Ack Värmeland du sköna

[@adamleckius]

Zarah's reflections at 2:07, about the people of Värmland, where she is also from: "I’ve realised that the people of Värmland are an astonishing kind… because they are a bit bonkers, all of them. Think of Fröding, Selma Lagerlöf, Ferlin (famous Swedish authors/poets, from this region). - And then, mixing in the enchantment from the backwoods of Värmland… I do think, and I hope no one is offended by me saying this, that the Värmlanders are a most interesting and peculiar people. Everyone from Värmland, all of us, has an artistic vein of some kind… it’s strange. And then an incredible optimism and joie de vivre, mixed with the deepest depression - there is nothing lukewarm/dispassionate about the Värmlanders."

[@histologie4140]

So they basically all have bipolar disorder hahah

[@francisdec1615]

Swedes in general are pretty conformist, but people in some provinces are individualists: Värmland, Bohuslän, Skåne, some parts of northern Norrland and Göteborg/Gothenburg city come to mind.

[@chenzenzo]

It makes more sense now.

[@piroschka6]

Wonderful language wonderful song and wonderful singer ....... Thank you

[@DGAMINGDE]

The tune of this song was actually used in different variants in different songs over the time. You should look at "La Mantovana", "Die Moldau", "Carul Cu Boi" or the isreali national anthem. It's interesting how music developes.

[@piroschka6]

Thanks for this hint... the anthem of Israel is very close to the vaermland Song

[@DGAMINGDE]

​@@piroschka6 It's interested how anthems were created over the time. You should also check out "Stal se jesem" (German anthem) or "To Anecreon in Haven" (U.S. anthem).

[@CUITKIN]

Wow! What a powerful alto voice!

[@PalmaBanfy333]

Contra Alto is it ♥️

[@robinfun2123]

@@PalmaBanfy333 yes

[@sebthi7890]

she is just more baritona

[@birgercarlsson5871]

Efter Jussi ä det Zarah som tolkar den bäst!

[@solveigsommerfeld9423]

Instämmer helt och hållet!

[@amourrecord3076]

Underbara Leander ! Vacker var hon också.

[@Kibouo]

My singing voice is also in this range. Inspiring to hear somebody that I sound like!

[@adamleckius]

Keep singing! Love deep female voices

[@sarunda2003]

Lucky you 🙂

[@lisapinfold506]

Don't get many voices like this😊

[@Rudipolt]

Hi Zarah your best Song Aloha from Hawaii Mahalo

[@Onionbaron]

So awesome to see the gaming community getting some real hidden gems..

[@lukathurinn7906]

battlefield, right?

[@adamleckius]

Hahah what, has this been in a game? Epic. It's one of our best known and most loved folk songs. Was it battlefield?

[@VivaRenata]

Dear Pjotor, I agree with you that this is a performance with real soul and undoubtedly better than Jussi's. The bla, bla, bla is Zarah reflecting on the particular character of people from the province of Värmland. It's a shame they didn't add subtitles because it is very interesting if you understand what she is saying.

[@PalmaBanfy333]

Can you translate it please? ^^

[@adamleckius]

@@PalmaBanfy333 "I’ve realised that the people of Värmland are an astonishing kind… because they are a bit bonkers, all of them. Think of Fröding, Selma Lagerlöf, Ferlin (famous Swedish authors/poets, from this region). - And then, mixing in the enchantment from the backwoods of Värmland… I do think, and I hope no one is offended by me saying this, that the Värmlanders are a most interesting and peculiar people. Everyone from Värmland, all of us, has an artistic vein of some kind… it’s strange. And then an incredible optimism and joie de vivre, mixed with the deepest depression - there is nothing lukewarm/dispassionate about the Värmlanders."

[@PalmaBanfy333]

@@adamleckius Thank you very much

[@robinfun2123]

A true deep contralto!!! Very manly but nice.

[@T3Beatz]

Hauntingly beautiful

[@georgiapeach7666]

Such heart she has! Wonderful. I bow to her!

[@yoshinagayozo2001]

How beautiful song!

[@eddylanzboy]

She is a goddess!

[@Kosorog123Produktion]

She reminds me of lilith

[@ARLL-l7b]

What year did she do this?

[@MartyScorchedEarthse]

joh wra it looks 1940's ish with the clothing style at the end

[@FredricEric]

In the early 60es.

[@PalmaBanfy333]

@@FredricEric 1966 or 67.

[@francisdec1615]

In 1966, but the short sequence with the young women is obviously from the 1920s.

[@lars-gunnarastrom4535]

Our Sarah, our greatest singer durig ww2. We had other singers but they tok their oven lives. So, we could not listen to them during the TV:s beginning.

[@yoshinagayozo2001]

wonderful !

[@asbjrnbraanaas2110]

Takk!

[@AmanGarg95]

Lemmino - Top 10 facts about Battlefield sent me here.

[@thecourticaljester9152]

Aman Garg Same here.

[@bluauber409]

Me too.

[@monkeyboy-fh9kc]

Same

[@jennychristenson1822]

vem är det som filosoferar över värmlänningar efter sången?? Rolf Edberg?? Rösten som pratar??

[@kristina3379]

Det är Zarah själv som pratar, hon var värmländska 😊

[@FredricEric]

Tidigt 60-tal?

[@streambotnt2095]

that one time you listen to Bay of Pigs and then you find youself here because someone told you the solo comes from this song

[@ralfbeckmann597]

❤❤❤

[@Onionbaron]

Konstigt att den här inte har hittats av flera...

[@ericcavalheiro]

bf4

[@fodasx1136]

vim aqui pela leyspark

[@magnacz]

Hon spelade teater i Stockholm i yngre dagar kanske därför Värmländska dialekten officiellt försvann på scenen.

[@MrChantelmo]

Magique

[@MaestroWenarto]

OMG - man or woman?

[@vonliberte9063]

Trying to be funny are you? Well you failed!

[@MaestroWenarto]

we truly do not know, not trying to be funny

[@Annsla]

Don't worry, the first time I heard her sing, I thought it was a male singer as well, but Zarah was just a woman with a very deep, resonating voice :)

[@MaestroWenarto]

thank you

[@PalmaBanfy333]

She was a lady with the voice register "Contra Alt"

[@AfroPoli]

Give me a break. This is not bad, sure, but it cannot compare to Jussi Björling's record which is one of the best records in the history of singing.

[@danaztarz]

jussi björling was also good but zarah had strong.voice then.him .

[@VIItut]

Jussi was a great tenor but in this song Zarah surely is better

[@PalmaBanfy333]

@@danaztarz Zarah is the best!!

[@DavGxyz]

Trevlig

[@jatojo]

Such a dark voice!

[@DGAMINGDE]

It's apparently called "kontra-alt" which is a womens voice comparable to a male tenor.

[@tommyhellstrom7683]

Vackra Sara....

[@supersnyggisen8]

If you heard this song for the first time in bf4 or thanks to lemmino you dont deserve to comment or even listen to this

[@the2ndcomingoflaynekrusz654]

Okay gatekeeper.

[@baverkossa]

what a beautiful lesbian theme.

[@FredricEric]

Jag tror att Du övertolkar.

[@janoveblomqvist8682]

She worked for Adolf Hitlers UFA.Her husband was s devoted fascist.Idiot!

[@adamleckius]

Relax, I think he was just referring to the last line - which is about never regretting landing a girl from Värmland ;)

[@1337fraggzb00N]

She kinda looks like the Joker sometimes :D "Do you want to know how i got this scarrrrrrs?"

[@vonliberte9063]

wtf you peasant

[@helmaschine1885]

1337fraggzb00N She did unfortunately mess up her beautiful face with early plastic surgery. :(

[@PalmaBanfy333]

@@helmaschine1885 Her face was beautyful!!