No english translation can do this song justice. Nothing can compare to the original lyrics, and no one can sing this better than Helen. That is my opinion.
Sarah McGrath this translation does a better job of capturing her despair than the official English one. Problem is of course, that this translation wouldn’t work musically. I feel the official translation just falls flat. It feels clinical in a way compared to the Swedish text which I feel is more personal and simple in its expression, how someone actually would talk. In the English one with phrases like “my life I have placed in thy keep” sounds more like a hymn instead of a desperate woman’s cry for help.
As someone who speaks both languages fluently (plus other 3), I actually disagree and I find your opinion surprising, since you speak both languages too. The translation is pretty accurate in both meaning and tone; it just doesn't rhyme. It's not like the original uses any idiosyncratic words, as is the case with other Swedish songs.
After watching this video for the hundredth time it still gives me chills the way Helen Sjoholm interprets the lyric especially towards the end when faces changes from despair to anger. Incredible.
I saw this muscial in Stockholm when it originally ran in 1995, I was 10 years old and my sister was 14. She cried out of sher emotional overload for an hour after the show was over
I am absoultley speechless!!! Wow goosebumps and shivers all over my body i have never heard such a powerful emotional and tragic song like that in my life!!!! Bravooooo sweden for this phenomenal masterpiece!!!!
Benny Anderson is a musical genius and still highly underrated. I have just listened to this musical (which is perhaps more of a folk opera in the best sense ) for the first time and must say that I know of no other composer from the pop / rock business who can write comparable music. It is deep, touching and in parts so transcendent that you don't need to understand the language (which I don't) to grasp the drama it is telling. A true masterpiece - and what a stunning performance of Helen!
Normally I'm not emotional when listening to music but there really is something special with Sjöholm and this song. Helen is so extremely good with facial expressions while singing this song that even though you don't know the language you still understand every tiny part of what she feels. Du är bara bäst Helen, önskar att jag fick se dig i denna rollen men jag upptäckte denna magiska musikal för sent i livet för att få uppleva det. Helen, Peter och Anders - går omöjligt att få det bättre än så!
Whenever I listen to this masterpiece I remember my Swedish lover ❤ She made me love everything Swedish, the language, the ppl , mentality literally everything. Now we’re apart 💔
@@jesperepe yes i know that,i also know that most swedes dont believe in god and maybe that is one of the reasons he wrote this song maybe he wanted us to feel the emotions despie our believes
Although I love the English version as well, now listening to the Swedish version I vastly prefer the lyrics in this. Her inner turmoil and doubts of her own faith are much more emphasized here.
I saw this when it was in Gothenburg and its been something like 25 years since then, it is still the the best concert I have ever been to and I still cant listen to this song without choking up. Two things stand out, first of all as a Swede its the clarity of the words, every syllable is still present despite being sung which is almost unheard of, the other is the emotion in which she sings, you can literally feel the anger, despair and sorrow in her voice, there might be better technical vocalists out there but when you add in the emotion that she adds to the words she is without equals. Thank you, Thank you!!
Passionen. Desperationen. Prestationen. Vet inte hur många ggr jag sett den här versionen. Lika tagen varje gång... Helen Sjöholm sliter hjärtat ur kroppen med sin inlevelse! Galet. Bara galet...å underbart!
Watch the face of the woman in the chorus behind Ms Sjoholm. There is an intensity that reflects the drama of the song, some respectful envy of what is being displayed in front of her, and a relief at the end recognising a completed note and magnificent performance.
I was there at this Minnesota performance and more recently the two at Carnegie Hall last year. Helen is amazing, powerful and touching when she sings. I too cry when I hear this song. I really want the whole video of this minnesota broadcast, please contact me....
Here is a playlist with the entire broadcast. it was accompanied by a documentary about descendants of swedish emigrants to Minnesota which you can also find by searching for "Minnesota del 1" on youtube: ua-cam.com/video/BL-8TNfAUCI/v-deo.html
I feel every feeling that woman in the background is expressing when Helen is singing this. Luckily I don't have to hold back I can just bawl my eyes out.
så här kommer jag ihåg låten från för länge sen när musikalen fortfarande gick i sverige. just det där desperata "du måste!" som jag alltid har saknat från cdn. underbart!
I love this song even though without the subtitles I wouldnt understand a word! This looks soo serious. Just like "Gabriellas sång"... Gives me goosebumps.
Jag hade turen att se hela Kristina från Duvemåla på Circus i Stocholm med Sjöholm, Ekborg och Jöback. Helt fantastiskt!! Varenda gång jag lyssnar på Helen så rinner tårarna som en fontän. Sån otrolig inlevelse att det inte är sant. Jag förstår inte varför inte SVT spelade in hela musikalen! Det är en kulturskatt som kommer att gå förlorad för alltid.
As an affirmation of belief, this song is without peer, and it reduced me to tears when I first heard it, and still does every time I hear it. Helen Sjoholm is a singer who gives her all to every song that she sings, but in this one, she has completely surpassed herself. Wonderful!
@@andreasv9472 It's up to interpretation, but if we interpret what she sings logically she did not loose her faith in the end: if God does not exists, she cannot exist.
@@bingobongo3114 More that she needs it for pragmatic reasons, not as real faith. Or that what she has based her identity on is lost, entering a state of nihilism.
This is so amazing beautiful.......What a woman, what power, it comes right out of her heart into mine.!!!!! Tears and so much joy. Thanx for posting this and thanx, Helen!! Greetings from here!
I'm one of the lucky people that saw her performance together with the original cast, Jöback and Ekborg, at Circus in Stockholm. It's stunning... makes me cry every time!!
puuuh.... This is IT...! maybe it's not the same if you don't understand swedish, but this really hits the core of being human and questioning our existence. and it happens through this tiny little woman in this way... Helen sjöholm , what a woman!!! amazing, stunning, etc.. 7000 stars
Is it the best song that Helen Sjoholm has sung? Is it the best song that Benny and Bjorn have written? The combination of the two has created a fantastic result.
Förlåt mig, jag pratar inte så bra svenska. So :) I couldn't help noticing the lady behind Helen. I totally share her feelings. Such marvellous talent... I'm in love.
Levente Molnár She, Helen powering that song out does make me cry every time. Yeah woman behind is gripped just as we are. As to the words and meaning, even though I am not religious at all the shear force and passion from some depths of Helen is just totally moving and enthralling. MAGIC.,!
I agree! This video is amazing because I can actually see her face and her acting... I was way up in the balcony at Carnegie Hall. This song is amazing, and Helen is so fantastic in both Swedish and English! I'm jealous of the people that can go see the performance in London next month. :)
Amazing song composed by Björn and Benny for the musical Kristina from Duvemåla! It`s based on the novel written by Wilhelm Moberg and it depiction the tough and arduous way of a group of swedish emigrants traveling to Minnesota in the midle of the 19th century!
The woman behind her... looks like she is both frigthened and about to start crying. I really, really like this song and Helen, even though I do not believe in God. :)
i love this so much!!! thanks for sharing! i think kerry ellis' version of the song is great as well, but sung in the original language it's so much more powerful! helen is sooo amazing!
I'd dearly love to see you sing this in a performance here in Kentucky and I'd want a front row seat. You sing from the heart and stir the hearts of so many with this piece of music. So gorgeous and thrilling. Brava to you, Helen. Stupendous performance!
No english translation can do this song justice. Nothing can compare to the original lyrics, and no one can sing this better than Helen. That is my opinion.
Sarah McGrath this translation does a better job of capturing her despair than the official English one. Problem is of course, that this translation wouldn’t work musically. I feel the official translation just falls flat. It feels clinical in a way compared to the Swedish text which I feel is more personal and simple in its expression, how someone actually would talk. In the English one with phrases like “my life I have placed in thy keep” sounds more like a hymn instead of a desperate woman’s cry for help.
@@senchaholic she is actually not crying for help - she is on her way to loose her faith that kept her alive all her life.
As someone who speaks both languages fluently (plus other 3), I actually disagree and I find your opinion surprising, since you speak both languages too. The translation is pretty accurate in both meaning and tone; it just doesn't rhyme. It's not like the original uses any idiosyncratic words, as is the case with other Swedish songs.
One of the most powerful songs ever composed and performed.
After watching this video for the hundredth time it still gives me chills the way Helen Sjoholm interprets the lyric especially towards the end when faces changes from despair to anger. Incredible.
I love the faces the background singer is making... can you imagine hearing this version live... right in front of you.
I'm like: What did I just watch? How INCREDIBLE was that? My God. Chills all over my body... Breath taking - literally!
This must be the most epic music performance in the Swedish language ever. So magnificent. For 5:04 minutes I wish everyone could understand Swedish
I saw this muscial in Stockholm when it originally ran in 1995, I was 10 years old and my sister was 14. She cried out of sher emotional overload for an hour after the show was over
this woman sings with her soul, she is amazing!!!!!!
I am absoultley speechless!!! Wow goosebumps and shivers all over my body i have never heard such a powerful emotional and tragic song like that in my life!!!! Bravooooo sweden for this phenomenal masterpiece!!!!
I dont know how i ended up here, just youtubing around. Kinda hard to go from here, what can top this experience?
raynorkerrigan1 Don't worry, you go a bit numb around the 200th play through and the 7th visit.
Her voice is glorious, isn't it?
Watch Psalm 50 in George for Pope Francis. Thank me later...
The partnership between Helen's voice, Benny's music and Björn's lyrics create a perfect storm.
Sorry Elein Page and some others.
This is best version of all.
She puts her heart into evry words.
Just awesome!!!
Benny Anderson is a musical genius and still highly underrated. I have just listened to this musical (which is perhaps more of a folk opera in the best sense ) for the first time and must say that I know of no other composer from the pop / rock business who can write comparable music. It is deep, touching and in parts so transcendent that you don't need to understand the language (which I don't) to grasp the drama it is telling. A true masterpiece - and what a stunning performance of Helen!
Normally I'm not emotional when listening to music but there really is something special with Sjöholm and this song. Helen is so extremely good with facial expressions while singing this song that even though you don't know the language you still understand every tiny part of what she feels.
Du är bara bäst Helen, önskar att jag fick se dig i denna rollen men jag upptäckte denna magiska musikal för sent i livet för att få uppleva det. Helen, Peter och Anders - går omöjligt att få det bättre än så!
Her eyes, her amazing eyes - I've never seen a more passionate performance of any song.
Whenever I listen to this masterpiece I remember my Swedish lover ❤ She made me love everything Swedish, the language, the ppl , mentality literally everything. Now we’re apart 💔
Helen really is quite an incredible person and singer. Such Total Passion.
The most powerful and emotional song i have ever heard i have gossebumps and tears every time i hear it and i am an atheist!!!!
Björn Ulvaeus who wrote the lyrics is also an outspoken atheist
@@jesperepe yes i know that,i also know that most swedes dont believe in god and maybe that is one of the reasons he wrote this song maybe he wanted us to feel the emotions despie our believes
i know the feeling
Although I love the English version as well, now listening to the Swedish version I vastly prefer the lyrics in this. Her inner turmoil and doubts of her own faith are much more emphasized here.
Magnificent. Such expression. Blessings from South Africa.
No performance has ever moved me more than this one. I come back to it time and time again. Tack, Helen och Bjorn.
3:45 kvinnans blick (till höger) säger allt om Helens uppträdande.. så fantastisk röst och sång
what a performance. devastatingly sad song and an utmost emotional display of brilliance.
I saw this when it was in Gothenburg and its been something like 25 years since then, it is still the the best concert I have ever been to and I still cant listen to this song without choking up. Two things stand out, first of all as a Swede its the clarity of the words, every syllable is still present despite being sung which is almost unheard of, the other is the emotion in which she sings, you can literally feel the anger, despair and sorrow in her voice, there might be better technical vocalists out there but when you add in the emotion that she adds to the words she is without equals. Thank you, Thank you!!
How in the world did this not get a standing ovation?
Simple: Everybody was so blown away into their chairs, they couldn't even stand up to give her one.
OMG! The intensity in her performance and the absolute commitment. In every word, in every note. Supreme!
I agree with the woman to the right of Helen- totally blown away. Every note connects to the soul and you really feel the desperation.
Fantastic! Helen is not just singing this song, but feeling every lyric. And the woman behind her is experiencing the same thing I am.
världens bästa låt!! Om jag måste välja någon....
WOW! I'm a complete wreck after that!
I love the expression on the face of the woman behind her - she's living every moment.
This is Helen Sjoholm's "Anthem" a song that she reaches a highest plane of performance on.
felpin I am amazed each and every time I watch this video. Helen Sjoholm is spectacular.
Passionen. Desperationen. Prestationen. Vet inte hur många ggr jag sett den här versionen. Lika tagen varje gång... Helen Sjöholm sliter hjärtat ur kroppen med sin inlevelse! Galet. Bara galet...å underbart!
Swedish version is very very better!!
Wondefull!!
And I don't need to know swedish to understand... so powerfull, incredible!!
Bravo!!!
Helvetes jääävla skit vad bra detta är!!!! Det finns ingen som kan sjunga som Helen. Fan vad bra!!
The cry of the broken heart moves me to tears as well.
really LOVE the key changes in the accompaniment, very rich
Replayed it like 10 times and still can't get enough of it!!! I am deeply moved...
Love how she gives a performance that makes the gods weep and then at the end has a smile that says: "oh, I'm glad you liked it"
Watch the face of the woman in the chorus behind Ms Sjoholm. There is an intensity that reflects the drama of the song, some respectful envy of what is being displayed in front of her, and a relief at the end recognising a completed note and magnificent performance.
deeply moving composition and performance
I was there at this Minnesota performance and more recently the two at Carnegie Hall last year. Helen is amazing, powerful and touching when she sings.
I too cry when I hear this song.
I really want the whole video of this minnesota broadcast, please contact me....
Here is a playlist with the entire broadcast. it was accompanied by a documentary about descendants of swedish emigrants to Minnesota which you can also find by searching for "Minnesota del 1" on youtube: ua-cam.com/video/BL-8TNfAUCI/v-deo.html
she always makes me cry. masterpiece.
Find myself listen over and over again on this song!
I feel every feeling that woman in the background is expressing when Helen is singing this. Luckily I don't have to hold back I can just bawl my eyes out.
Such a powerful language! Beautiful!
så här kommer jag ihåg låten från för länge sen när musikalen fortfarande gick i sverige. just det där desperata "du måste!" som jag alltid har saknat från cdn. underbart!
Ja vad ska man säga? Hittar faktiskt inte ett ord för det här framträdandet!
Men jag hittar fyra ord och dom är: Sveriges Absolut Bästa Sångerska!
helt underbart. Vilken känsla hon sjunger med. underbart
I love this song even though without the subtitles I wouldnt understand a word!
This looks soo serious. Just like "Gabriellas sång"...
Gives me goosebumps.
2020 Fortfarande ryser jag när jag lyssnar på den här
Vilken glädje till livet man känner när man får lyssna på Helen, hon är magisk :-)
Wat een perfectie! Het raakt je tot in de tenen. Zowiezo al een geweldige combinatie de composities van Björn en Benny met de stem van Helen Sjöholm.
She dosen't know how good she is!
This is AWESOME!
So beliveble so true so good!
Jag hade turen att se hela Kristina från Duvemåla på Circus i Stocholm med Sjöholm, Ekborg och Jöback. Helt fantastiskt!! Varenda gång jag lyssnar på Helen så rinner tårarna som en fontän. Sån otrolig inlevelse att det inte är sant. Jag förstår inte varför inte SVT spelade in hela musikalen! Det är en kulturskatt som kommer att gå förlorad för alltid.
As an affirmation of belief, this song is without peer, and it reduced me to tears when I first heard it, and still does every time I hear it. Helen Sjoholm is a singer who gives her all to every song that she sings, but in this one, she has completely surpassed herself. Wonderful!
I interpret it that she lost her faith, not that she affirms it. And that she keeps it maybe more as a psychological tool and not more.
@@andreasv9472 It's up to interpretation, but if we interpret what she sings logically she did not loose her faith in the end: if God does not exists, she cannot exist.
@@bingobongo3114 More that she needs it for pragmatic reasons, not as real faith. Or that what she has based her identity on is lost, entering a state of nihilism.
This is so amazing beautiful.......What a woman, what power, it comes right out of her heart into mine.!!!!! Tears and so much joy.
Thanx for posting this and thanx, Helen!!
Greetings from here!
Vilken fantastisk tolkning av denna otroliga sång med en sådan stark text!
Helen...!!! *tårarna rinner* WOW!
How can there be 22 people who do not like this? It is beyond understanding.
Jag älskar Helen Sjöholm men den låten slår alla rekord!!!
I'm one of the lucky people that saw her performance together with the original cast, Jöback and Ekborg, at Circus in Stockholm. It's stunning... makes me cry every time!!
The most powerful and touching song! All the emotions❤️
Andersson + Ulvaeus + Sjöholm = perfection
How can it be free? How?! Incredible!
Very powerful. Amazing voice. I didn't even mind that it was in Swedish.
It is still so amazing to hear again years later. Thank you.
Underbart!
Helen måste ha Sveriges bästa röst, inget snack om saken.
Den här underbara sången har varit en favorit sedan jag var 4 år, ryser fortfarande!!
Hatar att jag var 3 år gammal när musikalen spelades i Stockholm! Vill se den!!!
Wicktoria önskar verkligen att den skulle komma ut på DVD med Helen! :)
Jag, brorsan och hans dåvarande tjej såg den på Cirkus.
I've watched this about 20 times and never tire of it. Wish Helen would tour Scotland. I just love her singing
Blir du då aldrig rädd när du ser hur mycket din sång påverkar oss människor och lyssnare.Skojar jag när jag lyssnar och blir bländad!
What a great performance 👏👏
Wonderful lyrics , melody and performance. B&B geniuses !
puuuh.... This is IT...! maybe it's not the same if you don't understand swedish, but this really hits the core of being human and questioning our existence. and it happens through this tiny little woman in this way... Helen sjöholm , what a woman!!! amazing, stunning, etc.. 7000 stars
Is it the best song that Helen Sjoholm has sung? Is it the best song that Benny and Bjorn have written? The combination of the two has created a fantastic result.
What a magnificent and powerful performance by this young lady. I was spellbound by her presentation. This is awesome!!!!!!
Saw Kristina at Carnegie this week! FANTASTIC! The performance of this song (in English) made me weep. Thank you so much for posting!
This is incredible. Miss Sjöholm is Swedens best singer
Wow, this is so moving and it gets better and better each time I listen to it. A true masterpiece!
Förlåt mig, jag pratar inte så bra svenska. So :)
I couldn't help noticing the lady behind Helen. I totally share her feelings. Such marvellous talent...
I'm in love.
Levente Molnár Ah, yes... the funniest part of this video. She's way too entertaining.
Totally! It is such a moving song, and if you understand the lyrics it is no wonder that it almost makes you cry :)
That still makes her entertaining >_> If anything, it's WHAT makes her entertaining. She keeps nodding along
Levente Molnár She, Helen powering that song out does make me cry every time. Yeah woman behind is gripped just as we are. As to the words and meaning, even though I am not religious at all the shear force and passion from some depths of Helen is just totally moving and enthralling. MAGIC.,!
I agree! This video is amazing because I can actually see her face and her acting... I was way up in the balcony at Carnegie Hall. This song is amazing, and Helen is so fantastic in both Swedish and English! I'm jealous of the people that can go see the performance in London next month. :)
hon är helt underbar. vilken röst!
Amazing song composed by Björn and Benny for the musical Kristina from Duvemåla! It`s based on the novel written by Wilhelm Moberg and it depiction the tough and arduous way of a group of swedish emigrants traveling to Minnesota in the midle of the 19th century!
Masterpiece. I am a proud swede!
Helen is absolutely incredible!
Absolutely stunning . . bravo indeed !
Helt fantastisk sång, blir tårögd varje gång jag lyssnar, så otroligt mäktig röst!! Fast översättningen kunde jag klarat mig utan!!
The woman behind her... looks like she is both frigthened and about to start crying.
I really, really like this song and Helen, even though I do not believe in God. :)
Episkt! Det finns ingen på denna planet som kan framföra detta musikaliska mästerverk så fantastiskt vackert och passionerat. K
Värdens bästa vis/musikasångerska.....
Den engelska varianten var så där...
det blir för många ord.
Kvinnan ! Jag tycker det ger djup och känsla, och förståelse för hur starkt sången påverkar. Lite skrämmande,men skönt.
Hoppas att dom någonsin släpper musikalen på dvd
I just sat here and cried my eyes out...He MUST exist!
He does!
Simply Stunning !!!!!
i love this so much!!! thanks for sharing! i think kerry ellis' version of the song is great as well, but sung in the original language it's so much more powerful! helen is sooo amazing!
Fantastiskt bra. En tidlös klassiker som för alltid kommer vara en av mina absoluta favoritlåtar.
Simply wonderful! 4.19-4.27 Love how she goes through all the emotions..
I'd dearly love to see you sing this in a performance here in Kentucky and I'd want a front row seat. You sing from the heart and stir the hearts of so many with this piece of music. So gorgeous and thrilling. Brava to you, Helen. Stupendous performance!
Ert väsen är så underbart....Så nu måste du finnas 🥰🥰
Woooooow, underbart. Increíble. Moved me to tears
Fantastic. What a moving performance. Would definitely go see the show if it transfers.
Helen Sjöholm has such a mesmirising voice! I can't get enough of her! She's my drug! I love her! :)
I love how the woman to the right in the background from the choir keeps staring at her in amazement!