As someone who was there. This video just barely shows the sheer energy and emotion we all felt. I was there alongside some longtime old buddies and we where singing our hearts out with floods of tears running down our cheeks. ❤ We where near the back but still felt every ounce of emotion permiating the entire venue.❤️🇸🇪❤️
As somebody else mentioned, while this song is about the 30 years war, its lyrics really are applicable to every war. How many people have died for their nations only to be forgotten due to the ravages of time? They were all family and friend to somebody, and once those that knew them pass away, they disappear. Their deeds and courage to face death are swept away, as if it didn’t matter at all. But that is not true is it? We stand upon the works of both those who survived, and those that died, and here Sabaton gives a chance to remember that. The song asks “who will mourn for me?@ in reference to these forgotten dead, and gives us the chance to say back, “though we did not know you, we will mourn for you”.
And that is why the monument to the unknown soldier exists, and why it should be respected as a symbol of every soldier that died unknown far from home and family doing it's best to protect it's people
Beautiful lyrics from a important part of European history from a young swedish boys perspective. 30 years war was a horrific major conflict, with extremely huge number of cassaulties. It would be like both WW1 and WW2 combined.
The military authorities in Sweden during the 30 years war emptied whole villages of men between 15 and 44 years of age and sent them into the army. The population in Sweden (and Finland, which belonged to Sweden in those days) in spite of high birth rates was actually shrinking for a long time thanks to this war. Most of the fightings were in Germany, Austria and what now is the Czech republic. I heard somethere that Germany never fully recovered (economy, population) for at least a hundred years. War is hell, as general Sherman said.
Hi Lanae, regarding serving in Sweden. It used to be obligated for every man over 18 years old until around 2012 when they disolved it for a couple of years. Now this applies (from the Swedish Defense): "From the year you turn 16 until the end of the year you turn 70, you are covered by the total defense obligation. It applies to everyone who resides in Sweden. This means that you, if necessary, are obliged to participate in activities required to prepare Sweden for war. The personnel supply of the Swedish defense is based on a system of duty and interested parties who apply to do military service. The obligations in the law apply equally to both women and men. If you are a Swedish citizen and registered in Sweden, in the year you turn 18, you must submit information to the National Duty and Examinations Agency's online registration documents. We collect the data to be able to assess whether the young people should enlist and possibly be enrolled in basic education with conscription and then also serve."
Great reaction! Part of the reason some words ryme in multiple languages is that some languages are descended from the same origin language. Most Northern Europe languages are descended from Proto-Germanic which was spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia, Iron Age Northern Germany, and along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts. English, Swedish, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic as well as others are all descended from the same Proto-Germanic language. Thus many words in these languages descend from a common root word and will have similar spellings and pronunciations. As an example the words for Father and Son sound very similar in Swedish and English and in fact son is spelled the same in Swedish and English with a slighlty different pronunciation. In a similar way when Floor talks about her broer in Nightwish in Dutch, even I can tell she means her brothers from the similar sound and the context.
Nice reaction, I was at this show (sitting somewhere in the middle of the platform to the left from this view of the stage) The album Carolus Rex that this song is from is about a part of Swedish history called the era of great power (stormaktstiden in Swedish) from when Sweden was a much bigger nation with ambitions of expanding. The album was released with a English and Swedish versions, the difference being that the Swedish one tells the story from our/a Swedish soldier´s view of the war and the English one more from an outsider´s view. They had sold out the arena so we were 10 766 metalheads in the arena (going by facts online and in the newspaper after the show) needless to say, it was one hell of a show that night.
Great reaction as usual. yeah, they tell the hard truth about war and being a soldier/marine/sailor/airman... but they also honour the same, quite an achievement.
Hello Lanae...that young man is guitarist and multi-talented Tommy Johansson.....he is a singer, songwriter and can play more than 10 instruments....he has his own band calt Majestica listen to there song Majestica - ghost of Marley, its a Christmas song, very appropriate for the month of December. He left the Sabaton begin this year after 8 years to work on his own band and his RUclips Chanel were he release covers every friday....check that out please start with him thanking Sabaton with the song God Gave Rock and Roll to you - Tommy J ( its with film materialen of Sabaton )❤😊
Thanks for the reaction. I am in my late 50s and like most Swedish men born in the 60's I did military service and was trained as a soldier for the national defense. So this song is very close to my heart. Thank you for your reaction. Since your husband is a marine, I would recommend "devil dogs" for the next Sabaton reaction.
Although the song is about Swedish soldiers in the 17th century you could apply the lyrics to any conflict in history and the sentiments still apply. Its interesting that you spoke about Tommy looking young, my Girlfriend us a massive Meatloaf fan and she watched this video and refuses to watch it again because Tommy looks like a young Meatloaf (the GF is heart broken tha "Meat" passed away a couple of years ago).
It's a crime that that tour cameraman hated Chris. He never shows him. I've watched countless lives and everybody else but Chris...and yea Tommy look young. Little piggy...lol
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As someone who was there. This video just barely shows the sheer energy and emotion we all felt. I was there alongside some longtime old buddies and we where singing our hearts out with floods of tears running down our cheeks. ❤ We where near the back but still felt every ounce of emotion permiating the entire venue.❤️🇸🇪❤️
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This is such a powerful song.
As somebody else mentioned, while this song is about the 30 years war, its lyrics really are applicable to every war. How many people have died for their nations only to be forgotten due to the ravages of time? They were all family and friend to somebody, and once those that knew them pass away, they disappear. Their deeds and courage to face death are swept away, as if it didn’t matter at all. But that is not true is it? We stand upon the works of both those who survived, and those that died, and here Sabaton gives a chance to remember that. The song asks “who will mourn for me?@ in reference to these forgotten dead, and gives us the chance to say back, “though we did not know you, we will mourn for you”.
And that is why the monument to the unknown soldier exists, and why it should be respected as a symbol of every soldier that died unknown far from home and family doing it's best to protect it's people
Joakim conducting a choir of thousands - training for when his voice goes out.
Timeless song.
Beautiful lyrics from a important part of European history from a young swedish boys perspective.
30 years war was a horrific major conflict, with extremely huge number of cassaulties.
It would be like both WW1 and WW2 combined.
The military authorities in Sweden during the 30 years war emptied whole villages of men between 15 and 44 years of age and sent them into the army. The population in Sweden (and Finland, which belonged to Sweden in those days) in spite of high birth rates was actually shrinking for a long time thanks to this war. Most of the fightings were in Germany, Austria and what now is the Czech republic. I heard somethere that Germany never fully recovered (economy, population) for at least a hundred years. War is hell, as general Sherman said.
Great, great band.
Hi Lanae, regarding serving in Sweden. It used to be obligated for every man over 18 years old until around 2012 when they disolved it for a couple of years. Now this applies (from the Swedish Defense):
"From the year you turn 16 until the end of the year you turn 70, you are covered by the total defense obligation. It applies to everyone who resides in Sweden. This means that you, if necessary, are obliged to participate in activities required to prepare Sweden for war.
The personnel supply of the Swedish defense is based on a system of duty and interested parties who apply to do military service. The obligations in the law apply equally to both women and men. If you are a Swedish citizen and registered in Sweden, in the year you turn 18, you must submit information to the National Duty and Examinations Agency's online registration documents. We collect the data to be able to assess whether the young people should enlist and possibly be enrolled in basic education with conscription and then also serve."
Great reaction! Part of the reason some words ryme in multiple languages is that some languages are descended from the same origin language. Most Northern Europe languages are descended from Proto-Germanic which was spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia, Iron Age Northern Germany, and along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts. English, Swedish, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic as well as others are all descended from the same Proto-Germanic language. Thus many words in these languages descend from a common root word and will have similar spellings and pronunciations. As an example the words for Father and Son sound very similar in Swedish and English and in fact son is spelled the same in Swedish and English with a slighlty different pronunciation. In a similar way when Floor talks about her broer in Nightwish in Dutch, even I can tell she means her brothers from the similar sound and the context.
Great reaction not gonna lie, this is one of my major goosebumps songs, and iirc I was one of those suggesting this one to you
Nice reaction, I was at this show (sitting somewhere in the middle of the platform to the left from this view of the stage)
The album Carolus Rex that this song is from is about a part of Swedish history called the era of great power (stormaktstiden in Swedish) from when Sweden was a much bigger nation with ambitions of expanding.
The album was released with a English and Swedish versions, the difference being that the Swedish one tells the story from our/a Swedish soldier´s view of the war and the English one more from an outsider´s view.
They had sold out the arena so we were 10 766 metalheads in the arena (going by facts online and in the newspaper after the show) needless to say, it was one hell of a show that night.
Great reaction as usual.
yeah, they tell the hard truth about war and being a soldier/marine/sailor/airman... but they also honour the same, quite an achievement.
Great reaction. 1916, the price of a mile, wolfpack, uprising are other great songs by Sabaton.
Hello Lanae...that young man is guitarist and multi-talented Tommy Johansson.....he is a singer, songwriter and can play more than 10 instruments....he has his own band calt Majestica listen to there song Majestica - ghost of Marley, its a Christmas song, very appropriate for the month of December. He left the Sabaton begin this year after 8 years to work on his own band and his RUclips Chanel were he release covers every friday....check that out please start with him thanking Sabaton with the song God Gave Rock and Roll to you - Tommy J ( its with film materialen of Sabaton )❤😊
Yes please, do an reaction to Tommy johansson and it is a great start with God gave Rock and Roll to you. There is a lot of behind the scen shots ❤
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i was there
Flawless as always 🫡
Thanks for the reaction. I am in my late 50s and like most Swedish men born in the 60's I did military service and was trained as a soldier for the national defense. So this song is very close to my heart. Thank you for your reaction.
Since your husband is a marine, I would recommend "devil dogs" for the next Sabaton reaction.
Chris was in the Artillery and Hannes was chased by a tank.
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Although the song is about Swedish soldiers in the 17th century you could apply the lyrics to any conflict in history and the sentiments still apply.
Its interesting that you spoke about Tommy looking young, my Girlfriend us a massive Meatloaf fan and she watched this video and refuses to watch it again because Tommy looks like a young Meatloaf (the GF is heart broken tha "Meat" passed away a couple of years ago).
They sing about the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) .. Where Sweden became a great power 💙💛
"Could you imagine fighting in the 16th century?" Yes, i could! But, it would problably have been in 1527 on the steps to heaven!
Listen to Sabatons 1916 next time.
Most native Swedes today most likely have at least one ancestor who fought in this war.
It's a crime that that tour cameraman hated Chris. He never shows him. I've watched countless lives and everybody else but Chris...and yea Tommy look young. Little piggy...lol
Great reaction!🤘 I call this song our 3rd National Anthem!😃
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yeap, sweden fought to last the finn. This is for triggering ppl lol but there's also some truth in it.
I'm sorry but I don't know have you "done" Sabaton's Soldier of three armies Lauri Törni
most aggressor in europe?germany?or have germans the pain?or stand still?no war in the future without germans?
huh?
drop the vape, yll live longer on tobacco
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