wright that is also a psalm from what i can read. The olde source for the melody is from 1842 so its probebly in some psalms in europe atleast
@@Thomas.Wright yes, i just checked up the song you mentioned and noticed that was a psalm to and mentioned that there is probebly more songs with that melody 👌 Did not want to provoke or anything
Seeing you write about Dalarna is just weirdly awesome since I grew up right in the middle of it. It's the most iconically Swedish place in all of Sweden. Also, fun fact, one of my best friends literally lived right next door to Sabaton's drummer at the time, Daniel Mullback.
The second after you said let's go youtube decided to play the entire song as an ad. Made me very confused, but I won't complain about hearing it twice in a row.
Eluveitie were the first band i saw live, they were the openers on the first sabaton show i ever went to, so great choice of background music at the start ;)
5:50 did anyone else notice tankie looks like a reincarnated gustav vasa o_o. also this single kicks ass . ive been playing it all day & all night :D 13:16 you are correct : the melody is based on a old scandinavian church-psalm called ''härlig är jorden'' . its mostly played during funerals.
@@TankTheTech great minds think alike tank, if sabaton ever does a song about gustav vasa, they should hire you as a actor to play gustav vasa cheers from sweden \m/
The melody in the beginning is from the swedish hymn 297 - "Härlig är jorden". Or "Lovely is the earth/Fairest lord Jesus" in english. I knew I had heard it before. I might even have sung it a long time ago when I was part of a choir. 👍
That melody you are talking about is an old melody from the 1700s. In Denmark alot of sabaton fans were confused about this. Because there is a song we usually sing at funerals that uses that melody called "Dejlig er Jorden"
“In my grandparents house all I heard was classical and opera…(because they hate rock and metal)” My now-7-year olds grew up on opera…. And metal….. and operatic metal…. And catholic werewolf metal. On the way to school this morning we started by dancing on coffins, then sanctifying them by dynamite, and then the music got serious :)
Awesome vid as always! The melody is an scandinavian hymn, originally written by the danish author Bernhard Severin in Ingemann 1800s. Translated to "Devine is the Earth". "Härlig är jorden" has strong ties in Sweden and to most swedes in some way. Mainly through church, ceremonies like funerals. There're plenty national folk melodies they could actually pick, but this fits the purpose so well to an anthem. Cause it really is an anthem to Livgardet, as themselves said, it's hard to pick events and contexts out of something thats 500yo.
Side Note, Gustav Vasa also did the first Vasa Loppet, a long, loooong journey on skis, 90 kilometers long (roughly 56 miles). Dont know the reason why he did it, but now its an annual race, held the first weekend in March =) Cheers on your vids man! Keep em coming!
A lot of reaction creators during this pandemic and cant say that all of them are good. Dont know how good you are/was on your Roadie work before this pademic. But you sure "tank" this reaction stuff better then most. Let´s get TankTheTech to 100.000 subs. 😎🐱👤😎
That was the song that introduced me to Sabaton and is still one of my favourites (it’s hard to have ONE favourite since it changes based on my mood) and I’m really looking forward to Tank reacting to it.
The melody is in the Finnish hymnal, Hymn 30. "Maa on niin kaunis." Originating in Germany 1842. Noted down by Bernhard Severin Ingemann 1850. First translated into Finnish by Hilja Haahti between 1886 and 1903. Current translation added into the book in 1986. Used during Christmas services. Maa on niin kaunis, Kirkas Luojan taivas, ihana on sielujen toiviotie. Maailman kautta kuljemme laulain, Taivasta kohti matka vie. Kiitävi aika, vierähtävät vuodet, miespolvet vaipuvat unholaan. Kirkasna aina sielujen laulun taivainen sointu säilyy vaan. Enkelit ensin paimenille lauloi, sielusta sieluhun kaiku soi: Kunnia Herran, maassa nyt rauha, kun Jeesus meille armon toi. I'm certain everyone from the Nordic lands knows the melody.
As a swede i'm really surprised with how on point your guesses are before you get the info ^^ I for sure feel strangely patriotic after hearing this! The music of the song i very reminescent of our national anthem at times which i assume is intentional.
The melody in the beginning is called the Crusaders' Hymn (I think it also is the hommage you already suspected) and I can only speak for the region I come from (danish/german border), but the melody is generally known obviously with other lyrics. Thought it was an interesting choice.
Im not sure if anyone commented yet butt im from sweden. And this song has a real strong church choir wibe to it. In sweden back in the day when you got leave from school you would go to your local church and sing salms and stuff, not anymore not allowed. So its heavy on that stuff and the swedish national song aswell have the same wibe
Actually, Sabaton's songs have a tendency to make listeners feel patriotic about countries they are not citizens of.
Bit like the Welsh crowd singing their national anthem at international rugby matches ! EVERYONE wants to join in ,AND be Welsh !!
One time I felt patriotic about Poland when hearing Uprising. And I am german.
Yeah, I especially feel patriotic when they're singing about the Polish and I am a Filipino, shows you how great Sabaton is.
After serving 8 years at livgardet this gives me the chills....
This song is inspiried by Church music in Sweden. Sabaton really gets us Swedes blood boiling when they sing about warlords and our ancestors history!
Watched this video w my 3 y/o and explained it like this: they are doing a worksheet, they get mad because the guy spills his apple juice on it, then they eat dinner and have chicken nuggets.
HAHAHAHA this is awesome
Hahahahaha. Amazing!
That's kinda how I tried to explain "Bismarck" to my ~4yr old godchild the other day 😂
She was like: Why did they broke that big ship?
Me: You see, they played a game called "battleship" and because they're adults, they played it with really big ships and on water.
Her: True, when you're a big adult, you need bigger playthings, to fit inside, right?
Me: Yeah... something like that 😂👍
@@hexesayuri90 good explanation 😁
" knä om knä" is oldschool. The infantery was so tight so that was called "knee by knee" a Wall of caroliners from Sweden
I'm one of them, one of the Royal Guard 500 years old. :-) But I didn't knew that untill I saw this video.
I served in the swedish regement K1 in 1978/79 as a MP, and we were called Svea Livgardets Dragoner. We were cavallary so we had to learn to ride a horse. I have more than 80 hours on top of a horse. I have ride (rode/ridden?) five changes of "högvakten" to the Stockholm castle and walked three. In that time Stockholm was a beautiful city. Still is ofc, but the criminality is silly in that town nowadays.
However, this song makes my heart warm. It's a recognisition from Sabaton for my service to my country. I love them for that, I love them for all their other songs, I love them for their music, I love them for their lyrics, I love them since they are a part of me and they make me proud to be Swedish. /MickeP
Hur känns det att vara förevigad i en Sabaton sång?
@@thebronywiking Bra, det känns skitbra ärligt talat. Sabaton gör det med folk. Får dem att känna sig bra. Oavsett land och kultur. Det är en stor skam att svenska media inte hakar på detta. /MickeP
Wow! That’s amazing, man! Thank you for sharing that!
@@TankTheTech Thanks Tank. :-) /MickeP
So you moron has to put a slice of political propaganda in to this that also is a false statment? the crimes are going down if you compare crime/people now and then. Why do you do this stupid shit? At last know what you talkin about.
I did my military service at the Livgardet regiment and must say I am proud to have been a tiny part of the regiment's 500 year long (so far) service of the swedish crown.
Edit: I just want to add that at 9:34, right after the current kings motto which you noted, he sings "De gör vad som synes omöjligt" ("they do what appears to be impossible") this is the swedish translation of "Possunt nec posse videntur", the motto of Livgardet.
Oh nice! Thank you for the information, Fred! I’m sure you’re proud!
Looks like they will also be releasing the English version: The Royal Guard 🙂
Yup April 9th!
@@TankTheTech They still use traditional blue and white colored uniforms , when guarding the royal castle .
Here what they look like today , www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisation/livgardet/livgardet-500-ar/ , when on guard duty .
Their promo clip (in swedish) ruclips.net/video/gf1ty-7pSo0/видео.html 6 min 33 sec , there after 3 min 22 sec mark , military band on horses .
@Clinton Reisig Schlesien in Germany is the area that is credited for the psalm 297 in the Swedish church which the music is based upon. Psalm 297 is often used during funerals in Sweden.
ruclips.net/video/fLlYuo_jsDE/видео.html
@Clinton Reisig It's from a hymn.
This is Svea Livgardes March:
ruclips.net/video/kK66jp-Ao1k/видео.html
The foundation of this song is an old hymn, as other have commented. This hymn is one of the first hymns I learned. In September 1973 our old king died. Next day at school, all children were gathered in the aula. Our principal announced the death of our king, we all sang this hymn "Härlig är jorden" and then we cheered for our new king.
Interesting fact about the infantry regiment I 13 in Falun (in Sabatons home town).
In this regiment (there I did my military service as well) we had a very special way of taking orders (the only regiment in Sweden doing this).
Instead of saying ”Yes captain” (or whatever officers rank) we always answered ”shall be done captain”, this also go back several hundred years back in history! Note: Livgardet is not the same regiment as I 13 in Falun! (More to explain the mentality of the people living in Dalarna) 💪💪
Why Gustav Vasa recruited men from Dalarna: at that time Gustav Eriksson (Eriksson was his original surname) fled away from the danish (and swedish pro danish) soldiers, and at that time it was forbidden for farmers in Sweden to have weapons at home. But Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) knew that the farmers in Dalarna gave a f**k in that law, because people in Dalarna are known to be stubborn and proud people so they did as they wanted themselves anyway. So he fled to Dalarna to seek shelter and support among the locals in Dalarna to fight back the danish and pro danish soldiers and I think it was at that point the first 16 men of his royal guard was recruited 😊
You should also dig into the Battle of Narva (mentioned in the text) its considered to be the greatest victory in Swedish history!
That’s wild! Thank you!
I'm born and raised in Dalarna and I can confirm that we are a stubborn and proud people as we should be, because it is a wonderful place to live in.
Could it been a reason for the difference? So that nobody could fake their way thru the livgarde to reach the king?
It's REALLY weird seeing Joakim's eyes. Normally they are behind those aviators lol
He's got a sweet face behind the glasses, don't you think XD
@@Thomas.Wright well he has the looks to make you Shit your pants
I was wondering what was off with Joakim. Other than not smashing his kneecaps
@@TheRealmBetween He does have very pinchable cheeks.
I am from Sweden and the music sounded very familiar to me, but I couldn't place it right away. Then I read Kim Clements comment and the coin dropped, but I know it as a psalm that people sing during mass in church - "Härlig är jorden..." (Glorious is the Earth).
I can not find anything wrong in what you say, and the abscense of other comments correcting any faults is a good indication that you are spot on. Must have a look at the original video to see if I recognise any names in the credits. And btw, in the trailer that Sabaton posted on instagram they say that on the last day of shooting they finished at 2am, so it is a very long and tedious process to make a video like this.
Cheers / B.
Definitely. Impossible to not hear the similarity. ruclips.net/video/DY7HjUxGS6U/видео.html
When I watched the music video premier I also thought immediately that the melody sounded familiar. It took me the whole song and a few minutes after that to figure out what song it was. I only knew the Finnish name for it and had to Google what the name is in Swedish.
I also noticed the melody of the hymn, in norwegian "Deilig er jorden".
@@mrryden25 And the music then further harks back to Hoffmann von Fallersleben (that dude which poem is the base for the German anthem)... funny how small the world again is...both in general and in terms of musical inspiration.
Im from finland and we also have this song as a finnish version that was immediately recognizable. A religious hymn yes. Very common one. I think it might be popular at christmas season.
The melody is from a very famous Swedish psalm called "Härlig är jorden" (Glorious is the Earth). Commonly sung at funerals.
Not ONLY in funerals though??? I mostly hear that Psalm besides "Den blomstertid nu kommer" and "En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt" so I belive its used just as much as a summer psalm..when summer is arriving
The psalm is originally German, and the tune is an older Italian tune 'Crusader's Hymn'.
German psalm. Also sung in Norway and Denmark
@@Glisern Not correct though as a Swede I can say its a old Danish psalm sung both in Sweden and Germany. Check up the background and you will see (I thought it was Swedish origin)
@@Flokarl1 I guess the melody can be considered trad. There are several lyrics and now one more by Sabaton? Or is it the text same as in the Swedish psalm book? Anyway, great song from Sabaton!
You encountered another thing Sabaton does: making you patriotic about a country you have no ties to
I hope someone will come up with a word for that
-Sisu
Pretty sure that has a name already. It's called "The Sabaton Effect"
I got those feels when I first heard The Last Stand. For a few minutes I became a catholic...
@@T1hitsTheHighestNote
I'm a Slav who regularly becomes Swedish as I listen to Caroleans Prayer.
"Empathy"?
"Identifying with a character"?
"Getting into the music"
If you wanted to be sarcastic, could you call it "Stockholm Syndrome"?
(While I'm an idiot about languages other than English, I do enjoy playing with words and how they can be mixed like cooking ingredients to make different concepts.)
Well if the Swedish people do need one thing these days, it's a whole lot of patriotism. Say that you're proud of your country today and you are a racist... Sadly.
*moves pieces*
*Other person screams*
*Everyone reaches for weapons*
*Dad screams at everyone to settle down*
Pretty much every game of Risk I've ever played. lol
Hahahahaha
Seriously I was watching this and all I can think was “They dressed up like this just to play Risk?”
"I see that Joakim has no knee to bang on so he just beats the shit out of the table instead"
You have such a way with words🙃.
Also, imagine crediting FLOOR JANSEN'S HUSBAND as "extra".
It is.. we call it Härlig är Jorden translatef to how wonderful the earth is. Is is one of the most famous hymn in Sweden. So my guess is that it will make it so much easier for every swede to sing along to
The "extra in the back bringing food" is the woman/maid in the back bringing the food. Thats what he meant
My comment ended up in the wrong place.. damn lol
@@maxviking3210 Lol how did that happen
@@Morgan_Black lol know Idea.. I did see a question but guess I pressed replay to another comment lol.. i need glasses
As a Swede Im starting to cry when I hear this one. It's so immensely powerful and it's such a great tribute to our Livgardet that have defended our homeland for 500 years. The lyrics with the Belt crossing, the victory over the Russians at Narva 1700 and so on just adds to it. Just incredible.
the belt crossing is in denmark
As a Scanian (From the south part of Sweden) this song fills me with a kinda weird nostalgia. Crossing the Belt in Danmark allowed Karl X Gustav to lay siege to Copenhagen in 1658 and the peace treaty the Danish had to sign was what made us in Skåne Swedish. Also the Battle of Lund 1676 was mentioned in this song, and it was in Lund I saw these guys live for the first time.
And the rest of us still want to dig you away and give you back to the Danes ;)
@@karnosch Palpatine voice: Silence, northman! ;p
Imagine the officer of this unit use this tune at a inspection/parade in the festivities and the soldiers hearing it for the first time/fully realize the context
I've been a royalguard in Livgardet for 8years. It's really awsome and at the sametime veird to see a guy in a complete diffrent country to learn and talk about our smal country history, (witch's really close to me and my camrats) and even find it intresting 😅😀AWSOME!!!
Sabaton for life! Keep on doing what you're doing! 🔥🖤👍🏻
(as the uniforms in the video we still use in bigger royal ocations, like weddings, funerals, etc)
There is soo many references in both the video and the music. Of course the picture of Wasa as the founder of the regiment. But also the location. The royal mansion where the king decided to start the regiment, where the regiment stil today have the cermony when the soldiers are rewarded with their beret and the touches that they place at the same place. In the aong you have the hymn Härlig är jorden” än they also have a line from the hymn our father “fader vår”.. but changed it to our national father. Also the text ”De gör vad som synes omöjligt” translated to “they do what appears to be impossible, and that is the motto of the regiment.. some of the famous battle they won and the list goes on and on.. this is a total tribute to the lifeguards. Well done Sabaton and well done Tank for a great reaction
We have similar but unusual last names. My name is Johan Viktor Wiking.
I've seen some Swedish fans saying that the chorus sounds an awful lot like the melody of a hymn called Beautiful Savior. Must be a pretty well known one over there.
Yup thats it, been humming on it to try to recognice it, so thx dude!
@@theoroosevelt4849 You're welcome, my dude.
I guess it is 🤷♂️ Im from Sweden and I didn’t even know lol
When I was a kid (MANY moons ago) we sang it on the last day of school before charging out to sommarlov (summer break)... Every. Damn. Year... :D
BraveSirRobin grym känsla
Livgardet is one of few branches in the swedish military that have never updated or received a new motto their current one is "Possunt nec posse videntur" (De gör det till synes omöjliga/They do what Looks impossible) that they have used since day one.
I have seriously learned more European history listening to Sabaton and playing Crusader Kings II than I did in primary and secondary school. And I busted out laughing at Hannes being an extra. XD
Zero dislikes so far. No Danes here?
Just a friendly jab :)
The timeless words of the legendary Ernst Hugo Järegård sums it up pretty well: "DANSKJÄVLAR!"
Dane here, love Sabaton. But I can’t get into this song, since it’s not Christmas.
Well they did use a danish psalm as the background for the song
sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4rlig_%C3%A4r_jorden
I can't connect the hymn with Christmas...🤔 The Swedish version of it is often used on funerals,... 😏
@@helheimx It's exists in Sweden and many other countries as well.
In Swedish it's called Härlig är Jorden
The melody for this song is from an old chrismas psalm, from german, tp danaish, and then popularized by norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. It's called Deilig er jorden
In Sweden they take their games of risk seriously
How do they take risks in Sweden?
@@lukastochtermann3818 It´s a joke ;) Risk is a tabletop game from France "La Conquête du Monde".
Hahahahahaha. Well played!
@@lukastochtermann3818 gamely
No joke at all, there is no game that breaks a long friendship as a “friendly” game of risk!😂
A nice detail is that the last chorus after the solo is in a major key, while the first ones (not counting the intro) is in minor, mirroring the grandious and more glorious finale.
Before Gustavus Adolphus carved out the Swedish Empire, it was Gustav I and his 16 bodyguards who forged the destiny of the Swedish people as an independent people!
not really, you had danish and german mercenaries, the hanseatic league, parts of the swedish high council, noble families and so on as well as Gustav Vasa and 16 men.
Not quite as powerful as En Livstid I Krig for me, but this song definitely has some similarities to that one. And I am so for it, because En Livstid I Krig is my favorite Sabaton song ever made. Hope they keep this up.
We haven't seen it performed live yet. Cheers / B.
@@mbo191 I think it's gonna have the same effect when played live, especially in Sweden
@@2910karlijn - Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that Sabaton Open Air goes ahead this year. 4-8 August I think.
@@mbo191 I don't know how strict the covid-19 rules are in sweden but I do hope they don't have to cancel it for everyone who has tickets. I still have tickets for graspop metal meeting from last year and they've already moved it to 2022
Spain actually has the oldest military unit that is still active Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1 it’s been around for over 700 years
Second is the 1st infantry regiment of france formed in 1497
Third is papal Swiss guard formed in 1509
Fourth is the 9th infantry regiment also of Spain
Fifth is the livgardet of Sweden
Just a lesson on how good Sabaton is for history. I looked up the same list the day the song came out and was shocked to find the US had comparatively old continuous units. In a nation where we’re lucky to have history going back to 1776, it’s mind blowing to see that two Massachusetts and one Pennsylvania militia regiments hold constant service with pride as National Guard units.
Hilarious fact: when you said 'Let's go' this exact song started to play.......as an AD. How funny is that :'D
Hahahahahaha. That’s funny and ridiculous at the same time.
Sabaton a fantastic band that goes under the radar. Going be amazing if they play this live and come on stage with the coats and hats.
I lived very close to Livgardet outside of Kungsängen when I was younger. It was always nice to see the military on the road and hearing them exercise in the distance from the place I lived.
Hej! Bravo! Congratulations on an awesome review here! Your attention to detail and key points are amazing. As a speaker of Swedish, I can say that your English subtitles are quite spot-on, as is your pronunciation of the song's name, Livgardet, right from the start. Swedish is one of the most beautiful languages in existence - maybe you may become inspired to learn some of it to become a Swede, LOL? This new Sabaton song and video is a blockbuster, one of the best they have ever done. This is not surprising given their ability to turn history into true art.
🤘🤘🤘
Joakim sure knows how to put lyrics together! I was not in the Livgardet when I did my service, but this still gives me a sense of pride ;)
Great reaction and facts... i’m a proud Swede and a Sabaton geek!! Keep e’m coming!🤘🇸🇪
Swede here and I've guarded the royals and the castle in Stockholm. Lots of stories for sure since it was during the Waterfestival (while it was still permitted) and there was no sleep for sure.
Me too, 3 times, but it was a very long time ago 1975-76. Was at P1 in Enköping. Didn't do any guarding outside though, I had rather long hair at that time and they didn't let people with long hair stand guard in public. Was inside instead, cooking coffee 24 hrs a day (Kalfaktor). Cheers / B.
Same here, Winter of 1996/97, was cold as hell :)
@@Henrik_Holst - August 1976 was hot as hell. Doing basic excercise training and marching on Gardesplan. We got salt tablets, 2 x 50 liter water cans and a break every 30 minutes.
@@mbo191 And the "lovely" m/59 I guess :-)
@@Henrik_Holst - Yes, and the m / 58 wintertime.
This is such a lovely song ! Telling the history of the Swedish royal guard, and just their vocal and riffs are perfect!
Greetings from a danish royal guard!
The choir parts are killer in this song, with the Carolus rex album they started with the epic choir sound and they just keep getting better at it!
I love this song. But everytime I hear it, as a Swede, I hear the psalm, and it's just so funny seeing someone rocking out to something you sang in church as a kid. :'D
Jo det är ju så, man hör ju psalmen men det hör det nästan ännu bättre. Mig gör det inget att de tagit melodin därifrån, snarare ger det mer djup.
I love how much dedication that goes in to finding out the facts about each of the song you are listening to. Fleshing out the details makes it so satisfying watching your reactions. Great video!
Let me help you there: The hymn/melody is from a Christian Psalm. When I first heard this, it sounded like going to church for me xD
That translation was really good. Way better than the translation of "En livstid i krig" Impressive!
Oh... and yeah.,,, "Avatar" and "Brothers of metal", but you alrready know that by now ;)
+1 for BoM
Brothers of Metal: Hel, To the Sky & Beyond, Emblas Saga, and Slepnir.
Is there anything better than a Saturday with new Tank-Sabaton and a Chase-Nightwish double header? I think not!
Your enthusiasm and energy are contagious and just what I needed today!! Awesome job again Tank!
Thank you!
The portrait in background is Gustav Wasa.And yes it is replica uniforms.
Yes, I really enjoyed this! Thank you! 🤘🤘
Props to your work ethics, man! Thank you very much!
This is from a comment on the official video: "The melody is based on a Christian hymn know as "Härlig är Jorden" (Psalm 297) in Swedish. It seems like the hymn came about in melody as a folksong in Germany and was called "Schönster Herr Jesu, Herrscher aller Erden”. It was later in the 1850s changed by the Danes and called "Pilgrimssang" or "Dejlig er jorden" and is probably how it spread to Sweden. In English the melody is known as "Fairest Lord Jesus"."
And I know the melody from local hymn here as well.
On a side note, I don't think this single will be on the new album, just like Bismarck wasn't released on The Great War .. it's basically a way to get some hype building for the next release
"Fairest Lord Jesus"!!!! AH HA!!!! I knew I knew that melody from a hymn. I've been digging through comments for... well... only a couple minutes. But it seemed much longer to me in my obsessed state of mind. It was going to drive me up a wall not being able to remember the lyrics (as I've known them) to that melody. You're a life saver, @Andre De Ath!
Livgardet still exists. Recruits from the swedish military sevice joins that branch.
Really good translations I found as a swede
Thank you!
The melody is a Swedish psalm "Härlig är jorden", Being brought upin a very religous town I recoognized it immidiately. Im not religous so I lie this a lot better!!
It was my son who introduced me to sabaton and also hammerfall. Now im the one looking for concerts and vodeos to show him. This Livgardet video he show to me though.
Give Tank a year or two, and he will be roading with Sabaton.
Hahahahaha. We’ll see.
The melody from the chorus is the same as "Härlig är jorden" psalm 297. It was translated into Swedish during the 1800s. It's one of the most popular psalms over time. 😀
You rock tank. One of the best metal reactor on RUclips. Have awesome evening dude😊🤘
Thank you!
Great reaction man! I'm Swedish and it's weird how we're not taught this or a lot of Swedish history in school. As far as I can remember, we stopped reading about "older" Swedish history in about 5th grade. It's both interesting and way too important to leave out of the education. Glad to see Sabaton doing their part to educate everyone!
On another note, you gotta react to their song "Metal Crüe" (probably most enjoyable live) it's a banger!
Well, I think your memory fails you :p Stormaktstiden is a big part of the sedish history education and it is certainly taught in högstadiet. :)
Dude i came back to this after a long time and listening to u revealing all this historic facts about the Royal guards makes me teared up, u reallyy read up stuff u do. Awesome ty and be safe
Sabaton just preformed the song live at Dalecarlia Music Awards
Proud former soldier of livgardet ... 2nd MPJ platoon 1997...
Karl X and Karl XI were the kings that started the carolean era with disciplined soldiers a bascically standing army funded by the farmers of the empire of Sweden trained in small unit combat constantly but required to train in annual "wargames" and drills in their respective regiments/batallions. Karl X was a veteran from the 30 years war and was one of the swedish commanders after Gustav II Adolf died at Lützen 1632. He wasnt named king until 1652-53 though from what i recall. But the major reorganization of the standing elite Caroealn army happened during Karl XI reign. Karl XI was known as the "Greycape" he rode from town to town mustering men and oversaw their training regiment and also visited farms to make sure everyone was well fed etc. The only Swedish king that really couldd pop up anywhere unexpected except for his more famous son Karl XII.
No knees were harmed in the making of this video.
I realy appreciate the research you do to the reactions! It ads so much to the the experience of your videos.
Great job!
Thank you!
I think they were going for a Symphonic Power Metal style in addition to what they usually do. And I really like how they did it too. Sabaton is an awesome band!!
This song is now out in English aswell, called Royal Guard :)
Watched it the second it came out!
After reading the English translation of the lyrics, it reminds me of the 🇺🇸 Marines' Hymn.
Honestly I could see the Livgardet taking this as their own sort of like the Brazilian army has taken to “Smoking Snakes”
This song definitely has an anthem feel to it. It's going to kill, live with the Swedish crowds.
You should react to No Bullets Fly. Probably my favorite story in a Sabaton song, and not just the event itself but the aftermath and it's legacy as well.
The choir melody from the song bears resemblance to a Christian hymn "Fairest Lord Jesus", also known as "Beautiful Savior". In Sweden, the hymn's melody is also used in Psalm 297 - "Härlig är jorden" ("Lovely is the Earth").
Fun fact: the offered to do a private live show for only for the royal guard, but upon finding out Sabaton had done a private show for a mototcycle gang with close ties to Putin the royal guards said "thanks for the song but nahh thanks"
Great reaction, again!🤘 I AM proud to be Swedish!😁🇸🇪
Very humble of Hannes to call himself "extra" when the others were "lead actor"... 😄
Here are links to the 3 battles mentioned in this song:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Across_the_Belts
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lund
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Narva_(1700)
You totally read my mind! After yesterday's premiere, thought of you reviewing this song. When I got a notification almost fell over, lol. Amazing amount of research into Swedish history and customs, Tank. This is why you're the best!!!! Thank you so much! 🤘😎🤘
You made the best REACTIONS video of Sabaton - Livgardet on RUclips!
You are my favourite metal reactor on YT! Specially your Sabaton reactions and your information cards.
Well done Tank!
Thank you!
hey Tank! just want to say that your youtube channel is amazing, in fact it was beyond my expectations. I'm Swedish, and Sabaton is the group that is played quite often in my headphones and you get an incredible amount of historical in exchange. Congratulations to little Ingrid. Anyway awesome channel and keep up the good work 💯🤘
Thank you so much!
You are 100% correct on the melody theory. A lot of swedish folk songs have this very same feeling to them, melodic wise. I suppose that is because Sweden used to be heavily influenced by church anthems and hymns,
I am extra excited for this music video, because it was recorded close to where I live (about a 20 minute drive). It is also where the local school prom is held every year, so I have been there a few times :)
I can't get over the chorus melody being the same as a traditional Christmas hymn 😂😅
I dont know if its in a christmas song, but its from a psalm härlig är jorden 🇸🇪🤝🇫🇮
Well, yeah, I suppose it's technically not a Christmas song, but at least here in Finland that hymn is mostly sung around Christmas time.
@@anttisaamanen2398 nice 👌.
Did not want to provoke or anything just gave information if you did not know. Stay strong 🤝
@@Thomas.Wright that is also a psalm from what i can read. The olde source for the melody is from 1842 so its probebly in some psalms in europe atleast
@@Thomas.Wright yes, i just checked up the song you mentioned and noticed that was a psalm to and mentioned that there is probebly more songs with that melody 👌
Did not want to provoke or anything
Seeing you write about Dalarna is just weirdly awesome since I grew up right in the middle of it. It's the most iconically Swedish place in all of Sweden. Also, fun fact, one of my best friends literally lived right next door to Sabaton's drummer at the time, Daniel Mullback.
The second after you said let's go youtube decided to play the entire song as an ad. Made me very confused, but I won't complain about hearing it twice in a row.
Eluveitie were the first band i saw live, they were the openers on the first sabaton show i ever went to, so great choice of background music at the start ;)
5:50 did anyone else notice tankie looks like a reincarnated gustav vasa o_o.
also this single kicks ass . ive been playing it all day & all night :D
13:16 you are correct : the melody is based on a old scandinavian church-psalm called ''härlig är jorden'' . its mostly played during funerals.
Even I thought I looked like Gustav Vasa when I first saw a painting of him. Haha
@@TankTheTech great minds think alike tank, if sabaton ever does a song about gustav vasa, they should hire you as a actor to play gustav vasa
cheers from sweden \m/
Good Reaction, Great Video,Tank Fact.! 👍🏻! Greetings from Germany!
just imagine Joakim during their filming for Bismark
Great job with the Tank Facts!
The like to dislike ratios on these videos is so nice to see.
The melody in the beginning is from the
swedish hymn 297 - "Härlig är jorden". Or "Lovely is the earth/Fairest lord Jesus" in english. I knew I had heard it before. I might even have sung it a long time ago when I was part of a choir. 👍
That melody you are talking about is an old melody from the 1700s. In Denmark alot of sabaton fans were confused about this. Because there is a song we usually sing at funerals that uses that melody called "Dejlig er Jorden"
“In my grandparents house all I heard was classical and opera…(because they hate rock and metal)”
My now-7-year olds grew up on opera…. And metal….. and operatic metal…. And catholic werewolf metal.
On the way to school this morning we started by dancing on coffins, then sanctifying them by dynamite, and then the music got serious :)
Tank, I really hope Sabaton is smart and hires you for their next tour! I can tell that you really dig this band!
This has the feel and vibe of a national anthem.
Awesome vid as always! The melody is an scandinavian hymn, originally written by the danish author Bernhard Severin in Ingemann 1800s. Translated to "Devine is the Earth".
"Härlig är jorden" has strong ties in Sweden and to most swedes in some way. Mainly through church, ceremonies like funerals.
There're plenty national folk melodies they could actually pick, but this fits the purpose so well to an anthem.
Cause it really is an anthem to Livgardet, as themselves said, it's hard to pick events and contexts out of something thats 500yo.
Side Note, Gustav Vasa also did the first Vasa Loppet, a long, loooong journey on skis, 90 kilometers long (roughly 56 miles). Dont know the reason why he did it, but now its an annual race, held the first weekend in March =)
Cheers on your vids man! Keep em coming!
A lot of reaction creators during this pandemic and cant say that all of them are good. Dont know how good you are/was on your Roadie work before this pademic. But you sure "tank" this reaction stuff better then most. Let´s get TankTheTech to 100.000 subs. 😎🐱👤😎
Thanks a lot, Johan! Thank you!
I honestly wonder what his reaction will be to No Bullets Fly
That was the song that introduced me to Sabaton and is still one of my favourites (it’s hard to have ONE favourite since it changes based on my mood) and I’m really looking forward to Tank reacting to it.
the animated version
Omg. I can listen to the song on spotify just fine, but every time I watch the video for No Bullets Fly, onion-cutting ninjas sneak into my room.
The melody is in the Finnish hymnal, Hymn 30. "Maa on niin kaunis." Originating in Germany 1842.
Noted down by Bernhard Severin Ingemann 1850. First translated into Finnish by Hilja Haahti between 1886 and 1903. Current translation added into the book in 1986.
Used during Christmas services.
Maa on niin kaunis,
Kirkas Luojan taivas,
ihana on sielujen toiviotie.
Maailman kautta
kuljemme laulain,
Taivasta kohti matka vie.
Kiitävi aika,
vierähtävät vuodet,
miespolvet vaipuvat unholaan.
Kirkasna aina
sielujen laulun
taivainen sointu säilyy vaan.
Enkelit ensin
paimenille lauloi,
sielusta sieluhun kaiku soi:
Kunnia Herran,
maassa nyt rauha,
kun Jeesus meille armon toi.
I'm certain everyone from the Nordic lands knows the melody.
For sure, it's a classic hymn. But it does only make it even better. It's not like the just happened to chose that one.
The melody of this song sounds heavily inspired by the Christmas song "Deilig er jorden"
As a swede i'm really surprised with how on point your guesses are before you get the info ^^ I for sure feel strangely patriotic after hearing this! The music of the song i very reminescent of our national anthem at times which i assume is intentional.
If your grandparents are still around we would love to see their reaction to this song. :P
They are, and they’d never do it. Haha
The melody in the beginning is called the Crusaders' Hymn (I think it also is the hommage you already suspected) and I can only speak for the region I come from (danish/german border), but the melody is generally known obviously with other lyrics.
Thought it was an interesting choice.
Im not sure if anyone commented yet butt im from sweden. And this song has a real strong church choir wibe to it. In sweden back in the day when you got leave from school you would go to your local church and sing salms and stuff, not anymore not allowed. So its heavy on that stuff and the swedish national song aswell have the same wibe
Great job as usual!
Very cool that livgardet posted a thanks to sabaton on their official Facebook page