ESC Reaction _ Gåte - Ulveham | Norway | Music Producer's Analysis

Thank you so much for taking time to react to us!

[@patroden]

You guys are awesome, I'm your new fan!

[@TopperZen]

You are fan driven channel, right?

[@patroden]

@@TopperZen Me? No. I get lots of hate daily because I am honest with the things I don't like.

[@TopperZen]

@@patroden No, I were talking about @Gatemusic 👍 If suppose the channel is theirs, it is poorly managed.

[@byLamps]

@@TopperZen They dont have a management and does everything themself, so their site might not be up to the best of standard, but they get their content out and thats all that matters.

[@NoobyTheBot]

That was the best ever performance I have seen since my 44 years of ESC

[@littleblackpistol]

Absolute powerhouse ... should be in the top three if there's any taste left in this world.

[@ZakhadWOW]

taste in this world.... well, YOU'RE not asking much! LOL suspect it will do well, but the issue is SO MANY COUNTRIES are bringing among the best entries in their history - at least since 2000 at least. Norway, Ireland, and a couple others are brilliant and original, but I'm afraid the vote will fragment massively and make things very tricky.

[@inawilson540]

The song is based on a 1000 year old folklore telling the tale of an evil stepmother who turns her stepdaughter into various items like a needle, sword and horse, for all the people in the kingdom to use. When the stepmother finds out that the people like her she turns her into a wolf and curses her to wander the forrest alone. The only way to break the spell is to drink her brothers blood. One day the wolf finds the stepmother in the forrest and eats her heart, the stepmother was pregnant, therefore she drank her brothers blood and broke the spell. The instrument is called a Nøkkelharpe, key harp. A traditional music instrument. Gunhild also uses "kulokk", in some elements. Which is how the maidens used to call the cows back in the mountains. Thank you for a great review!

[@alfterjetjersland4789]

Thans for the fine explenation of the text.

[@iwettamusial9594]

Thank you for explanation

[@robertpetre9378]

I love the fact that Gåte are actually singing in old Norwegian. It feels so authentic to the culture and the song feels very original as well as its a mixture between rock and folk and electronica.

[@arcticblue248]

They sing in norwegian, Norwegian language have 2 written parts, you have Bokmål that is more like Danish written language, so that is why Danish and Norwegian (bokmål) looks alike, then you have what we call Nynorsk, this is a compilation of dialects made to written form. While there is only one norwegian language, it have many dialects and she sings in dialects... but if you see the lyrics written then they are written in Nynorsk. These dialects are very old, they are closer to Icelandic and norse than Bokmål, so if you can recognise many icelandic words that sounds similar when spoken in dialect. Norway have 2 languages ... Norwegian and Sami .. that is the official languages of Norway 🙂

[@chaidie7056]

@@arcticblue248 Yes, the revamped lyrics are more modern. The original lyrics from the semi final, however, were from the middle ages :)

[@apriqui5657]

That's new norwegian😂 not old norwegian

[@ErikHolten]

​@@chaidie7056In the interest of accuracy, no; the old lyrics weren't from the middle ages, when Old Norse was spoken in Norway. Not even Middle Norwegian. It's from the 19th century, which places the song in the modern era culturally and linguistically. This doesn't mean that present speakers of modern Norwegian necessarily would be expected to understand this dialect with its unusual forms and archaic sounding words, people who didn't shouldn't feel too bad.

[@chaidie7056]

@@ErikHolten Yes, you are absolutely correct - my mistake. The tale itself probably dates back to the middle ages, but it was recorded in written form in the 19th century. I did also find a Swedish version of the tale that seems to have been recorded in the 17th century

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

This song is literally my favorite entry for Eurovision, EVER. This is the definition of music to me because it makes me feel alive, I don't know how to describe it, we can call it magic like you did. Love hearing reaction from someone who really knows his stuff !

[@pioneerman9568]

You're right in a way. This song is something that comes once in a decade. Atypical for Eurovision it stands out so much. Personally it gives me euphoric feelings with great voice, arrangement, stage presentation. It does what a song is supposed to do - give you chills.

[@kasiakarewicz1210]

They were my favourites in Eurovision 2024! I am obsessed now about them!❤‍🔥

[@sindrimusic-norway]

Check out the"Iseliljå"-album ❤️❤️❤️

[@andywessel]

This is a real band. Folk rock with metal elements and the chorus here is actually a «cow call». A tune sung by a woman that sang to group together cows on the pasture for like 100 years ago plus.

[@iralyz6664]

Your format of reacting to this is exactly what more people need to be doing. Listen to it first without stopping, then do a second listen where you pause and explain your thoughts and feelings. This is going to sound extremely pretentious, but I'm so tired of other reactors pausing and pausing during critical parts of the song on first listen, it just tells me they don't actually *get* music. I really liked this, good job. As others have said, the lyrics are based on a very old medieval tale. The lyrics are in a relatively old version of a specific dialect, so it doesn't translate well with deepl or google translate.

[@carlberglind3471]

+1

[@keny7269]

Word!

[@ingrie8202]

Based on a medieval story, rough translation [Verse 1] I was such a beautiful maiden My stepmother evil, my mother she died She turned me into a sword and a needle And sent me to the king's estate And the anger my stepmother felt the most That all the stately liked me best [Chorus: Vocalization] [Verse 2] Then she gave me skin like a grey wolf She cursed me to walk the forest alone And never will I bе whole and good Before I drink my brothеrs' blood [Chorus: Vocalization] [Outro: Vocalization, Storm] I then tore out her heart So her blood flowed free Then I got to drink my brothers' blood (as in she was pregnant)

[@patroden]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@paz1798]

And it lifted her curse

[@jeschinstad]

@@patroden: Also, to walk the forrest means something in Norwegian history. Today you would say that you had been sentenced to be stripped of all human rights. It was a really brutal punishment. Anyone could rape you or brutalize you or kill you and nobody would be allowed to stop it or revenge it. That's why they called them "forrest walkers", because they had to hide from everyone.

[@ispookie1]

Yeah but that was ages ago :) I`ve beeen walking the same woods for 80 years and not experienced such deeds. Live Gåte, may you win !

[@nicod1361]

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[@spelaslemensek6302]

Best song!❤

[@Pikalugia2]

I was in the arena when Gåte won the national final in Norway. It was truly spectacular and the crowd LOVED it.

[@ZakhadWOW]

and I was very happy that being held in Trondheim, it was more accessible to people form the far north. It is a lonnnnnggg drive to Oslo or even Bergen, and a flight just for the one or two nights costs a bit too much. Trondheim *was* the ancient capital as "Nidaros", and that's where the national Cathedral is, as well as the burial/coronation of the Monarchs. I visited Trondheim for 2 days in 1988, and watch a Norwegian win a gold medal in Olympic Wrestling while I was there.... you would have thought they won the FIFA world cup the reaction was so crazy..

[@Suiram82]

Finally someone who mentions the composition. It's so good.

[@svenoest]

You should definitely see them live. They are one of Norway's most praised live acts. I've seen them 3 times. The first time was actually at a quite small stage at Roskilde Festival 2003, but that concert blew me away!

[@TheCreativeKobold]

+1 on this! I've been a fan of Gåte for over 20 years, but only got to see them live for the first time now in November, and it was just a crazy good show! Very different and unique, and very, very good!

[@SaetherOfficial]

The guitar player usually throws his guitar up like that during their shows, btw :) It's kind of like a signature move

[@HaienTwitch]

I rember seeing them live in a super small show (HSH - HAUGESUND STORD HØGSKULE) and Magnus was standing/balancing on the fence separating the band and the audience while playing. Him and the band is INSANE live. I have been to Rammstein in Olso with over 60 000 people, but I honestly might put the little Gåte college stage size performance over that. The energy was just insane.

[@sindribrathenmehl9038]

Magnus ❤

[@SailingMayhem]

The feeling you get is the primal power they based the band around. The text is about 1000 years old. It totally blew my mind when first heard the song and especially teh live performance. She is leaving all the vocals left on the stage here, It is a very hard song to sing and on teh interview afterwards she is all pumped for breath. Thanks for a great react.

[@cyronus]

It's a goosebump-machine!

[@waterlandya]

Should win!❤

[@TomAndreen]

Great video! I love that you play the song in its entirety before going into analysis mode. It’s so unnatural to pause it when hearing it for the first time. I’m also obsessed with this song and band. I’ve played their EP “Vandrar” over and over again after hearing Ulveham ❤️

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

I also just discovered this band after hearing this masterpiece of a song, now I have 20+ years worth of awesome music to catch up. What great artists, I almost have no words.

[@mildridstenberg6921]

Love love love your reaction. 😍Gåte is one of Norways greatest liveband. I have been a fan of them for 20 years. Superhappy they will preform for Norway in the ESC 🤩

[@Styrestian]

The instrument is Key harp/ Keyed fiddle / Nøkkelharpe / Nyckelharpa / Schlüsselfiedel Als NYCKELHARPA wird allgemein jedes Instrument bezeichnet, das mittels eines Bogens angestrichen wird, bei dem die Tonhöhe aber durch eine Tastatur - ähnlich wie bei einer Drehleier - verändert werden kann. Andere Namen sind Nyckelgiga und Nyckellspel. Michael Praetorius bezeichnete das Instrument als Schlüssel Fiddel. Das Wort Nyckel ist Schwedisch und bedeutet Schlüssel. Harpa wird für Seiteninstrumente allgemein, aber besonders für fidelähnliche Instrumente verwendet.

[@MB-drummer]

This was lost on the musically uneducated and vain audience. Incredible, well written and progressive song ❤ my fave from this years contest by far. 🇬🇧

[@bosnahercegovina]

I can't stop laughing, every time when he says what a f...k guitar music cover that's well done. BIG LIKE 👍🏻 Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 By the way I hope Norway wins the contest.

[@tootikisbathhouse2093]

I love that you listen to the artist(s) once without interruption. It shows the respect you have for them and their (and your) craft

[@Vinterloft]

I think some drums sneak through the guitarist's backing vocal mic on the fills but yeah they're not allowed to mic up the kit itself This happened in 2009 when Alexander Rybak played Fairytale, most of the violin playing actually was picked up by his mic

[@Painocus]

There are actually two versions of this song's lyrics, a full version and a shorter version.The one you found online is the longer version, while the one used in the Eurovision song is actually the short version. The longer version of the song, which I'm guessing is the original, hasn't actually been released anywhere, probably because of Eurovision's rules against using previously released songs. The lyrics are based on an old folk ballad that exists in many different versions, or arguable two similar ballads that exists in multiple different versions, depending on how you want to divide it. Here's translations of both versions, longest one first: Eg va meg so liti ei møy / I was so little a maiden Mi moder ho monne på barseng døy / My mother on a bed of pine needles died [The word for "bed of pine needles" is an actual thing, but in this case it might be a corruption of or euphemism for "barnseng" or "barselseng" which is any bed someone lays in when they give birth, meaning the mother died in childbirth.] Mi stimoder skapt meg i gangari grå / My stepmother made me into [literally: created me in] a riding-horse grey Så sendte ho meg ti kongens går / Then she sent me to the king's farm Så skapte ho meg i eit liti svær / Then she made me into a little sword Ho bau meg fara i mannefær / She asked me to... [very unsure of this one, possible something like "go the ways of men", I don't think I've ever heard the word "mannefær" outside the context of versions of this ballad and I can't find any definitions of it. Possibly it is a byword for war.] De totte mi stimoder vere vest / My stepmother thought it the worst [also unsure of this one, could also be "It bothered my stepmother the most"] At alle dei gillaste bruka meg mest / that all the noblest used me the most Så skapte ho meg i ein ulve grå / Then she made into a wolf grey Ho sa' at eg sille på skogjen gå / She said that I in the woods shall walk Ho sa at eg sille ikkje få bot / She said I wouldn't get remedy Før eg fekk drukkjin min broders blod / Before I had drank my brother's blood Nie møyar dei rei i ring / Nine maidens rode in a circle Mi stimoder rei innar i kring / My stepmother rode around innermost Så tok eg hennar kåpa blå / Then I snatched her coat blue Og rykte eg hennar av gangaren grå / And I pulled her off the riding horse grey Så reiv eg ut hennes vistri sie / Then I tore out her left side Så hennes blod de sprang så vie / So her blood ran wide [meaning; gushed everywhere] Så eg fekk drukkji min broders blod / Then I had drank my brother's blood ---- Short version: Eg var meg så ven og fager ei møy / I was so fair and pretty a maiden Med stimoder vond, mi moder ho døy / With a stepmother cruel, my mother she died Ho skapte meg om til eit svær og ei nål / She made me into a sword and a needle Og sende meg av ti kongens gård / And sent me to the king's farm Og vreida mi stimoder kjende mest / And wrath my stepmother knew most Når alle dei gillaste lika meg best / When all the noblest liked me best Ho gav meg ein ham som ulve grå / She gave me the shape [literally: skin] of a wolf grey Ho svor meg einsam i skogjen gå / She swore I lonely in the woods should walk Og aldri blir eg heil og god / And never will I be whole or good Før eg fær drukkje min broders blod / Before I had drank my brother's blood.

[@ErikHolten]

Excellent breakdown. Thanks.

[@stigfryshov9225]

Well, there was first a short version of the medieval text (as in the MGP semifinal). Then they wrote a new short version because the text had to be a new one. So the short version that you render here is their shortened paraphrase of the medieval text.

[@Tati3543]

I'm still in shock this did not win. It was by far the best and sort of prog rock

[@eveghost]

I've seen them live and it was one of my top 10 gigs of all time. Very powerful experience not unlike what you just watched. I've been a fan since the mid 2000s

[@marcusantoniuskase9770]

Gåte is a incredible good live band 🎼🥳💫 go see them live when you can. I went last summer, i danced thru the whole 1,5 hours show 🤗🥳

[@sonja3204]

I think this song is a love letter from modern Norway to Neo-romanticism era Norway. It's all about painting a picture of a fairtytale Norway ( The trolls killing people and Hulder-women kidnapping men in the mountains fairytale, not the typical happy fairytale). Gives me mad goosebumps listening to it, but understandably not something to win Eurovision. Love from Norway

[@fandango1893]

я уже 29 раз наслаждаюсь этой песней!!!!!!

[@filosofaen]

They are amazing live. Last concert I went to, the lead vocal was seven or eight months pregnant. They still put together an amazing show. They captivate you entirely.

[@sindrimusic-norway]

And still sings without a microphone and everyone just shuts up ❤️❤️❤️

[@geirbraadlie9193]

The chorus is a «lokk», thats used to call on your herds. This «lokk» is a old as well, they recorded it and the beginning of the song is a sample of the «lokk» and in the chorus she sings it. It has now lyrics just sounds. The singer Gunhild is calling for all good powers!

[@ahkkariq7406]

Kulokk is based on words, but usually the words are shortened over time, so it can be difficult to hear exactly what is being sung. "Kom no koa/Come on cows" is an example, and which I think could be the starting point for the vocalization here. Another example is "komma, komma kyra", which I have actually used myself when I visited an old relative as a child, and we were out to bring the cows home for milking.

[@barbrogullvag]

Gåte are amazing live!! Been to two concerts, out of this world 👏🏻👏🏻 also - I was there for the mgp final, SO good 👏🏻 you should listen to Jygri and Iselilja, brilliant albums! Gunnhilds vocals at only 16…QUEEN 🥳

[@chaidie7056]

Amazing reaction as always! Interesting how you mentioned the alternative rock from the early 2000s (Muse is also one of my favs!), as Gåte was pretty big here in Norway around that same time! Gunhild (the vocalist) was only 13 or 14 when she joined the band back in 1999. They won quite a lot of music awards here in 2002-2005. I was stoked when I heard they were going to participate this year! So the song itself is derived from an old folk tale (the original lyrics were taken from a 1000 year old ballad, but they had to change it due to the rule of "originality" of the ESC). The tale is about a beautiful girl ("møy") who has an evil and jealous step-mother. The step-mother turns the girl into different things to make people love her less. But every time, people seem to still love her (e.g. one time she is turned into a sword, but everyone seems to prefer to use that specific sword). In the end, the step-mother turns the girl into a wolf, which is one of the most hated creatures of the time, and cursed her to stay as a lone wolf in the woods until she would "drink her brother's blood". The story ends with the girl killing the step-mother by biting her belly. The step-mother so happened to be pregnant with the girl's half brother - thus she "drank her brother's blood" and turned human again. Not a very well-known folk-tale, but pretty interesting!

[@Eva-mp7xg]

Great reaction, love the format (uninterrupted first impression, then detailed analysis). Subbed

[@kirsh2036]

Absolute masterpiece! There must appear something stellar to fall Ulveham from the peak place. #1.

[@irenelohne6705]

You need to come to Midgardsblot in Horten, Norway, in august. Gåte will play there, and I think that will be a festival for you!

[@sindrimusic-norway]

Midgardsblot 🤟🔥🎶❤️ Best. Festival. Ever. The sign when you enter just says "Welcome home" ❤️🥰

[@1CatRaven]

The instrument is a NØKKELHARPE. Swedish origin. My grandfather built violins and the "nøkkelharpe" was quite time consuming :-) The sound is kind of "layered" as if several violins play simultaneously. Very beautiful. I loved listening to it, as a child ❤ I see someone has already translated the song for you. 👍 ULVEHAM means "wolf's hide" or "skin" or "the guise of a wolf". (The maiden in the song is transformed by a curse into a wolf, so it's sort of a werewolf, but not the modern concept of it 😅 ) It's based on an old, really oooold fairytale... It would be fun if Norway won this year, with a song based on a fairytale, cause last time we won, the song was called "Fairytale". And then "Nocturne" in '95, which was a sort of lullaby 😊 Oh! And the band: they're great in concert!

[@giohenriquez9617]

Do you know that they got the last place? I can’t believe yet. This was amazing.

[@northernlight8857]

I love the setting on stage. Elegant. Compliment the music without getting in the way of the music. It gives the "supernatural" emotion that support the lyrics.

[@traseeide8375]

The story is from the viking age. Is made of a old poem. Dark fairytale 😉

[@ladythalia227]

We don’t know how old the fairytale is, only that it’s at least medieval. Her vocalization and singing technique, however, could very well be even older than the Viking age as peasants have been calling their cattle home from grazing using a very specific singing technique since forever.

[@ahkkariq7406]

Old tales were usually quite dark. Over time, they have been adapted to children, and much of the original has been changed.

[@sulliken77]

I saw them live back in 2001-2002ish. That was an amazing show. Electronic/symphonic Folk Metal. Check out their early albums and get blown away :-)

[@larsmich1874]

Patron, this is what I like, your response to our song, I like it. The song is Amazing. That instrument is called KeyHarp. You know the Media here is saying: yea not so bad, it is okey. This is the Problem with judges that are locked into Bach and other stuff. ;)

[@TheCreativeKobold]

Great video! Gåte has got so much good music, you're right to subscribe to their channel! I've been a fan for almost as long as they've existed as a band. A good start to follow up Ulveham are the newer songs "Svarteboka ft. Djerv" and "Huldra". Then you can go into older stuff like "Knut Liten Og Sylvelin (Iselilja)", "Du Som Er Ung", and "Sjå Attende" - which have a different(yet familiar) sound. ;) Honestly, they've got a ton of great music!

[@nightwatch111]

Great reaction and analysis, love the enthusiasm and work!

[@m73858]

That was my reaction as well. Moisture gathering in the eyes and freaking goosebumps everywhere!

[@annehyden1088]

Gåte’s music is a dark, mesmerizing and stunningly beautiful take on Nordic folk. Where they flirt with elements from traditional Norse and pagan music as well as from more modern genres like rock and industrial. The chorus is a socalled KULOKK, - the maiden calling the cattle in from the the mountains. The roots of this song is a thousand years old.

[@ristoravela652]

You can have some taped backing vocals in ESC these days. There's limitations, but those are all about making it easier for the jury to judge the live main vocals. Those "demonic chants" are not going to be a problem, no one will confuse them for the main vocals :)

[@oleperen]

Its pronounced Gaw-teh! Love this band, they are very professional and have been around for over 20 years. Ulveham is pure magic, 12 big Viking-points 🥇 Gåte is an amazing live-band! It’s not playback, just fantastic talent and artistry!

[@ZakhadWOW]

In order to helkp educate people about the proper way to say the Italian band's name, I spell it out as "Moaneskin", to indicate the O sound needs to happen.

[@elizabeth-janehagen9824]

Tusen hjertelig takk from Gåte ❤❤❤

[@sindrimusic-norway]

Besteste bandet og folka i alle år 😍🤟🔥🎶❤️ Elsker åssen folk reagerer på dem, og han her er fining asså ❤️🤟

[@ahkkariq7406]

Great analysis! I love the way you do it, which shows that you as a professional know what you are talking about. I subscribe. Regarding the name of the band, Gåte (pronounced gaw-teh) means riddle or enigma. Since you mentioned Måneskin, I must say that when I heard the name of the band, I first thought it was a Danish or Norwegian band since the word "måneskin" is Norwegian/Danish for moonlight.

[@ZakhadWOW]

accounting for evolutin in pronunciation patterns versus spelling, it is the equivalent of "Moonshine" (from the light of the moon) in English.. As a Linguist/polyglot I noticed that immediately. Hell the Swedes would actually pronounce it as "Mohnesheen"

[@ZakhadWOW]

btw the illicit liquor is called Moonshine, because of the fact of those with their illegal stills up in the mountains going and doing their work on them at nighttime.

[@robertsigvartsen8837]

It's an awesome song. And I love your reaction. Ulveham is directly translated to Wolf Skin. Think of it as a context of wolfs singing. A cool segway might be Perrin Aybara's character in Wheel of Time.

[@FrostRav3n]

To help you with the lyrics: This is an old Norwegian tale. A young maiden, whose mother died in child birth, is being abused by her evil stepmother. She is turned into a needle, a knife and a sword. Everyone appreciates her in all these forms, as she is being used to create clothes and also participate in war. So the evil stepmother turns her into something even worse - a wolf - and the spell will not be lifted unless she drinks her brothers blood. Later, despite her old age, the stepmother becomes pregnant. The young maiden, now a wolf, knocks her off the horse on her way to church. She tears her up, rips out her heart so the blood sprays everywhere. She is finally able to drink her brothers blood, lifting the curse.

[@Riekriek]

THANK YOU for a great detailed video of the song and music. It was especially nice that you took each step of the song with you. Also you gave credit to the whole band! For me personally Gåte are a band that stands for pretty intense musical craftmanship. I always feel like the group members are so skilled in opening up each experience. They have such variety of songs, from traditional Norse folk to progressive rock. This song to me is about grasping life, going further than limitations, the wolf anima within all of us. Greetings from Norway

[@tommylundholm9146]

Fun fact 1995 when Norway won they played the key harp the song Nocturne with almost no lyrics. This is our favorite, we are Swedish, and proud that we send the Norvegian twins too compete for us.

[@melliem2401]

Nice reaction! I hope this will reach many people's hearts in May as it reached ours!

[@elizabeth-janehagen9824]

Gåte is ALWAYS live❤❤❤

[@Kris-5656]

Not in the ESC. It's against the rules. Back in the day they were live, and had live orchestras. 😊

[@annapanna2010]

I love your explanation of the rythms and structure of the music. I grew up loving Gåte's music without knowing why. Now I understand more :) And I also LOVE music that takes surprises me, that takes me where I do not expect it to take me. That's why Gåte is so good!

[@patroden]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@asprelskcalling1151]

Such a great review. Love it!!❤❤❤

[@Crowleas]

Oookie you got a new fan here! A man of good taste, detailed analysis by someone who knows their shit and even is gorgeous? I 'm so sold!!

[@DanielaCabrera-b7k]

The instrument is called Nyckelharpa and it's like very Scandinavian, it's used a lot in nordic folklorical music

[@lifewriter7455]

Absolutely Fabulous reaction... The subtitles says: `This is good. Wow. Fxxx. (More excited monkeysounds).' Love it! 😎🖤👍

[@elinskumpettersen5676]

Great reaction and analysis. Perfect format. 👏🏻👍

[@trondvefald9686]

I am a norwegian living in sweden, actually only 5 minutes on my bike from the arean wher they will stage the Eurovision. When I forst heard this song I thought they send this so Norway will not stage next years final. But now after listen to it a few mor times its goose bumbs everytime! If qwe dont win this year , we will never win..Norwegen zwölf punkte, Norvege douce point!

[@skorpiomann59]

The instrument is a Key Harp, a swedish instument that is used in Sweden and Norway for centuries.

[@katinkaridde-coffey6493]

There ate better translations out there. Gåte is a folkrock band. The lyrics are a version of a 1000 year old song. Sort of a version of snow white. Evil stepmother is jelous of the maiden as she is sent away to the kings court. The stepmother turns her in to a needle and then a sword but she is still loved by everyone so the stepmother turns her in to a wolf cursed to forever roam the dark woods. To free herself from the curse she will have to drink her brothers blood. The maiden/wolf finally breaks the curse by killing the stepmother ( who is pregnant with the maidens half brother) and so drinks the blood of her brother… The melody of the original song is lost but the text is preserved. The tradition of very long tales in many verses and repetetative choruses while people join hands and dance in a row is still alive on the Färö islands.

[@Rallarberg]

Å isn't an [ao] or an [oa], it's "between" [a] and [o], as the 'aw' sound of English: 'Law'. 'Gåte' then is pronounced something like ("English") 'Gaw-teh'. The string instrument is a 'nøkkelharpe', lit.: "Key harp". The instrument, stemming from the Middle East, came to Scandinavia in the late 14th/early 15th century via Italy and Germany. And it is likely that the hurdy-gurdy and the nøkkelharpe has a common earlier musical ancestor. :) It is more often used in Swedish folk music, but in some parts of Norway it has had its day in the sun. A "starter" nøkkelharpe (typically produced in Italy) is costs €2500-3000, easily €6000+ for the "good" ones with extra options. These guys have been around for about 25 years now, with some lineup changes, and a hiatus some time 'round the 2010s. The singer, Gunnhild Sundli, was only 14-15 years old when she joined the band, after her older brother had been a founding member (has now quit the band), and she was still a teenager when they had their full album release debut in 2002.

[@ispookie1]

Well say hallo to the long lost Vikings. This poem is 1000 years old, now put in a modern vibe. I love it. Thanks for a great review.

[@TrondEggan]

Not sure how much they are allowed to play live. But I can guarantee that they are an amazing live band that have no problem doing this live if allowed ❤❤❤

[@Seelieness]

The å is an AW sound. So it's more Gaw-Teh. It's a 1000 year old folktale and they are singing in Nynorsk (and possibly a dialect) which is the lesser used official Norwegian language, so online translators have a really hard time with it. Here are the lyrics. Verse 1 I was a little lass My mother on maternity bed died My stepmother turned me into a grey horse Then she sent me to the king's estate They thought my stepmother was the worst That all the stately used me the most Verse 2 She then turned me into a grey wolf She said I should in the forest walk She said I shouldn't receive penance Before I drank my brothеrs' blood Outro: Vocalization, Storm I then tore out her hеart So her blood flowed free Then I got to drink my brother's blood Basically, her evil stepmother curses her, turns her into a work horse to be abused and then into a wolf. She can only break the curse if she drinks her brother's blood. The step mother was pregnant when she attacked and ate her and she unknowingly did drink her unborn brother's blood, and thus break the curse. I hope that helps.

[@arcticblue248]

There is only one norwegian spoken language, many confuse our two written ways of Norwegian, that is Bokmål (From the danish language) and Nynorsk that are a mix of many dialects ... So she sings in a dialect yes, from the place she is from or somewhere she have learned, she did graduate in Kvading or what it is called.

[@Karius78]

She doesn't sing in her own dialect.

[@bodimibiash8888]

I 💚 this, it’s my favourite (at least right now) together with The Code and Rim Tim Tagi Dim. I wouldn’t mind Norway winning this year.

[@MsDintube]

Gåte is one of Norways best livebands, they give us maximum magic on every single concert🤩

[@cree_VI]

about throwing a guitar XD remember one big Japanese band Luna sea, there is an awesome guitarist Sugizo and during concert, there was something with his guitar and he threw his beautiful guitar across a huge stage. It landed perfectly at the end of the stage, that staff could take it. I'm glad that he didn't kill any staff.

[@elenhin]

They are so awesome. I hope they win.

[@Darkseasonish]

I have seen so many of Gåtes concerts, and both the bassist and the guitarist would have done pretty much the same in every concerts LIVE ! :) If you are able, go to their conserts, I promise you an amazing experience :)

[@BastianNorW]

I've been to many Gåte concerts, and I promise you - this is all live! This is just the way they play. Great reaction! Hope we have your vote in May;)

[@marita2g]

Definitely check out their song svarteboka :D

[@sayakaorsolic2147]

I love your rewiew and the fact you noticed and commented on "evil" voices. I am their new fan too! ❤️

[@jorunnrisdal2676]

Gåte have a song on You tube : Kjærleik. Take a look. One of the best. Love from Norway.

[@knutg]

Nice reaction! as you saw, its a singback track, only main vocal are live, they are not allowed to play full band live in the esc. Its only the main singer that is live in the esc. The band Gåte is a very good live-band, so i guess if they could choose they would have choosed to play live.

[@ringmoen1]

Amazing voice ❤

[@4stringedbass]

if you like muse, then i think that you would like the guitar player and bassist side project called "22". its like if muse and meshuggah had a child. check out the song "Plastik" or the whole "flux" album, it's amazing!

[@sindrimusic-norway]

22 ❤

[@GreakFTW]

This was from the Norwegian finale btw. So, they do not actually have to follow the rules of Eurovision in this performance.

[@trollpuken]

I saw Gåte on a live stage in the magical valley/forest in Storås here in Norway. It was fucking epic, AND Wardruna and Kalandra played there too. I really really really recommend you reacting to those bands also. I've seen Gåte a few times and their stage presence is the best I've seen. At least in the upbeat/rock scale. Wardruna is amazing for epic norse inspired atmosphere. They use dang cool instruments too.

[@unnimack9687]

Powerful music, song and text ❤

[@perberg8748]

Just love it... ❤❤

[@annki3837]

Nøkkelharpe/ nÿckelharpa norwegian/swedish folk instrument 🤘

[@lorenahernandezgorraiz8161]

Totally agree with your feelings and emotional atmosphere they create. When you have mentioned Muse, I've realized why I liked this so much. Her voice is amazing and she has such vocal control she can do whatever...🤘 PD.: I definitely love the ¿argentinian?/spanish subtitles in your reaction hahaha 🐵🐚helped so much with my not-so-good english 😁 Congrats on the analysis and thanks 🙏 for the video.

[@lorenahernandezgorraiz8161]

(My apologies! uruguayan-spanish-subtitles) 🤐😉

[@eivindbredesennsheim5698]

NORWAY WE ARE FAIRYTAILE ❤LOVE

[@Ridiculina]

The lyric is based on and destilled from an old Norwegain tale about a maiden who lost her mother when she was born, but later gained a stepmother. The stepmother was so jealous of the girl that she transformed her into a sword that she placed in the king's courtyard. However, the girl’s good qualities persisted even in the form of a sword. All the finest knights and soldiers favored this sword, so the jealous stepmother changed the maiden into a needle. The best and most skilled tailors loved this needle and preferred it over all the other needles. The stepmother grew even angrier and transformed the girl into a wolf, cursing her to roam the forest forever unless she drank her brother’s blood. And so it was. The maiden roamed the woods as a wolf. For eight years, the stepmother stayed indoors, afraid to venture out because she knew the wolf-clad maiden was out there. But then the stepmother became pregnant and wanted to go to church. The wolf pounced on her, seized the stepmother’s blue cloak, pulled her off her horse, tore out her heart, and drank her blood. With that act, the curse and spell were lifted, and the maiden returned to her original beautiful self, heading back to her father’s home.

[@elowyn9664]

Gåte is a fantastic live band and has always taken their pride in that. Their concerts are magical. The violin-like instrument is a Keyharp. The lyrics is based on an ancient norse story. An evil stepmother casts a spell on the girl because of her beauty, cursing her into a wolf, making her doomed to forever wander the woods alone. To break the spell the curse includes forcing her to kill her brother and drink his blood. The maiden conquers the spell without doing so and good wins over evil. Thank you for your very cool review, I loved it.

[@MJODENG]

The band Gåte combines traditional Norwegian music with modern rock, and often bases its songs on old legends and poems. The same with Ulveham. Pretty bloody too. Ulveham is among the songs that were released before the songs for MGP had been selected. At the end of October, Gåte came out with his EP "Vandrar". The original version that came out then is almost six minutes long. While an MGP song is known to be a maximum of three minutes. So here they cut a part of the text. Because "Ulveham" is inspired by a roughly 1,000-year-old text, or a legend. Poems and stories from this time have a lot of verses. So through the shortening, the song has become both shorter and perhaps more enigmatic. Lyrics and melody are written by Gåte. 🇳🇴

[@espens.larsen2937]

The instrument in the start is called "Nøkkelharpe". Key Harp. Its the national instrument of sweden actually haha. Gåte is HUGE! they have alot of GREAT folkrock-music

[@JoanMaddie]

Enjoyed your reaction. I guess you already has heard the original of this song, lasts almost 6 minutes. Is even better. An other song has become my favourite these days, check out Gåte and Djerv, Svarteboka - Official music video. It's a Masterpiece imo.

[@lasseiversen1815]

Nice reaction. I think their best song is Svarteboka (The Black Book). It´s from the same album as Ulveham. You should check it out when you have time. :)

[@MJODENG]

Todays band : Gunnhild Sundli - vokalist Magnus Børmark - gitar Jon Even Schärer - trommer, vokal (2017-) Mats Paulsen - bass, vokal (2017-) John Stenersen - nøkkelharpe, tangenter, vokal (live, 2023-)

[@KristinSevaldsen]

And John Stenersen on Nyckelharpa is also playing in Wardruna 👌🏽

[@MrBrannfjell]

I believe 5 instruments are live, but due to rules they couldnt add more live. vocals and drums for sure is live, and you can sometimes hear her cracking her voice (its a difficult performance). Especially in the semi finals. Their performance in the finals was phenominally good.

[@ankra12]

❤

[@alfsalte9493]

Btw, Gåte (pronounced G as in Golf and å as the aw in awful, then T as in Tea and e and in Elvis) is a norwegian word meaning "riddle" in english.