The Scandinavian term "I sju kongeriker" (In seven kingdoms) means "in the world" in old poems and stories My channel is dedicated to anthems, hymns and patriotic songs, here is the link to our discord server: / discord
Swedish folk songs be like: "My girlfriend died and I'm never going to find another girl like her again" *proceeds to do the most beautiful accordion/violin solo ever recorded*
Idk if it it common throughout the Nordics, but I can say that it is a common way among many us Swedes. Life can be dark and sad, and when that time finally come; you make something beautiful out of it in order to honor the good that once and the good memories that you have left.
What I didn't realise the first time I listened to this song is that when he (the man who's point of view this song is sung from) says "And wanted to follow her to the grave" it's not about attending the funeral, he wants to die. Presumably he thinks he will never find love again and so has no wish to go on.
Or just couldn’t bear to be parted from her… Has the same vibe as “I am stretched on your grave,’ if you’ve heard that one. Heh, this does seem like a song Charles XII might have liked, doesn’t it?
Some of these Swedish folk songs are so sad.. I've been listening to them because of my Swedish heritage. They're so beautiful and heartbreaking. This one and I Riden Sa.. My heart..
for those who are unaware the "tolvmilan skog" is translated literally as 12 miles. The thing is, those 12 miles are in fact 76 miles if you are an American, English, etc. A Nordic mile is 10km or 6 miles. It used to be longer, but when the metric system was introduced in the 1800s it was rounded down to 10kms. Miles are still used today for longer distances, but sometimes "halvmil" (half a mile) is used. My son lives about 35 miles away, it takes about 3 hours to drive there. But then the maximum legal speed in Norway is 12 mph ;)
your numbers are off as hell.... im sorry but Even as I dont use the american system Im familiar enough with it and it make no sense what you are measuring.
You're quite right. sorry the maximum speed limit in Norway is 11 mph not 12. If I drove at 12mph I would be breaking the speed limit. 11 mph in Nordic miles translates as about 66 mph in Imperial miles. As for not making sense, well it's really very simple. A Nordic mile is about six times the length of an Imperial mile. So if you drive a 1 mph using Nordic miles, then you would be traveling at 6 mph if you use Imperial miles. Driving the 35 miles to my son in 3 hours involves breaking the speed limit, something I do I'm afraid. Although rarely by so much that I would lose my drivers licence.@@sebastian114
Deutsche Auflade: (German Version) So fahre ich los Über zwölf-meilen Wald Während die Anderen so süß schläft So fahre ich los, ein bisschen weiter Dort konnte ich die Glocken läuten hören “Guten tag, guten tag, meine Läutenmänner, Vor wem läuten sie diese Klingung?" “Wir läuten für eine junge Mädel, Die geht in die Erde zu schlafen” … “Die geht in die Erde zu schlafen” So fahre ich los, ein bisschen weiter Da steht die Graber und gegraben “Guten tag, guten tag, meine Gräberemänn, Vor wem graben sie diese Grabe?" “Wir graben für eine junge Mädel, Die geht in die Erde zu schlafen” … “Die geht in die Erde zu schlafen” So fahre ich los Zu mein Schwiegervaters Hof Der früher rot wie rosen war Erstens, frage ich für meine Freundin Und später für meine schwiegereltern So komme ich ein bisschen weiter in Und da steht zwei und ihnen gewischt … Und da steht zwei und ihnen gewischt Ich locke und kämmer meine haare Und wollte ich sie zum graben folgen … Und wollte ich sie zum graben folgen Und Frauen und Mädel gebildet ein ring Und sagt dass ich finde eine and’re So für ein Mädel dass sie war Gab es nicht in sieben Königreiche … Gab es nicht in sieben Königreiche
Vielen Dank. Deutsch wird für mich immer die emotionalste und einfühlsamste Sprache sein. Alles, was ich darin höre und jedes Mal, wenn ich spreche, weckt in mir immer Emotionen. Vielen Dank, dass Sie eine so wunderbare Übersetzung angefertigt haben
Interesting. As a Swede it just gives a feeling from the 19th and 18th Centuries but I guess it feels different when the text gives its message orally.
@@legchairhistorian5496 Very much late 18th/early 19th century. Back before urbanization, when the industrial revolution was just taking hold on the continent, but we were still mostly a farming society.
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@@kangan1617 you could say that de-jure means official, while de-facto means in practice. Du Gamla Du Fria is the de-facto anthem since it is used as such, however it is not de-jure since its not official.
First time that I comment below these videos, just wanted to thank the creator or the team behind this channel. Musics on it are always insane and lulling. Thanks for making life more colourful !
When I first heard this song I first fell in love with the music and then with the lyrics. Svenska is one of my ancestral tongues and one I want to learn so bad along Deutsch. So songs like this really are soothing to listen to.
Once you learn Svenska or Deutsch you'll have it real easier to learn the other. Swedish is the moat Germanized language in Scandinavia due to our old terrortories in Northern Germant and intervention to the 30 years war, which led to mass immigration of protestant Germans to Sweden. Hence why we use ä/ö and not æ/ø. Aswell as a shit ton of our words sounds the same as inn german butt speleld differentlt
Start with Swedish i'd say. If you know Swedish and Enlgiah alot of the German language makes since. Thry are all indo-european afterall, try learning Hungarian your entire life. Its a beautiful, deep and advanced language. And the swearing is pure art, the redt hover i all kind of fucked up. Ni sinmilarities antwhere. 🤷♂️
@@urdung9403 there’s also the fact that Svenska is in the highest spots for easiest languages for English speakers, but ya my plan is first learn Svenska then learn how to speak Deutsch like a Swed.
Didnt you hear our "culture-minister" said there is no authentic swedish culture? If shes not an expert then who is????? Im just a little swedish peasant i dont know nothing
Drit! What a crap minister. All Scandinavian cultures are authentic. The US government vis a vis the FBI declared viking runes as racist symbols. What a load of garbage. They're crapping on our beautiful Scandinavian ancestry. Vær sterk min vikingbror! 🇺🇲🇧🇻🤝🇸🇪💪💪
@@borkovitch5227 I don't really think she is necesarly right... I know nothing much abt ur culture so can't say if she s right or wrong but there are people who for a reason or another like to deny some things... like the cultural thing... cs they want a more omogenic world ig... to break the cultural barriers... but that ain't good... you mb know better idk but it seems to me like they could do such not so nice things putting in danger the culture or the country.. especially if leftist... ig
Fun fact: there is another melody that was used for this song during the 19th century. Which was later used for the folk song “Du Gamla, Du Friska”, later changed to “Du Gamla, Du Fria” and today is Swedens national anthem.
As a person/mensch who has inherited many Scandinavian varieties of Europa, this makes me tear a tear for my ancestors responsible for my existence. 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇳🇴🏴🇩🇰🇨🇮🇳🇱🇮🇸🇬🇱🇫🇴🇦🇹🇦🇽🇫🇮
I know I'm double commenting which breaks my own personal rules, but I'd like to thank you, Ingen. I couldn't help but think of this song tonight, as my grandmother just had a stroke and they don't expect her to make it. If it weren't for you, I'd have no way of expressing myself, in English or not. Don't stop what you're doing. You're doing great work. "Jag krusar och kammar mitt korpsvart har, och ville föllje henne till graven..."
I am smitten with this song. Burns my heart with sadness and beauty. I keep thinking about the young man who originally sang it, who felt such deep despair he wanted to follow his beloved to the grave. He's gone now, but I hope he made out okay in his days.
This song is so sad and beautiful at the same time. The death of a beautiful young girl. I was surprised to understand the Swedish from my basic Norwegian skills. I've been trying to connect with my Scandinavian roots and this song brought a tear to my eye. Ha det bra bror! 🇺🇲🇧🇻🇸🇪💪
The Song is about a young man who is riding to his parents in laws house and as he rides he meets people doing funeral preperations such as digging a grave and ringing the bells. And then he finds his wife dead. He also says that a girl like her does not exist in seven kingdoms meaning he wont find someone even half as good. Some version of the song is a bit different, in some the young man dies too but i like this one the most.
I mean swedish, norwegian and danish used to be the same language back in viking times. Then when we split up into different countries the languages split, I'm oversimplifying of course. I believe we have a lot of german words because we traded a lot with them between 1000-1500s, I could be wrong though, it has been a while since I learned this in school.
I'm a 4th generation American but I'm Half Swedish. This song really feels like I've remembered memories I never had, like i actually once lived in Sweden
@@invictidomini6846 I just love 💖 Swedish! The language is so poetic and underrated unfortunately 😢. Not many people see its beauty unfortunately. Well at the moment I ain’t emigrating to Sweden 🇸🇪 but in the future why not? I love 💗 this country VERY VERY MUCH 😃
much respect for the Swedish sisters and brothers from Italy..my country also has a Norman (Scandinavian) culture even if it is not as large as the Roman one I am very proud to have it
@@user-ci4hi2ui2k do you know history or are you a puppet watching pokemon? the Normans settled throughout southern Italy under the Kingdom of Hauteville for centuries and have left their culture: it is full of Norman Castles built by Robert the Guiscard ... there is a good historical and cultural correlation between the Scandinavian countries and Italy..but obviously you will live in some cave in a country with a small and insignificant history
@@user-ci4hi2ui2k he’s talking about the Normands, Scandinavians who settled in northern France and then proceeded to conquer England Antioch, Sicily and Southern Italy and though their influence didn’t persist in the Levant they shaped southern Italy and was the last benevolent and competent dynasty of the area in which they ruled for about 100 years if I remember correctly.
@@legchairhistorian5496 that's right, Normans which literally means "men of the north" but they were also called Vikings: there is no difference between Normans and Vikings: they were the same people .. I am from Rome and the Norman Kingdom of Italy extended very close to Rome : the cities of Rieti and Montecassino are very close to Rome and were part of the Norman Kingdom .. if you visit central and southern Italy the Norman culture and legacy is very present: there are many castles built by Normans and many streets are named to Roger Hauteville, Robert the Guiscard, William II Hauteville, Bohemond I Hauteville ..
@@legchairhistorian5496 the Norman Kingdom lasted until the mid-twelfth century when the Normans began to consider themselves Italians, French, English, no longer Normans. It was probably the propensity to mix with other peoples through marriage that made the Normans lose their identity: Robert the Guiscard repudiated his Norman wife to marry an Italian noble woman and Bohemond married the daughter of the King of France. therefore there is a link not only historical but also genetic between Scandinavia and Italy Many Normans preferred to live in their new possessions located in England and Italy, where they could lead a much more comfortable type of life than they would have in Normandy. The disappearance of the Normans can be dated on the basis of some specific events: in England in 1154, with the accession to the throne of a count of Anjou; in Italy in 1194, with the advent of a German Sovereign (in 1185 the last heir to the throne, Constance Hauteville, had married Henry VI of Swabia, son of Frederick Barbarossa, therefore the Norman Kingdom entered be part of holy roman empire
