Cornelis Vreeswijk - Somliga går med Trasiga Skor [ENGLISH TRANSLATION] REACTION! 

Cornelis Vreeswijk was born Dutch and came to Sweden at age 12. He learnt our languaguage so well, to become one of our greatest poets and songwriter in modern time. Often much inspired by Brazilian music, as here.

I just can't believe you found Cornelis on your channel. Such a beloved artist in Sweden, but not really known outside of Sweden!

Sadly a a lot of his poetic flair gets lost in the english translation, he was such a great artist.

Good lord you don't know how good this is when you understand Swedish.

Cornelis Vreeswijk is so beloved in Sweden. A troubled man in life, but an incredibly talented musician. He's composed so many epic modern Swedish folksongs! Gone too soon and dearly missed!

This man emigrated from the Netherlands at a young age, he did so much for Sweden through his music and artistic spirit. YET, he never received Swedish citizenship. And this man spoke and wrote better Swedish than the majority of Swedes did back then, and even more so, now.

Cornelius, from Sweeden 1968 was very popular in Denmark I loved his wit and good sence of humor. Sweeden have a long, long tradition in folk Music ❤ Thank you from Denmark 🌼 Agnete

Cornelis was deep, philosophical, brutal and accurate. One of a kind. One of my favorites is "Balladen Om Herr Fredrik Åkare Och Söta Fröken Cecilia Lind".

his songs are a national music treasure here in Sweden

He's a national legend and treasure here in Sweden. Amazing to see this.

Cornelis is my childhood. Not only was he a songwriter, he was a poet, a philosopher and also an actor. Hes son Jack traveled his father's footstep, unfortunately he passed away last year but also was a well beloved artist. I am kind of in chock you found Cornelis, but i really hope you appreciate this great man, hes memory will live on for decades. He also was a well known interpreter of Carl Michael Bellman, a 18th century poet, singer songwriter. Look him up! :) Thank you for sharing! To compare, i guess he was Sweden's Johnny Cash. Telling the truth about the time he lived in.

On a vacation to Sweden we started at Stockholm in the harbor. Right there was a bust of Cornelis Vreeswijk and there also was a museum about him in Stockholm, but I believe that the museum doesn’t exist anymore. Our guide told us that Cornelis Vreeswijk was a revelation to Swedish people by his lyrics about living in the here and now, and to not worry about money and possessions, because you couldn’t take anything with you once you died.

So loved by us in Sweden.... his songs is about his love for people struggling...

I know Cornelis Vreeswijk from his poetic Dutch songs. I like him very much. I don't speak Swedish well but his music still feels so natural to me. Tnx Highly ❤.

Lovely, a skald in Sweden. Telling some uncomfortable realities. But it so beautiful and insightful in the simplicity of the lyrics

this is a surprise 😘❤️now I'm going to listen to Cornelis all night

Omg, I saw Cornelis on the title and hit play immediately. This was one of my dads favourite artists and when my dad died I listened to this song a lot. 🖤🖤

Cornelis is the G.O.A.T

He is a cultural symbol in Sweden, like Astrid Lindgren. Top notch poet and lyricist.

Great musician, poet, singer. Love his music and wish he could have been longer with us. He had a special way with words. Poetic, beautiful, thoughtful, political and often very, very funny as well.

Very nice to see a reaction to Cornelis from someone who isn't either dutch or swede.

A great song with very deep lyrics, and it is even deeper when you understand swedish.

one of the best written songs in any language ever. Cornelis deserved to be a world known artist.

Epic track from childhood 🇸🇪

Cornelis was a giant. Also revered here in Norway.

His son Jack took over Cornelis' legacy and traveled around singing his father's repertoire. Sounded almost identical to his dad. He sadly passed away in 2023 from cancer at 59.

great man and singer. rest in pease my friend. we mis you and your songs

He's the reason I learned to play the guitar, because I wanted to sing his songs. There is a lot of them and with a great variation.

Cornelis used to be on our regional radio station a lot when I was young. Mostly with his Dutch bardic songs. All about the lyrics. Kind of miss that these days in mainstream broadcasting.

I know a guy whose grandfather was a painter. He used to hang out with Cornelis, and they also fought about the same girl! My friends grandfather won that one and that is why he exists! Great artist. I often go for long walks on Södermalm and sometimes walk through the park named after Cornelis.

I love him and his music. I sing some of them and they are funny or grips my heart. The get u emotional in all sorts of way.❤

Hes really a big folk artist in Sweden, loved by most as far as i know. 😢

The legend Cornelis

LEGEND!!! We miss you, Cornelius! En av mina mest älskade sånger, måste jag medge... I loved this dong since I wad a chimd.

I'm half swedish and my grandma would sing this song to me when I was falling asleep as a child. Never really paid that much attention to the lyrics until now. It's dark for sure wow

How the f did you find Cornelis? This gem!

Cornelis mastered the Swedish language. You can have different grades of how good and poetic songs are and then you have an entire new level were Cornelis resides. I'm not sure this can be appreciated in another language, but if you become good enough in Swedish you will understand.

I’m glad you found the music treasure of Cornelis Vreeswijk. He was a wonderful troubadour with a tragic life. My favourite song by him is Turistens Klagan (The Complaint of the Tourist).

Only knew him from his Dutch songs in the 1970's, but this is extremely good.

Nice with Cornelius!!!! The king of text

Beautiful song, thank you for reactiing!

Yes, I've been absolutely longing for this!

I’m Impressed You found this. ❤

RIP Cornelis, you where loved and is missed. You was and still am a national treasure for us in Sweden.

I wish you could hear the lyrics knowing Swedish, although it's a good translation, I believe the lyrics cuts well deeper when listening to it as it was wrote.

He has past on, but thankfully he left some of his amazing songs!! ❤❤❤

he had so much to say that we never ever even thought of

He failed Swedish in school as an immigrant from the Netherlands and then became the biggest troubadour in Swedish modern history.

He was a troubled man but his sound was different and special and he made lots of great music

Åh, vad härligt att få höra Cornelius igen! Thank you for doing this, *Highly Combustible!*

Cornelis Vreeswijk died on 12 November 1987 at Södersjukhuset from liver cancer. Only 50 years old

Thanks 🎉❤🎶 Cornelis Vreeswijk is so good❣️

he is a legend

I love Cornelis music, I grew up with it. There was this one time though; he went overseas with a 14yo girl and they assumed she drowned bc they never found her body.. I was named after that song. He was a well known creep. Her name was Felicia.

Cornelis son Jack Vreeswijk died not that long ago as well. He did a good cover of this song.

Cornelis, Master Cees, is the god of swedish modern folkmusik. Belonging to the political left and always a song for every person on the rough side of life or a kick in the ass for every ignorant rich

I love Cornelis😢❤

Älskar han

Thanks man, he was one of a kind. I love him ❤

I miss him

Cornelis, touted as our last great troubadour before that tradition disappeared.

Felicia Adjö. Saddest ballad from him.

jävlar vad mycket love du får nu

This is a good one but there is a really fitting one for the current day.. Especially for those ol' Russian lads.. Check out: Desertören - Album: Visor, svarta och röda

loved it

omg ure actually gonna do this cornelis was one of me faves back in the day he was awsome!!

Just real❤

I think you missed the point, the key is the phrases 3:14 to 3:39 in to the clip. It is about living your life here and now and enjoy the small pleasures in life.

👏👏👏

This one is a classic! For more Cornelis, try Brev Från Kolonien! That one is more lighthearted, it's a letter home from a kid on a summer camp. And if I was that kid's parent, getting that letter, I'd be worried! 🙂 It is a cover of Hello Mother Hello Father, but a much better version than the original! And kind of darker, this camp seems to be totally unhinged! No discipline at all, the lunatics rule the asylum!

You gotta be joking, this song changed my life.

This is about Wallenberg!

Naasiflow- Stockholm city. It's fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Cornelis was the man. So many great songs, although this is definitely a favorite. I don't usually plug stuff, but since you brought it up; according to my poem "The Serpent's Lament" (that you can find here on the 'yube' if you are so inclined), God has been bored for a loooong time ;)

I cry, yes for myself, but if I dont then who will

De nozem en de non

What people dont get, is that this is not oue real life, we wanted to experians this life,

I love this song but I also like his song "Till Jack".

God gave us free will.. That's it

The translation seems adequate but could be better melodically. I found some lines I would translate a bit differently, saying the same thing but fitting the English language better. But it is a good start.

Cornelis is a Swedish treasure, thogh he was dutch.

True 😀 a bored God

He also made a good cover of Kingston trios the sloop John B, even better in Swedish, jag hde en gång en båt

you should react to cornelis vreeswijk - brev från kolonien(Letters from the colony), if you can find one with english lyrics

Can you react to his song Bibbis Visa?

Other good Cornelis songs, hönan Agda and Polaren Pär är skärlekskrank. 😁

If god exists, he's a kid bored with his ant farm.

Thåström Fan fan fan

React to enhetsfrontsång

I'd rather listen to Cornelis than any God.

Lasse liten blues😢

Why do we need God if he (or her) let us police ourselves?

Never seen so much feeling get lost in translation

This song doesn't work very well when put in an American cultural context. God and the Devil are only used as templates by a man who only had a very private relation to religion living in social circles where religion isn't spoken about at all. Note that the description of death is entirely forcused on reality, he knows nothing of suffering as long as he can be hidden under his loved one's hair, you know nothing in your grave. God doesn't care about tattered shoes because the suffering in this world is up to us to deal with. The devil laughs if someone walks tattered shoes until they stop walking because we allowed that evil to be. It's as tongue in cheek as Joe Hill's The Preacher and the Slave. Note how he describes the you in a hundred years as your corpse in the grave, not as a "soul".

Some walk with torn shoes Say why is it so? God Father who lives in heaven Maybe wants it so God Father who lives in heaven Shuts his eyes and sleeps so well Who cares about a pair of torn shoes Shen you are old and tired Who cares about how the days go by? They go as they please Friend, in one hundred years You'll no longer exist Then somebody else have taken your place You'll know nothing of it You feel neither rain nor sun Down in your dark graveWho cares about how thе nights go by? I don't care a bit As long as I can keep my face Buried in my lovе's hair I am a doubtful character Not good for much Behind a corner death lurks He takes me whenever he wants

Poor old Cornelis, he is now screaming in hell for all eternity, I never heard him come to repentance.

Felicia dissapear us better