Arkona, "In My Land" (English)

[@RedSunrise8]

The best song of Arkona, oh my gods ! This song is so beautiful, I almost cry in front of love for their homeland ! Don't forget your traditions !!! Slava !

[@ИгорьОтшельник]

Не важно кто это придумал.... Гениальный проект и исполнено невероятно здорово , талантливо !!! Огромный плюс в доступности , для понимания многих людей , из разных народов ! Спасибо !!!

[@derand57]

Perhaps the greatest, and certainly the most epic, song ever recorded.

[@BigCatFanatic]

Just love that song, I had been searching for a translation for months (google translate is just terrible), until I discovered this video, thanks a lot. I just love Arkona!

[@aro5490]

google translate is only good if you have a sense of humor. their translations are ludicrous.

[@clairecraik1280]

Nice, Heidevolk in the vocal lineup too, brilliant track, Masha always sings with such passion.

[@genevievelaurin5675]

Really? I thought I recognized their voice. Thanks for the info!

[@melissafrye2466]

Ooh ❤

[@jmoa5634]

This whole song is pretty damn awesome, but the part at 5:20 or so when we get to Lithuana and Obtest has to be some of the most powerful metal vocals I've ever heard. There's just something about them that really gets me going. I think most impressively of all, I came here just as a Heidevolk fan and left a fan of four other bands too.

[@Gastogh]

A true masterpiece of its genre

[@Krasnovoin]

Arkona is one of my most favourite bands and this song one of their most epic creations! Thank you for this great effort!

[@DutchyManiaC]

i can relate to this song, though i want to see other lands for myself i know my happiness will and stay here in Holland, Na Moey Zemle, In My Land, In Mijn Land. and i always feel honoured when someone wants to learn my language, it gives me also some sort of happiness to share what My Land has in stock for them. Hail The Gods!!!

[@Brubarov]

This song is a masterpiece

[@spazzypengin]

Most definitely the best mix of bands I've ever heard in one track, even though I only really can pick out the German and Dutch parts.

[@Maxvansteel]

Thank you for the English titles. A Slavic cheers from the USA!!!!!

[@Maxvansteel]

Yes!

[@СергейНефедов-ы3ь]

Slavonic cheers back to the USA!! We overcome!!

[@Maxvansteel]

@@СергейНефедов-ы3ь Indeed we will, brother!

[@СергейНефедов-ы3ь]

If you want to see the cool Slavonic picture print "Александр Невский (1938)"

[@apexkech]

The transition at 7:16 is my favorite part for sure. One of the most moving moments in any song for me. It's so beautiful.

[@soknheith3259]

Красавчик. Очень качественный перевод. Лучше, чем почти все наши русские локализации зарубежных фильмов и игр. :)

[@SebastianAlfaro-hg8fy]

I love so much Arkona, the pipes the riffs and every word expressed in here... there's no way to express the feelings and memories emerging from the eternity

[@KikiSlapete]

Thank you for the translation! It's beautiful!!!

[@koputikuulaymeadeu8731]

thank you for this translation. I have loved this song since I was 16. Makes me enjoy music and drives to play again every time. bless you all

[@EmmySylph]

wow :3 only the greatest folk metallers could do something like this - I don't speak any of the languages but have seen a couple of translations. This is the best!! Next time we can have a Gaelic speaking band, and a French, and a Bulgarian, and....

[@anoren]

Just learnt about two amazing Baltic bands here :) Thank you for translation.

[@juricatomicic4829]

Hero's Journey: Arkona's version

[@MrTryphodemos]

Welkom in mijn Vaderland!

[@RomanLeone]

Välkommen till mitt Fädernesland!

[@7DeeDub2]

Beyond EPIC!!!!!!

[@roastbeefdinner]

you cannot be more correct....it is impossible to listen to any other song and feel this way

[@bjornnjordson2986]

***** What about Slavsia Rus'?

[@makakamakaki]

This song is a trip through Slavic,Baltic,Germanic,and Viking lands-almost complete tour of European Heathenism.Only thing that's missing is Celtic and Hellenic paganism-but hey nothing's perfect.This is great.

[@pauldenver4319]

i guess I am kinda off topic but do anybody know a good site to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@NickolaiBlackstone]

Well he obviously stayed away from the places where he would be taken as a slave....but if you listen to the end instrumentals sound like he is running from something... someone says THIS IS MY LAND in which they get NEIN in response

[@katerinarazmyslova3693]

Greetings from a Russian in Greece.!! Miss you Russia....

[@geoffoakland]

Amazing! I know I'm coming in late to this comment section, most tcomments are from years ago, but what is the story behind this song? A collaberation with other bands such as managarm? I see only Arkona credited with writing this song. Are the other muscians just guest perfromers or what? I hope this song gets the credit it deserves in musical journals, where we often see the same songs listed as greatest rock songs of all time; Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway to Heaven, Freebird etc. A song about an epic journey, and at 15 minutes long, this has to be the greatest rock song ever written! Only 108k views?!?!

[@nondenominationalspiritual8285]

Ive tried to show it to as many people as possible....its about a young man(woman?) leaving russia. And traveling most....of central northern Europe. Each vocalist is actually a vocalist representing their native country and explaining about their land to the traveler. It ends in Germany before he(she??) decides to head back to russia...but i dont think he makes it.....

[@janeisenbeton9030]

@@nondenominationalspiritual8285 There is also a Dutch part.

[@nickblackstone5772]

Each country the person visits has is represented by a band from that country

[@грешный_человече]

They asked every other band to write a thematic piece of song about their land, addressed to a foreign traveller. After that band made the whole canvas from these pieces connected by the words of a traveller.

[@geoffoakland]

@@грешный_человече thanks so much for your response, I really wanted to know the history of this amazing song.

[@ShunsuiKyouraku8]

This is great, thanks for this long searched translation! Regarding to the song, I think happiness is not in the land, but in the people you love, wherever you are!

[@supermiro200]

BEST SONG EVER :)

[@unifieddynasty]

This song is even more beautiful knowing the lyrics!

[@SigururEyorsson]

Great to have the song translated in full. Many thanks from Iceland.

[@СергейНефедов-ы3ь]

Would love to see Iceland! Here in Europe we fight all the time. Sick and tired of this.

[@ryantay9642]

I can't stop listening to this song. It's just too good.

[@SebastianAlfaro-hg8fy]

X2 ahahaha Forgot how many times played it

[@soknheith3259]

4:31 - 4:45 DAMN, I LOVE THIS MOMENT. Just imagine: ships full of proud vikings floating to the distant shores, while wise raven silently follows them and fill their hearts with the joy.

[@Soosisya]

this is the great work! thank you very much! I finally can understand the swedish part of this song by these lirycs in english))) great!

[@MedianAlcoa]

I feel honoured that my own language is in this song and that it is translated correctly

[@Nekrist218]

Best Folk Metal song ever forged, true European Wentanchaaung.

[@ericfiee9304]

What a line up ! No words! The Best song of all time !

[@DutchyManiaC]

sadley they will never preform this song live :(

[@TheLopsidedturtle]

Absolutely Captivating.

[@jurajsinka7407]

I had much respect , to this song . For me it has personal Deep meaning . Cause i ve got germanic and also slavic ancestors. Arkona made with this song such a briliant work . And thats why this is my fav track

[@DehValentimdeeowyn]

8:30 ❤

[@yoco93cro]

This song is truly an EPIC!!!

[@mrvsbhs]

Great band, great nation, great people. Slava!

[@pachutoazumadre32xD]

this is a great song and thanks to you I can finally understand the lyrics..I hope you do more translations like this

[@vektorblue]

Yes

[@duskopejakovic7058]

Masterpiece!

[@hannafiddler]

Very well done. :) The images knit the song together beautifully!

[@ericfiee9304]

MONUMENTAL !

[@JinxyZombieHyperdrive]

Absolutely outstanding !

[@sicha_ministry2710]

Arkona é sem igual amo de paixão

[@vincentjurg]

Such a shame that all we see from Russia here in The Netherlands are fail compilations, dashcams and drunkards, while I think it has so much to offer. I've never been there myself but a country with 143 million people can't be full of stupid drunkards. It's a shame that we get such a weird image from Russia here.

[@_Talanov_Valeriy_]

America needs it very much

[@nondenominationalspiritual8285]

Now with that perspective....think about what the rest of the world sees of the US or any country sees of any other country.

[@SovietSongsInEnglish]

Thank you. The translation is amazing

[@TheWorkBench]

I LOVE THIS!!! Great music!!

[@СергейНефедов-ы3ь]

Thank you Michael! We are rising from our knees!!

[@cycomiles4225]

Slava, greetings from Croatia.

[@torsteinolafson4823]

HAIL ODIN !!!

[@soknheith3259]

Greetings from Russia! Skål!

[@IwoRzepecki]

Chwała! Greetings from Poland

[@Kevin.7.]

And greetings from a Honduran! lol

[@СергейНефедов-ы3ь]

Slave Sloveni!

[@solocongliocchi]

thank you!

[@ladygatito9150]

Mi favorita de favoritas 💗💗 Greetings from 🇲🇽 😊😍

[@bjornnjordson2986]

Tana is a lot like the Celtic Goddess Cerridwyn/Ceridwen in a lot of ways. Veles reminds me of mixed attributes of the Germanic God Loki and the of the Roman God Pan. Mystery, Magic, Nature, Mischief. Peron/Perun is like Ares and Tyr. It's fascinating how similar different deities in the region are.

[@vektorblue]

Beyond good

[@franka2743]

Awesome idea for a song

[@TeoDrascek]

I'm not all about Russia and Russian stuff but mentioning the One-Eyed is quite charming I like that there's someone in Russia who likes the One Eyed as much as I do

[@bertbrands578]

Great song !!!

[@Milouze23]

😱 fantastique et magique❤

[@Metallicanofawesome]

This is my first experience with this band, I most definitely don't speak the language, but hugely impressed regardless. Think it's time to brush up on my Russian(?), Czech(?)

[@cycomiles4225]

+Metallicanofawesome Russian

[@khaorix2667]

+Metallicanofawesome It's Russian. It's probably old Russian though, and the vocabulary is not the one you learn in a classroom. Also there are parts in Dutch, German, Latvian and other languages that have nothing to do with Russian...

[@RedReloaded]

+Metallicanofawesome 11:56 to 13:34 is Dutch, by the band "Heidevolk". You might want to check that out too :D

[@vladimirthegreen6097]

@@khaorix2667 no it's nowadays Russian

[@DanielWeber77]

It's a f*cking masterpiece!

[@АлександрМанаев-и5в]

Круто!!!

[@criticviking]

Månegarm as well?

[@lukeatron4331]

There are some more translations on the official Arkona site (linked above). I worked on most of them, with other members of the Arkona forum (also linked above).

[@aaronross7635]

Thank you for the translations. I have been researching my Slavic heritage and it is appreciated that someone takes time to translate these songs for those touching base with our roots.

[@themichaelvonavicanale7515]

Right in the feels.

[@SovietSongsInEnglish]

Thank you so much

[@axemad]

my heart belongs in this song

[@SuperStar-cl8hx]

hello from the sky

[@soknheith3259]

Can't fucking understand people who says that we, are the Russians did have nothing with Vikings and scandinavian culture, like the Varyags never existed... we are the one nature inside and we are strong! Fuck the principle of dissociation, if they (you know who) will keep moving it, i swear, one day they will say these words again: "Save us, oh Lord, from the wrath of a Norsemen!"

[@IwoRzepecki]

Many people act like they try to belive, that at that times all this lands were separate, and there were no mixing of cultures or influences

[@borzmir9326]

maybe u russian are mix of scandinavians aka variags but we poles are not. we are slavs but we are occupied now.

[@abspartanlaser]

I guess they could do it at Paganfest :P

[@rememberbeginning]

greetings from Tennessee

[@СергейНефедов-ы3ь]

Thank you Brandon! We are overcoming!!

[@IgorWassiljew]

Great video! Do you have Menhir's lyrics? I can't find their part anywhere!

[@грешный_человече]

8:45 I suppose.

[@jrut003]

i....... like it

[@Vladokaza]

That is a very good translation! But in the end there are the two same mistakes: She sings "Zemlja moja!" and this means "My Mother!" and not "My Land!", but the in many Lyrics from Arkona the Word "Mother" is used for Russia. But still a very good translation. *applause*

[@UncleVanya21]

TrueDemonPictures Zemlja in Russian means Land, Moja means mine. Not sure what you're talking about.

[@khaorix2667]

+UncleVanya21 In Cyrillic, it looks like земля мая. That means "my land" with the archaic word that nowadays means Earth. Behold my comprehensive understanding of Russian right there.

[@UncleVanya21]

Khaorix The word zemlja is not archaic at all, it still means soil, land, and yes the planet Earth as well. TrueDemonPictures claimed that "Zemlja Moja" means "My Mother", which of course is incorrect, since it means "My land" just as I've said. I am Russian and Russian is my first language.

[@AFamiliarStranger95]

It'd be nice if there was a transliteration of the lyrics. Anyone know where to find them? I've tried searching on google but I only got to websites in Russian and I couldn't really get anything..

[@cmur078]

If you can find the Russian lyrics then try putting them into google translate, it has a transliteration at the bottom of the page. it seems to be a lot better at that than trying to translate the actual meaning. It's a bit hard to follow, because it doesn't break it up into lines, but it's ok if you can't find anything else.

[@AFamiliarStranger95]

cmur078 Oh, that's a good idea - it's not perfect, but it's better than nothing. Thanks a lot!

[@Dhalit76]

Learn a bit of Russian and study Slavic folklore, if you want to really understand Arkona. It's worth the time investment, and you just may learn a few things. The music is amazing in its own right, but seriously, they're doing amazing storytelling in this and many other of their songs.

[@AFamiliarStranger95]

Ava Starfire I decided to do just that :) I taught myself the Russian alphabet and how to read it (Cyrillic script) as a first step.

[@ladyarcana3744]

The Ygg will greet us well!

[@sanyaza7213]

толковая песня. среди кучи отстоя у арконы иногда проскакивают вещи.

[@грешный_человече]

Это эпическая вещь

[@paolarod7102]

This song should be an anthem for the lands mentioned in it. Why the hell I'm not from Russia?

[@СергейНефедов-ы3ь]

I had my glasses broken once a week! I was an intelligent kid from a good family! Reading all the time! And my mom brought me to a boxing club in 1990. And after that I knocked some street boys down

[@stefanopatsiuras2838]

To appreciate them

[@грешный_человече]

@@СергейНефедов-ы3ь главное не ссать, кто ссыт, тот гибнет (с)

[@ПетрКантропов]

@@СергейНефедов-ы3ь 🤣🤣🤣

[@LuisAngel-ws5ug]

si eres latino y te guata arkona eres el mejor c:

[@uchicha666]

This is w kurwę epic

[@jordensjunger]

I think what you're hearing is a mouth harp.

[@a9_shou]

👍

[@lukeatron4331]

No soy latino, pero hablo un poco de español.

[@abspartanlaser]

They aren't signed to the same record label, correct?

[@lukeatron4331]

Would you say Veles is *one* of the major gods? I changed it to "a major Slavic god".

[@windir5923]

Is it a Didgeridoo in 12:40 ?

[@thiagomoreira5287]

This is the reason I will learn Russian

[@josephchrist4620]

perun axe weilding thunder god..

[@abspartanlaser]

It would be awesome if they did, but sadly you are right :(

[@SDGrave]

Who sings in Dutch?

[@JamesPlatt88]

and, zanger bob. lol

[@eastylee9637]

Heidevolk

[@DutchyManiaC]

it damn would be, but then Arkona has to tour with the very same bands who made a part of this song. unless that happens they will never do that :/

[@bjornnjordson2986]

This song's theme reminds me of Katyusha.

[@Dragonaryx]

It's my voice when I have a bad cough.

[@campocebe]

Slava Rossii!!!!!!!!!!

[@oscriadocomandosancto2898]

veles is not the supreme slavic god but his son.

[@Pirsanth17]

Slava rodu

[@DutchyManiaC]

i dont know xD

[@SkeggsonIV]

Sometimes it sounds like "Grai" another russian band ovo

[@LastDrakkar82]

+Artjom Morozov GRAI is wonderfull and "In Arms Of Mara" is fuckin' masterpiece... And those Slavic, Russian Beauties from Kazan... :) Sława Słowianie!

[@kezhughes83]

+LastDrakkar82 I'm glad I chase up comments like this as sometimes they're not bullshit. 'In the Arms of Mara' IS a fuckin' masterpiece! Thank you :D I only got pointed in Arkona's direction a week ago, Masher is without a doubt a legitimate Legend! That celtic folk, souped-up by Viking Metal..... Hmmm, forbidden Bagpipes...It's just perfect.

[@bjornnjordson2986]

Is Veles the same as Satana from Ossetia?

[@bjornnjordson2986]

Nevermind. I guess he's different. I looked it up.