Beautiful! Ex Metal Elitist Reacts to Jonna Jinton "A Song for Sweden" 

Her version always makes me cry because it reminds me of how much our society and land has changed. Not all for the better and I miss the Sweden I knew growing up

As a Swede this one goes deep down into my soul. Jonna is a fantastic singer.

Here Jonna takes our beautiful national anthem and makes it magical.

”Du gamla du fria” is a song about how beutifull the nordic is. In the main verse it don’t even mention Sweden only the nordic. The beauty of the lands we live on

The "kulning" she vocalizes between the verses and refrains is what makes this song so hauntingly beautiful.

Her wordless song is called ”kulning”, to kula. When summer came, the shepherdesses and their cattle were set free in the forest to fatten up the cows and have them deliver the calves. The kulning was used to gather the cows for milking. Beautiful.

It is amazing when the lyric is translated to English. As a Sweden I get a deeper understanding when I see the song from other peoples eyes. Thanks for making me see my own country through your eyes. Best regards and love 💙💛

This is how real Swedish music sounds like. There is so much beauty in that somber yet loving light feeling. It leaves you completely speechless and I love that you got to experience what it is to be swedish like this. We're a mix of both darkness and light up here. This is how it supposed to feel like. Which also makes me so annoyed when people like that Peyton guy makes music and calls it norse or viking when he havent understood at all what it is to be us.

When ALL of us, wherever we are, have this pride for our land (not flag), and connect with what really matters, the world changes for the better. We do this. No one else.

As a Swede I really loved this! Have not heard it before so thank you for reacting to it. She changed the melody a bit making it sound hauntingly beautiful. Magical. I will take a look at her channel to hear more of her beautiful voice 💙💛🇸🇪

A a swede myself I just want to say that this song IS the national anthem of Sweden. Just sung in a slightly different melody 🇸🇪🤗

She blows me away, i found her video back when she was kulning to her cows. Her talent is remarkable. I can't describe the feeling of nostalgia yet a longing i get listening to her, yet its also very reminiscent of something that the elves would sing in Lord of The Rings. Truly beautiful, just love me some Jonna and i love your channel, just subbed! 🙏❤ 🦋

I've been following Jonna for years now and love her videos, as do over 4 million other followers. Another song of hers that I'm sure you'll like is 'Wolf Song'.

We go on holiday to Sweden almost Every year, What a beautiful country and yes Joanna makes it all a little more beautiful, that really makes you quiet. Greetings from the Netherlands.

yes our national anthem is for our country for the forests our meadows our mountains and how beautiful our country is

Thank you for this amazing version of our anthem 🙏

A little side info - she moved 1000 kilometers north and started her new life. There is still about 900 kilometers more of Sweden NORTH of her.... she is rather close to (200km) to geographical center of Sweden. So there is lots of Sweden to explore.

I'm swedsh, and my tears falling down my face ... for a sweden that are lost due to the mass-migration ... so said ... Our National Anthem in a reworked version

One cannot help feeling at peace when watching a Jonna Jinton video. Talented at filmography, photography, art and at speaking to ones soul

This IS our national anthem. :) Beautiful and respectful. Sverige

I don't really like our anthem, but this one is amazing. And hearing it now especially is a bit sad seeing what's happening to my country... almost crying to this.

The official version of "Du gamla du fria" is more upbeat and works very well for sports events and such, but this one is my favourite. It captures the whole vibe of our nature so perfectly: ancient, serene, beautiful and also kinda moody and some times a bit eerie. An old forest in autumn, wrapped in fog, droplets hanging on the branches, the scent of the damp moss and composing leaves and a raven flying over the tree tops, man that's a mood..., or a winter night when it's cold AF, the moon cast long shadows on the glittering snow and it's so quiet you hear absolutely nothing but your own footsteps..., yep i want to live, i want to die in the north.

Woohoo! I'm so glad you decided to react to Jonna. I'm really proud of our national anthem for celebrating nature while many anthems are about fighting and being better than everyone else. Swedish (and nordic) nature speaks to peoples souls somehow. It gives you this deep seated, slightly sad, longing feeling. Like you're missing a part of yourself. It is hard to explain why but ut feels slightly magical^^ I'm also slightly biased since I live here, but even so I always feel that pull towards the wilderness. Jonna does some awesome videos about swedish folk lullabys and about "kulning" (nordic herding call singing) which you heard a little bit of in this video. It was used to call the cows home since the sound travels very far over the landscape. If you like this I think you will also like her video of the Wolf Song (a lullaby) and also Sankta Lucia which is a swedish tradition of celebrating the Maiden of Light during the darkest winter months. It is a beautiful tradition with beautiful melodies. I also really recommend her informative videos about nordic winters and what polar nights are in the northernmost part of Sweden. Those videos are not music though so maybe not meant for reaction videos on a music channel like yours, but I recommend you watch them between videos:) Her videography and photography have only gotten better with experience and now they are simply breathtaking.

My great grandfather Peter August was born in Skede in the Southern part of Sweden, and I heard a few stories from my grandfather about his fathers journey, the Swedish settlers and communities in the new world. This is a lovely and powerful rendition of the anthem, and beautiful images of the country. TY for sharing this! ❤ and peace✌️

Fun fact? Swedens National Anthem is not the official one. We don't have one. But that anthem is the one we use. Now this version by Jonna Jinton takes that anthem and rises it to the skies.

Oh you found Jonna! She is angelic. Makes me want to go back home, my great grandmother didnt speak english only swedish. So its on my list too! The land speaks to me

It's a version of the song very different from the original- she puts her magical touch to it. The tune is definitely changed as well. Very beautifully done. She does her version of the "wolf song", in a similar manner.

I love how your mouth dropped, then your eyes bulged and you were left speechless. That was the best testimony. Being Swedish American when I went to Sweden in my 20's I had such a hard time coming back to US. Have been driven to make this country improved. I have loved all of Jonna's videos, her art , her joy and best of all mentally being in the Swedish woods whenever I needed the last 3 yrs. I am so glad you enjoyed her work, her passion.

kulning touches immediately my nordic roots. it is an ancient herding call which travels over long distances to bring your live stock home. jonna does it quiet well, eivor is using an own faroese branch of this technique. here is an example by myrkur, she also explains it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8AzXvzX72R4.html and the song "tor i helheim" where she uses it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hFjwW8Ranrg.html

I love Jonna's video's. Even when she speeks about something mundane like her house renovation, she still manages to speak from and to the heart.

That sir, is the feeling that every single one of her videos evoke. Longing for the land, our connection to it, away from it all.

It's our Anthem "You old you free".

You are so welcome to Sweden! You have the right words of the northern part of our country. Scandinavia is beautiful! It IS beautiful here and the freedom everyone who lives has is amazing! Du gamla, du fria = You old you free directly translated.

Have you ever thought you might have an ancestor from Sweden? We did have a huge migration to America back in the days, and many many ppl still feel that deep connection.

she is beatiful she sang when she was 6 and she is adorable my cousin

Thanks soo much for reacting to Jonna Jinton! I have followed her for some years now...and her videos are just amazing! .. I first fell in love with them when I saw her video/vlog about how it is to live in the middle north of Sweden . Its called: "Living With Dark Winters In Sweden- Midnight Sun and Polar Nights. If you want and have time check it out and share your thoughts.. Thanks again for reacting to that wonderful human being Jonna Jinton! She is sooo worth all the cred she can get

I liked her version too. Very spiritual. Your very welcome to visit and experience the land for your self.😎

So much better than the normal version of Du gamla du fria! Reminds more of "Ack Värmeland du sköna".

Så otroligt vackert och träffar rätt i hjärta och själ ❤❤.

Stunningly Beautiful. Truly.

Everytime I listen to her version, I get all stunned and teared up. Just amazing...

Great reaction! Jonna is Swedish treasure. I love her channel and her sharing her traditional rural Swedish life she has chosen to live. Her kulning videos are great and you get to see her actually call some cattle home. You should also check out her jewelry. Very beautiful!

Ohhhh, it sounded like kulning, and when I went to check, it is a technique that is often used by Jonna Jinton. I had heard the technique before a couple of years ago and had totally forgotten about it. If you want to hear what this sounds like, there is a one minute video called "Kulning - Ancient Swedish herdingcall" with her performing.

The song sat you in trance!😊

Loved this! I would love to retire to Sweden or Finland.

Jonna "kular", that's what the women did to call for the cows, when they lived with the cattles up in the mountains during summer....they stayed in a "fäbod"(chalet) , made cheese and mess butter(messmör) of the milk...all summer they where alone up in the mountains and forrest

Sweden will gladly welcome you, with open arms!

I’m Swedish and it’s so beautiful over here. And the air combins whit the earth like a crispy feeling. If you can visit

Interesting cross-over. I have been watching Jonna’s channel for years, and discovered you through your Nightwish reactions. And now the two come together 😮

Thank you for yet another wonderful reaction video! ^_^ If you want to look at more of Jonna's music, I would recommend "The Frozen Call" and "The Wolf Song". :) Though I am sure others have already recommended those already.

Heartful greetings from Germany. This one is so very special. Love it. I didn't know it before. I'm waiting for some of the other songs from Wardruna, especially this one: Kvervandi by Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik, recorded live in Kraków at Klub Studio, February 2nd 2019. I love your genuine reactions. Be safe.

This is a heavily modified and very Jonna-like version of the song, which is the de facto national anthem of Sweden. I'm saying de facto because while this is used as the national anthem, there's no law making it the anthem.

I literally just found her page today, and then saw you reacted to her. It was meant to be. 😊 I wish to be where she is. She's living my dream. 💚 Lucky, lucky woman.

Helene Bøksle did a cover of norways anthem as well, «ja vi elsker dette land» Jona Also did a song called «vargsången» or The Wolf song both may interest you :)

This kind of songs are the true music for European Song Contests.

Another Great musican from Sweden, Tommy Johansson and his cover 'Ave Maria' is something I think you will like.

Because you like both, pagan and metal, I recommend you to listen to some Eluveitie (spoken El-vay-tee) stuff... It's a swiss Pagan/Celtic Folk/Melodic Death Metal band. I think you would love them!🤘Greetings from Germany

I love your reactions, and have been binge watching them back to back! You have helped me discover new artists too! I have some suggestions for you - 1.heilung- tenet 2.Heilung- inmaidjan(live) 3.Chingis khaani magtaal by batzorig vaanchig I hope you give these suggestions a try

Our national anthem 💙💛🇸🇪

You really read her. She has the most beautiful honest youtube channel. So happy she made you speechless

You HAVE TO hear her song of the wolfs

❤ greetings from Gothenburg Sweden.

So beautefull

Jonna (Yonna)

Her version of "the wolf song" is something you should listen to as well- considering your name😄

If you want to hear something else from Jonna, try The Wolf Song.

You gotta come here.!❤😊

my home:) shes my neighbour just living 50 km from me:)

Just wanna say your pronunciation was great 👍

Awesome stuff! I love your content and seeing people discover new music. Have you heard of diablo swing orchestra? If not please tryout ‘voodoo mon amour’.

Something is not right with the way we life We are so disconnected from nature and it makes me sad and pisses me off at the same time

It's the National Anthem friend

And she not living in the north of Sweden.

😊👍🏻🇸🇪

Makes me want to give us p this world, and move somewhere away from the busy people.

We are Sweds

The north in Sweden is a magical place. You look Swedish, have you done a DNA test? I can see that you have some of this culture in your blood.

go with the swede theme and litsen to som old norse tales ! the band HERJAN (odin) does it. not racist or al that crap.. just old tales .. for example " kvädet om en gråskägg och en vreden tor" .. it got english lyrics

J = H sound Sounds like Honna Hinton.

you should go northern parts, southern kinda is transforming to muslims soon, i know sounds like im a racist, but were slowely transforming,sadly to say. visit while you can

Sweden does not have a national song. Du gamla, du fria is considered the National song, but it's not official

We need GenZ that can work and pay taxes, come to Seden.

Hopefully they don't let their country get overrun and destroy their culture like what is happening to pretty much all of Western Culture countries