Our FIRST Reaction to Helen Sjöholm - Du måste finnas (Kristina från Duvemala) 

This performance will be hard to get out of our head. This was truly amazing!

I am not originaly swedish, but I have lived in Sweden for more then 30 years… I love Sweden very much ! I love everything with sweds! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

there is nothing better than Helen. this is the script to music, abba is secound to this

Hello! Swedish person here, this is one of my favorite songs ever and I get goosebumps every time watching Helen singing it

Swede here. Thank you for your reaction vid! :) Helen Sjöholm is truly a treasure. She is the reason why I started singing.

The Minnesota concert was performed for ancestors of the Swedish immigrants who traveled to the US during the 1800s

I love this song, we had it in my husbands funeral. Love from Sweden!

One of the most powerful performances I've seen in my life without a doubt.

Im in that crowd with my mom and grandmother as a 8yearold

It's been more than 25 years since I first heard this song and it's still emotionally effective!

She´s so into the song that she doesn´t blink once in the whole performance... Good to see a beautiful couple reacting to this together. Take care of each other!

Everytime I see people react with admire and getting stunned by this amazing performance I am so proud of being Swedish. Helen Sjöholm is amazing and The men from ABBA, Björn and Benny who wrote this musical are really genious. This is a long time ago but Helens voice is still really beautiful and she can do these kind of performances better than anyone else but she is also very funny and can do comedian stuff too. She is so talented and so beautiful. This is like the 500th time I hear this song, and I still cry every time. Thank you Helen.

Helen is our most eminent musical artist on the female side. Her voice and her talent of getting into character is outstanding. Goosebumps when she performs this song.

FYI! In the middle of the 19th century Sweden had a population of 3.5 million inhabitants. 1.2 million of them emigrated to the US! Most of them ended up settling in Minnesota! "Kristina från duvemåla" is a musical written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson based on a series of novels by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg about a family's poverty-driven migration from Sweden to America.

4:02 Fun fact. Those guys are Björn and Benny of ABBA

You should also listen to her sing "Gabriellas sång (song)" from the movie As in heaven. Were she plays a woman in an abusive marriage

As a swede I loved watching this!

The whole musical is filled with incredible songs and the story based on books by Vilhelm Moberg is strong and very moving! ❤

How I love Thai peoples reactions "! Simply wonderful ! You guys hit it spot on! thank you!

I'm Swedish and it's so beautiful in our native tongue.. I cry every time. As a christian it's even more powerful. I think every believer falls into doubt sometimes

Thank's for a great reaction and my God that lady is amazing in every way.

The story about the woman in the choir is amazing too. She has been at the back of the choir every time but at this performance someone got sick so she was heading up at the front. As the lights are strong and Helen did never sing like this in practice to save her voice, she had never seen all those expressions, that is why she look like that. It is the first time she see Helen live it all out and the first time she actually get all of that, not only the voice.

The story is based on the book "The Emigrants" by Vilhelm Moberg. There is also a recent movie from 2021 with Gustaf Skarsgård as Karl-Oskar.

This is magical! So hugely emotional and she has an amazing voice!

My absolute favorite part of this performance is the woman in the back (to the right), she is lingering on every word the Helen is singing!

Wonderful idea to let google pronounce it for you. It did a very good, actually. 🙂 I´m a Swede, from the province in Sweden that the couple the musical is about left. I´ve listened to this piece maybe 50 or 100 times. I have never not cried as a baby. This times tears came out of my eyes already in the second or third bar! 😄 Now I´m gonna see your reaction... I´m an autist, I´m sorry if there is a little oversharing going on here...... 😄

Amazing reaction, Helen Sjöholm is great! You should react to the song “Gabriellas song” next 🙌🏼

There's a saying, if you have it easy, you should be worried (the devil favors you), if you struggle, or have turmoil, you should rejoice because god gives his toughest challenges to those who are worthy.

Swedish have three more letters after z; å, ä and ö. Å equals au in French, ä is like è in frère and ö is like eu. Sjö- is most similar to 'jeu'

Love the reaction! But I laughed when you said ”so I guess Kristina is the wife of the main character?” when the entire musical is literally named after her 😂

She´s AMAZING! Look up Gabriellas song, goosebumps again.

Helene Sjöholm, an icon. Together with ABBA-Benny, and Björn she has also recorded immortal music "Benny Andersson's Orchestra", together with the superb Tommy Körberg.

This was a consert from the musical, that were performed in Minnesota, were a lot of swedish immigrants ended up. The two men in the audience, in the beginning of the song, was the composers, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. They were in a little quartet, known as ABBA.

I like that you guys cared to actually look into the background of the song 🙂

Your reaction to this almost made me cry… haha. It was lovely to see it. Especially as someone who is also a non-believer. For a lot of things, language isn’t needed in order to convey the feeling.

At 9:18 the woman in the background shows in her face what we ALL feel when listening to Helen Sjöholm. She is a goddess that Björn and Benny from ABBA recognized.

You (and Helen Sjöholm) make me cry. So heartbreaking 💔, and I'm not either religious.

You know, the two guys standing in the front at the beginning of this performance, who also wrote this piece of music and text , are the two male members of the Swedish former music group ABBA who were one of the most popular bands in the World earlier.

This is Benny + Bjorn's finest composition !!

Hello! I am Swedish and as many others I`m så proud of Helen Sjöholm. In the end of this clip you talk about ”the Swedish soul” and the story that the song is about is written by a famous author Wilhelm Moberg and these four books are a part och our legacy and history. Many Swedes has read them and have the full understanding of the song. My guess is that Helen also has read the story.

"I gott bevar" (In Good Keeping) is the final song. Kristina has now no doubts and is confident in her faith. "Vildgräs" (Wild grass) is the whole "raison d'etre" for Swedes emigrating to America.

My favorite Swedish music is from The Real Group, who formed in the mid 1980s and are still around to this day. Their song Gota is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I also love their songs It Becomes Her, Chili Con Carne, I Sing You Sing, Are You Coming To Me, Words, Bumblebee, and A Cappella In Acapulco

If you liked this, you really should listen to "Peter Jöback - Guldet blev till sand(Kristina från Duvemåla", same production and concert, amazing! Please do ping me if u ever post a reacton to it! You will not be dissapointed!

Imagine seeing this live. As a 10 yo. From row 4 center. And she locks those amazing eyes on you and holds on to you all through the song. BTDT… (And I still DO have the t-shirt).

The two gentleman you can see at 2.19 is Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. They are the writers of the musical who is based on the books by Wilhelm Moberg. Bjorn and Benny are also two of the bandmembers of ABBA and has written almost every one of the songs.

i think i can say this song gives every swede goosebumps you also become sad and tearful.

I as a Swede have heard of this many years but never seen it beore now and it's powerful.

I'm a Swede and ashmed to say I have never heard this one before.. and that's coming from someone who loves all kinds of older music.

The Guys which are reading the Bible at the beginning and are shown at the first glimpse of the audience is Björn and Benny from ABBA. THEY wrote this musical. And this song is very important for the story

Ja ,Helen Sjöholm,Kan Sjinga.!!! Riktigt, Riktigt Bra. suverän.!!! Fantastisk Röst.!!! Måste Lyssna Mer På Henne.!!!

And to me this song is even more confirmation of the existence of God, who is active in my life and this song is a beautiful confirmation in a song

The two men that the camera zoomed into at 4:27 is Björn and Benny from ABBA, and they wrote this Musical.

The singer Helen Sjöholm was young when did this role and was kind of adopted as the whole nation´s little sister after this. Now she´s over 50 but still has a very privileged part in the Swedish culture. She´s kind of a musical daughter of Björn and Benny / from ABBA , they wrote this musical / too, being the only woman in a band that Benny Andersson gathered, consisting of I believe 17 older gentlemen and her. You can google Benny Anderssons Orkester if you are interested. It´s a feel-good band though, nothing as dramatic at this. Actually they are extremists in that way, it´s kind of sadistically positive and optimistic, mostly. Very fun, but probably incomprehensable for a not Swedish-speaking audience. I actually made a hasty interpretation of this song and published it in the commentary section of it´s video, it´s very different from this song but quite worth listening to. Perhaps even disturbing in it´s chaotically positive way... "Nu mår jag mycket bättre" with BAO, "Now I fell much better!" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--mBMHR-ol9s.html

This musical was created by Björn and Benny, the same two guys who started the famous Swedish group ABBA.

I think most of us in Sweden have family that moved to America during the great famine, never to be heard of again. This song always hits so hard.

The men in the public is Björn and Benny from Swedish group ABBA. The song is really good.

Loved this reaction. Please react to Tommy Körberg singing Anthem (preferebly from the Laurence Olivier awards) such an epic performance

Helena is just so great .. she and Tommy Körberg in chess is also just fantastik .. you should taket a look at another musical artist from this play . Peter Jöback .. singing ”När guldet blev till sand” ( when the gold turned into sand) 🌹

Watch the musical. It's fucking good.

Very nice reaction to a powerful song

nice , nice Video / Erik Sweden

Helen is a fabulous singer and actress 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

Björn and Benny wrote this AFTER they got Helena Sjöholm onboard the project. The whole song depends on the singer being that capable.

Aldrig - Åsa Bergh/Ulrika❣️

The two gentlemen in the begining are the composers of this piece. They were half of the ABBA group

this is a fave of mine and aas a swede i understand what the meaning is

It Is a legendary performance indeed

Between 1850 and 1930 one and a half million Sweds emigrated to the US. That of a population of 5,1 million the year 1900. Many migrants live very hard lives, many died young. The video clip shows not the musical, but a concert in Minnesota where many Sweds settled. The audience are Americans, many descendants of the 1,5 million who left their native Sweden for a better future. Today 12 000 000 Americans have Scandinavian roots.

The 2 bearded men looking at her wrote the music and are 50% of ABBA

Sweden 🇸🇪 ❤

If you love this watch Gabriellas sång with Helen.

There is a recording of the complete original musical for TV with Helen but it have never been aired.

fun fact 04.05 side portrait if the male memebers of abba.

1/3 of the Swedish population emigrated to the US during this period in time. Going from a superpower as a country we lost almost everything due to greedy warrior kings, and the Swedish people experienced starvation and famine. The modern time Sweden most other nationalities know about was created inbetween 1915 and 1945. And now the neo nazis in our parliament are destroying it again and it's like going back in time. 😿 Thanks for a great reaction! Much love, From STHLM, Sweden

The best part of this is the lady in the background to the right of Helen Sjöholm.

the two people in the aduience in the beginning was the members of abba

Hello guys 😊 if i correct remember you was blown away by Diana Ankudinova voice. She perform OST "Dune" with simfonic orchestra. HIGHLY!!!! Recommend!!!

English isn't my first language since I'm Swedish, but this is a loose translation of the lyrics, I hope it helps those who're curious ^^ Du fördrev mig, Gud / You banished me, God Från mitt hemland slets jag bort / From my homeland I was torn away Här är jag en flykting och en främling / Here I'm a refugee and a stranger Och det ödet finner jag mig i / And I can cope with that fate Men du tog mitt barn / But you took my child Och du tar mig från min man / And you're taking me away from my husband Jag kan inte längre se en mening / I can no longer see a purpose Vad är det du vill? / What is it that you want? Vad ska jag tro… / What am I supposed to believe... Tanken är svindlande / The thought is dizzying Framför mig gapar en avgrund/ An abyss gapes in front of me Hela mitt väsen gör uppror och vill säga nej / My whole being rebels and wants to say no Frågan är väckt / The question has been raised Och nu darrar min själ inför svaret / And now my soul trembles before the answer Att du inte finns till / That you do not exist Fast jag trodde på dig / Even though I believed in you Vem skulle hjälpa mig uthärda livet här ute? / Who would help me endure life out here? Vem skulle ge mig den kraften som jag måste få? / Who would give me the power that I need to recieve? Vem skulle trösta mig? Jag är så liten på jorden / Who would comfort me? I'm so small on this earth Om du inte fanns till / If you didn't exist Ja, vad gjorde jag då? / Yes, what would I do then? Nej, du måste finnas / No, you must exist Du måste / You must Jag lever mitt liv genom dig / I'm living my life through you Utan dig är jag en spillra på ett mörkt och stormigt hav / Without you I'm a speck on a dark and stormy sea Du måste finnas / You have to exist Du måste / You must Hur kan du då överge mig? / Then how can you abandon me? Jag vore ingenstans / I would be nowhere Jag vore ingenting om du inte fanns / I would be nothing if you didn't exist Aldrig förut har jag haft det i tal eller tanke / Never before have I had it in speech or thought Det lilla ordet som skrämmer och plågar mig så / That little word that frightens and torments me so Ordet är ’Om’, om jag bett alla böner förgäves / The word is 'If', if I have prayed all my prayers in vain Om du inte finns till / If you do not exist Vad ska jag göra då? / What should I do then? Vem skulle känna min ånger och sedan förlåta? / Who would feel my remorse and then forgive? Friden i själen, ja, vem skulle skänka mig den? / Peace of mind, yes, who would give it to me? Vem skulle då ta emot mig till slut efter döden? / Who would finally receive me after death? Om du inte fanns till / If you didn't exist Vem tog hand om mig sen? / Who would take care of me after? Nej, du måste finnas / No, you must exist Du måste / You must Jag lever mitt liv genom dig / I'm living my life through you Utan dig är jag en spillra på ett mörkt och stormigt hav / Without you I'm a speck on a dark and stormy sea Du måste finnas / You have to exist Du måste / You must Hur kan du då överge mig? / The how can you abandon me? Jag vore ingenstans / I would be nowhere Jag vore ingenting om du inte fanns / I would be nothing if you didn't exist Du måste finnas / You have to exist Du måste / You must Hur kan du då överge mig? / Then how can you abandon me? Jag vore ingenstans / I would be nowhere Jag vore ingenting om du inte fanns / I would be nothing if you didn't exist

Björn and Benny from ABBA, wrote this song. That alone makes it great!

Please Plaese react to the song "Hemma" (Home) by Helen Sjöholm. The song is is written by Benny Andersson from ABBA. Its a song that hits really hard into Swedish hearts . Especially for us who have been living several years abroad...... And just as Kristina from Duvemåla sings about in this song . Constantly longing home to our homecountry and family in Sweden. I am crying rivers every time I hear it!.....Especially when Helen sings about the most Swedish of all "Midsommar" and thinking of her parents in Sweden enjoying our beloved holiday!...while she is still in USA.....

You must listen to Tommy körberg singing Anthem from a musikal called chess . He is another amazing swedish singer .❤

The dudes in the audience @4:20, thats 50% of ABBA

Please listen to Peter Jöback - Guldet blev till sand. It's from the same musical (Kristina från Duvemåla). I've seen other channels react to a video with english subtitle, you'll probably find it if you search for it.

So true!

Still shakin'. Thanks.

amazing performance,,,,shes a diamant not bad from a norwegiancomment lol

When it comes to musical theater, I always prefer English over foreign languages because I have no clue what is being said.. As such, I own the Kristina live from Carenegie Hall. Yes, it's a live in-concert of the musical with applause. Unfortunately Kristina Fran Dumavala NEVER made it to Broadway. I don't own the sweedish original cast recording. Unlike Kristina, Chess, another musical by the same sweedjsh composers, it was produced in English first with lyrics by Tim Rice and the music by Benny and Bjorn from sweedush group ABBA. In fact, Chess had a concept album before it was staged in London in 1986. However, One Night in Bangkok and I Know Him So Well became huge radio hits and covered several times from popular artist. It went to Broadway in 1988 after London. However, Chess PA Svenska dud not happen until 2002. However, Tommy Korberg was in the original London 1986 cast, the 1984 album, snd then got to finally perform it in Swedish in 2002. The sweedish version was a drastic re-write of the Broadway and London version. In fact, it seems like the song order changes since the script for Chess has been problematic with the 1986 cersuon being sung through like Les Miserables and Broadway more like a traditional play-musical. The Australian, Broadway, and Sweedish original productions were all drastically differen with the Sweedish having two powerful songs that aren't in English spoken productions -- "He is A Man He Is A Child" known as "Han är en man, han är ett barn." It was only within this past year it was recorded in English. You might have reacted to this. Unlike Chess, however, Kristina Fran Dumavala, is not as well known throughout English-speaking countries. It was only performed once as a concert at Carenegie Hall. It has never been fully staged as a musical in The United States. However, the one thing about Kristina Fran Dumavala and Chess is that both musicals are performed more as a concert as opposed to a fully staged musical with sets and costumes. As for Kristina, it has more of an operatic symphonic feeling whereas Chess has a more pop-rock feeling. Anthem, from Chess, probably is the most dramatic song from Chess. Whereas if you listen to songs like The Arbiter, you may feel like you're living in the 1980s pop world. However, the original concept album (from London) came first. However, Murray Head, who plays The American has a mediocre harsh voice. I prefer the 2001 Danish cast (sung in English) which has most of the London score. Unlike Chess which has several English speaking recordings (1984 concept, 1988 Broadway, 1994 Chess In concert (performed in English in Gothenburg Sweeden), 2001 Danish Cast (Stig Rosen, Emma Kershaw, performed in English), and 2009 Chess In Concert Royal Albert Hall (Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel). That's 5 versions you csn listen to in English. Kristina only has 1 recording in English, Kristina at Carnegie Hall.

The translation from Swedish to English is word for word as the text describes, when we in Sweden make songs from Swedish to English, we change the text a little, so that it fits in with the melody.

Yeah, Sjöholm is a hard name to pronounce when you don't have our "sj" sounds in your language, and not the "ö" either, and those two in combination makes it extra hard. A way to pronounce it, which isn't exactly correct, but close enough, is if you use the beginning of like "Sherwin" or "Sherlock" and say it like "Sherholm", then it's easier for you to say, I think. "Sjö" means "lake" in Swedish, and "holme" is an "islet", btw. I prefer the one in Swedish, but that might be just my bias, being Swedish. The English on feels more like a beautiful and great performamce, while the one in Swedish feels more...raw, like a genuine cry from the depts of her soul. Both are excellent and emotional though. The lyrics to this song is written by one of Sweden's most well known and outspoken atheists, Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA (2:13). Yeah, that song is a part of Swedish culture. The story it's based on, how 1,2 Swedes emigrated to North America, about 20 % of our population, is an important part of our history. The book series the musical is based on, "The Emigrants" by Vilhelm Moberg, is one that most kids get to read in school. And then this musical made by Björn & Benny from ABBA, and then Helen Sjöholm making this amazing performance.

The 2 gentlemen in 4:26 is Bjorn and Benny in ABBA !!

Next up, check out the swedish songs of TRhe Humpback of Notre Dame. Realy, we happened to get the best perofrmance of Frollo in the world. Form Sweden with Love - Kami

You have to listen to the Singer Newkid in the show, Så mycket bättre. He is doing a version of Du måste finnas and sings it to Helene 😍

In the english version Kristina just questions if God exist, while in the Swedish version she looses her religion.

If you liked this you must also check out Peter Jöback- Guldet blev till sand "(The) Gold turned to sand" it´s the other part of this performance from the husbands point of view as he regrets his decion to chase after gold that in the end turned to dust (sand).

1700 riksdaler in that time was a huge amount.

In my opinion this song is the acceptance that god does not exist.

Ö is pronounced kind of like the u in un in French, or the eue in bleue.

Please listen to Tommy Johansson and his cover of "the Phantom of the opera"!

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You need to be . is how i would translate it,, since its about faith