ABBA Waterloo Swedish version

[@vinaymulukutla358]

English is not a problem whatsoever with Scandinavians and Finns speaking and singing it but hearing ABBA singing in their native Swedish brings a level of depth, richness and grandeur that is truly astonishing to behold. I am guessing they performed this version whenever they did shows in Sweden. They are truly the unsurpassed ambassadors of Swedish culture.

[@4timesnow318]

I do not mean to criticize Abba at all. I just wonder what you mean by "ambassadors of Swedish culture." What are examples of Swedish culture that they bring to other countries?

[@r4nd0mvjdz23]

@@4timesnow318 Read and research the definition of "culture" before giving this kind of comment. For your reference, ABBA is deserved to the culture of "Swedish pop music". If you don't meet your own demand, you have to! =)))

[@mymble3367]

THERES A SWEDISH VERSION??? WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE

[@abbachris]

gamblersGambit there’s a French and German version too both on KZbin 😊🎶

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

This is the original version that Benny and Bjorn wrote and submitted to the Melodifestivalen which is the annual competition that specifically selects songs for the Eurovision Song Contest. ABBA won the 1973 Melodifestivalen and secured the rights to represent Sweden at 1974 Eurovision which they also ended up winning and, well, the rest is history being made.

[@ralphbenthall3573]

They could sing anything!

[@ankushshetty]

Do checkout "Ring Ring" Swedish Version.

[@kirstya9900]

Honestly me just now

[@sveingrimstad9151]

Swedish version is extra cute and charming! Love it!

[@robertwill23]

Even better than in English. Especially, Agnetha's singing it with so much fluency and sassiness. Love it.

[@ateneaessabia0399]

It's her language. It's normal

[@deannapetersson148]

@@ateneaessabia0399 Was just going to say that.....

[@georgekuenzli8752]

In my opinion, Waterloo is equally nice in English. Remember, the won the Eurovision Song contest in 1974 against the competition of about 40 countries...

[@ankushshetty]

I don't understand swedish at all. But I feel these Scandinavian languages so beautiful. Greetings from India.

[@SkullCrusher757]

If you like the scandanavian panguages maybe give dutch and irish a listen

[@kbhprinsesse]

As a Dane, I thank you ❤

[@garethe9886]

Isn’t it funny how this little jingle started one of the most successful bands in history. It’s a little tearful almost

[@georgekuenzli8752]

I really would not call Waterloo "a little jingle". It was truly a brilliant composition, based on Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo.

[@talis61]

@@georgekuenzli8752 I actually didn't like Waterloo and although it deserved to win the 1974 Eurovision being way ahead of its time, the rest of their material is other wordly and my preference (imho). Chiquitita has one of the most amazing switches that still blows me away to this day....

[@carlcassidy185]

​@georgekuenzli8752 actually, it's about how a woman surrenders to a man's love, just like Napoleon did at Waterloo

[@goroakechi3157]

The Swedish version is as great as the English version! Thank you for the music Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida.

[@alecneate76]

I wouldn't say it works quite as well. Probably because they've tried to keep the meaning of the lyrics over the rhyming of the lyrics.

[@magscovers8924]

@@alecneate76 Are you insane? This is the original language of the song. It was translated into English loooool. Abba is a Swedish band. Just 85% of Swedes also speak English so you can’t tell unless you’re cultured.

[@Keyser_Soze739]

@@magscovers8924 ABBA is a Swedish band. The original version of “Waterloo” was English, cultured boy.

[@r4nd0mvjdz23]

@@Keyser_Soze739 You insane, the original version of ABBA IS IN SWEDISH, THE MOTHER TONGUE OF 3 OUT OF 4 MEMBERS OF ABBA (THE SO-CALLED FIRST LANGUAGE OF FRIDA, AS SHE IS NORWEGIAN-GERMAN ORIGINATED). English version is the successful version of the band. My god, a Vietnamese guy has to educate and update the things which have already recorded on dozens of search engines, as well carefully written on Wikipedia! How shameful and pity you arrrrreeee!!!!!

[@smakfu1375]

It’s a legit live performance, and it’s in Swedish. Awesome.

[@vinisasso]

Abba with Native Mode turned On. Sounds quite pure, of course.

[@nickdryad]

The vocals are definitely live too. That’s a treat.

[@kbhprinsesse]

Back in the days where people could actually sing, before autotune etc. So wonderful ❤

[@From96TilDeath]

And this is why I say ABBA is the greatest pop group of all time. Not only can have they sold billions of records, they can sing in many different languages, including French, English and Spanish and sound fluent. Not only that, but even their Spanish albums sold millions. Give me another pop group that's ever done that in history. I'll wait.

[@jimpierce3138]

Though not a group, singers Celine Dion , Gino Vannelli, & Neil Sedaka have done that.

[@thesubhumancomedy]

@@jimpierce3138 Rita Pavone. 😁

[@isthiakahsan]

It feels like I am listening to their real voices.

[@katya280506]

Impressed by the Swedish version!!!

[@nosequenombreponer-vg4uy]

His voice in english: 🥰🥺💓 his voice in swedish: 😈👹💀

[@beatrizdosanjos4989]

Hahahahahahaha

[@drbichat5229]

Need to get me a pair of silver boots

[@morrisonpaulaj.1989]

Abba with Native Mode turned On. Sounds quite pure, of course. Fantastic song even in Swedish and fabulous clothes! Very nice - this is where they qualified to be Sweden's entry for ESC in 1974!

[@ateneaessabia0399]

Better than English version

[@a.howardjulia5494]

Swedish version is extra cute and charming! Love it! Someone was a little off. And these girls have got the most amazing voices in the music back then. It's live! WOO

[@lindaberg1695]

Agnetha seems a bit off...

[@WranglerJess97]

My Grandma would listen to ABBA when I was a little girl, and she's sing along in Swedish. Glad I was able to spend time with her before she passed. Christmas hasn't been the same since she left. Miss you mormor, thinking of you lots today, you always made Jasmine and I Christmas Eve very special.

[@christopherortile6537]

This is a spectacular song. Abba's group will never be forgotten for this breathtaking soundtrack. Even Though it got sung 40 years ago, this song likes even to people from my generation!! (:

[@lorifriedman8987]

In any language I adore them.

[@robertverner7507]

Out of all the clips I’ve listened to in the last few weeks, this is the only one that I believe was live - - nice job!

[@musikkunstetc.8465]

Yes, I was noticing the same thing!

[@claudioleiva3214]

No... hay una presentación con Andy Geeb y Olivia Newton John en la TV americana

[@abbachris]

Fantastic song even in Swedish and fabulous clothes!

[@sveingrimstad9151]

So sweet hearing them sing "Jo Jo". Euphoric! And then I think of Loreen winning for Sweden in 2012. I think both songs were just as good, in different ways. But Euphoria was one song. ABBA made so many and all songs were really good!

[@Morganhain]

'Jåg jåg' ...i think??

[@kennethpurscell]

No. I'm pretty sure they meant "jo". It translates as "yes," but there is some subtlety. When I first heard this, I immediately sat up, prepared for something. It came with yhe next line: "Men men": "But but." As I hear it, "Well of course Napoleon surrendered, but what's more important *I* am surrendering." Nice little twist and really hard to do om Emglish!

[@eden19966]

@@Morganhain No, it´s "Jo, jo....vid Waterloo Napoleon fick ge sig....men, men....sitt öde kan man möta så många skilda sätt". (Swede here).

[@zachsplawn9131]

I would LOVE to hear all of their hits in Swedish.

[@Georgieseaman2014]

Som Svenka Jag älskar ABBA!! Gå ABBA och Sverige!! 🇸🇪Sverige🇸🇪 💙💛💙💛

[@TheChellman]

9 februari 1974, its 50 years old now

[@williamgreen8330]

Better than the English version

[@christinerobbins9131]

The outfits are so awesome.. :-)

[@akirfarah]

Ahaha the best performance! Fantastic song even in Swedish and fabulous clothes!

[@nichlasjessen8098]

Min favorit. Den bedste Eurovision-sang nogensinde. Jeg kan faktisk bedst lide den på svensk.

[@89.8kiwifm9]

Jag tycker att dessa låtar är bäst när de sjunger på svensk!

[@odd9238]

Nichlas Jessen kommer du från Norge? Jag tycker det är när dom sjunger på svenska. Hoppas någon mer tycker det

[@nichlasjessen8098]

Hej Ivar Lissmyr. Nej, jeg er dansker, men elsker eurovision og Melodifestivalen.🇸🇪🇩🇰

[@Tatjana.B]

Wow...never heard before that version but when I was nine yrs old watched them I've told that they gonna win Eurovision for sure.

[@resireg]

There is also the French and German ones

[@fendergibson2615]

the ONLY two bands I admire the most, Led Zeppelin and ABBA. Not long lived as a band (Zep 1968-1980, ABBA 1972-1981) but their heavenly songs will be for eternity... I was even born after ABBA broke up.

[@androskrupp2568]

Love ABBA,LOVE SWEDISH LANGUAGE,LOVE WATERLOO 2023****

[@petronilaarellano8435]

It's live! WOO Great song. High quality pictures.

[@abbafanglosuk]

Very nice - this is where they qualified to be Sweden's entry for ESC in 1974!

[@jakev5187]

This comment is a relic

[@charlesaguilar1708]

Such a nice song and a great band to boot.

[@ABBAmadeinsweden]

Great song. High quality pictures.

[@paulsimpson869]

Yoo yoo! Love it. And they run with such elan & energy. Fabulousness

[@stimshot69]

Damn those platform boots are fűçķìńğ insane

[@Mute_Nostril_Agony]

“I have met my destiny in quite a similar way” is rather clumsy in English and this is much better, starting with “Jo jo”. Honestly, they would also have won the ESC singing in this version - and at the time many entries were in native languages

[@cheincito]

Sometimes i think ABBA is a type of intrument of world domination: they are so perfect!!

Os ABBAs são magnificos em tudo, e em qualquer idioma!!! - INSUPERÁVEIS... Sempre gostei das versões de suas musicas em SUÉCO. Waterloo é lindo!!!. Obrigado pela postagem. ROBERT FÄLTSKOG

[@nestelberg5672]

Bjorn said "Waterloo" sounded much better in English. Still I love the Swedish version.

[@SBPilgram]

Fantastic in any language

[@Pedro-im1tt]

Frida e Agnetha Favolose...!!❤❤

[@Bilakutenoffical]

The fact that most Nordic people know 3 languages just shows that the Nordic’s education system is top notch

[@taragragg400]

This should have been played at the end of World Cup 2018

[@Angela-ss3fd]

Love how those microphone stands just appeared out of nowhere 😂

[@groteabbafan]

Never forget they won and i stil love there music❤️

[@yvangagne6416]

Need to get me a pair of silver boots The most generous band in history. The Swedish government made hundreds of millions.

[@user-nt5fr9sp7u]

Thank you very much indeed. Beautiful swedish pronunciation.

[@davidbio1]

I listen to many songs by many Swedish artists like ABBA, Roxette, Robyn, Tove Lo, Nina Kinert, INVSN, but this is the fist time I listened to a song in Swedish.

[@kenjifox4264]

You should listen to September. She has great pop songs. “Satellites” etc

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I learned to play Waterloo on a Parlor Guitar

[@johnnyirala1796]

No debe haber cosa mas linda, que cantar una canción en su lengua original

[@42042O]

Thanks 4 posting I never saw that!!! Awesome

[@steelhippergaming3648]

As a swedish person i love it

[@veg4ev]

ABBA with the Powerhouse voices of Aggie and Frida made them Sweden's number 1 export.

[@pepeenyt]

Ahaha the best performance!

[@russellnewton709]

pepeenyt I LOVE it so much

[@antoniofavero8488]

Que loucura waterloo é massa em qualquer língua, essas meninas canta muito. RESPONDER

[@ProfesoraNut]

This is just amazing!

[@chreynest]

Bjorn can really stomp a storm

[@ronaldvroegop6422]

Geweldig ABBA nummer

[@juanfranciscoserratoperez1321]

Im in shock! ❤️

[@ilEagle3696]

OMG, THERE'S A SWEDISH VERSION

[@user-gf4fv9hn8r]

Admire with ABBA på svenska!👍

[@happy_girl93]

love this music!!

[@maritosv]

Love this version :D

[@BearIchi]

I always asked myself "Why hasnt abba appeared" Turhs out if you look at goats of eurovision i can find my Goats

[@nacerayoubi5350]

nice song

[@ABBARULESEARTH]

really nice video thanks for sharing

[@robertthomas5736]

Wow,It's The Swedish Version!

[@ajay420420]

I love Sweden .. and Abba

[@williamgreen8330]

Love it prefer Swedish version to English 😀😀

[@julesakers3051]

"Yu Yu"?? I LOVE it!! :)

[@whiteshadow1771]

It's interesting listening to this in their native tongue

[@user-lg4rk4mz8r]

I would'nt be surprised if there was a code morse version

[@Superegio42]

Can't wait for the film to come out.

[@Superegio42]

Me Too.

[@chisoxfan708]

In Flames favorite band!

[@alanpatey7833]

Where do I get boots like Benny?🤔

[@zaniac100]

Bloke playing guitar is Bjorn.

[@stonent]

He bought them from Kiss.

[@alexanderthegreat9708]

😁😁

[@antondavidoff150]

@@stonent yes, Kiss is the exclusive dealer

[@harriantoncornell5405]

Travel back to the 70s and buy some , only if you have a time machine

[@williamgreen8330]

Fantastic

[@silverkitty2503]

its beautiful...

[@kaaring]

Funny how Frida almost marches off stage while the others are still taking bows

[@williamgreen8330]

Love it .love it love it 😀😀

[@damonwilliams5033]

Note they pronounce the letter T in Waterloo as a speaker of British English would,but when they sing this in English,they pronounce it the American way like a D - Wahderloo!

[@eden19966]

That´s bc we pronounce Waterloo with a t in swedish.

[@ledholm]

Splendid!

[@jorgedanielmunizestvez4436]

suena genial en sueco oir a abba

[@jaundupreez8152]

My left brain is singing along in English and my RHS is singing along in Swedish LOL

[@jeffhouille508]

great sång 😻

[@Jaloohk]

omg this song made my life

[@DanielBrownsan]

Even for the 70s, this was a fashion trainwreck. Wow.

[@jsybaz100]

I saw the reason why in a documentary a while ago - it was mainly to get round one of Sweden's tax laws at the time - clothes that you could wear normally you had to pay tax on, but those purely for work were exempt, so they were made to be so ridiculous that there couldn't be any dispute.

[@dennisstaughton7474]

jsybaz100 Well, that would explain it because their outfits were always hideous!

[@virginiaekblom3312]

Danielsan B From a theatrical standpoint, they're great. My favorite Abba look is in the Mama Mia video.

[@christopherrikatfelix7615]

i don't know what it is... but it just makes me bop my head and move my feet

[@deletvero319]

Agnetha Fältskog is so beauuuutiful !

[@danielbarreto1973]

Well... New favorite!

[@dstalnar5368]

Mycket vacker ♥♥

[@melaniesatch5690]

Abba sounds like voice actor for Country Music Benny and frida Agnetha good

[@AngeloGabriel-bt6ms]

ABBA é ABBA em qualquer idioma.

[@Denis-ul3nv]

En suédois ... j'adore !!!!!!!!! On en redemande !

[@abumathews7814]

They the Scandinavians are a bunch out of this world!

[@ostimuri]

Aunque la canción es conocida y triunfó en inglés, la cantan más claro y con más ganas en su idioma natal.

[@jankamps9511]

Beter dan dit gaat het nooit meer worden !