First Time Reaction to Helen Sjoholm - du maste finnas (Kristina fran Duvemala) Sweden 🇸🇪

[@HattisFnattis]

This is from a musical called Kristina från Duvemåla (Kristina from Duvemåla) and it's named Du Måste Finnas, which directly translates to "You Have To Exist". Kristina is singing about the pain she's experiencing from having no choice but to flee her home country, but have accepted her life as an immigrant in the US. Just before this song she had a horrible miscarriage and was told by a doctor she can't have any more children or it would kill her. Her life is in ruins, far away from her home. For the first time in her life she's questioning the christian God's existence and the song is a desperate prayer to him. It's a heartbreaking story.

[@Flokarl1]

WoW!!!

[@ge_mig_nat_som_kanns]

She doesn’t flee Sweden. She emigrates to the US due to famine, poor working conditions and a controlling state church, as did 1/5 of the swedish population at that time (late 1800s)

[@Meiiiow]

​@@ge_mig_nat_som_kannsuntrue as ppl starved to death and only hope ppl had was to travle to america for better life.

[@ewonnestrand7298]

​@@Meiiiow No, people didn't starve in Sweden (a couple year i 1860th was the worth thou), but it was high povertry. Kristina came from a farmers familie, not the poorest. But Karl-Oskar her husband wanted to find the luck in Amerika. Many emigrated because 'new religios thoughts' opposit of the Lutheran church. But the biggest problem was, belive it or not, better health (more children survived and people lived longer). The population grove fast so the farmland could not support all for living and the industri couldn't yet eighter. In Amerika both north and south+Australia needed people, so could get land for almost free if you start to farm it.

[@Meiiiow]

@@ewonnestrand7298 yes we had alot of poor ppl that left for better life too.

[@Blessing_Reacts]

Her voice is so beautiful… I love her facial expression

[@Blessing_Reacts]

The song is so emotional 🥹

[@jessicawest224]

The voice ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pilutta100]

I'm not religious in anyway, but I understand many are and especially in that time period, every Swede believed in "god" back then. I watch almost every reaction to this song because she is amazing,.❤

[@evajonsson9599]

This is a song from a musical made by Björn and Benny from ABBA (they have also made the musicals Chess and Mamma Mia). This is Kristina talking to God after a miscarriage of her seventh child and the doctor have told her that if she attempts to have another child she might die. Kristina feels punished by God and feels like he is also taking her away from her husband since she can’t give him another child. She is tempted to question if God really exists, when he doesn’t hear her prayers. There’s another song in this musical (there are a number of good songs in this musical) is when Kristina’s brother in law, Robert, is coming back from California after he and his friend tried to find gold but were scammed and the friend died on the way back. It is sung by Peter Joback and it’s called “Guldet blev till sand” the gold turned into dust. It’s also a strong, emotional song.

[@PernillaArtistic]

Thanks for listening to the song in it’s original language, Swedish 🇸🇪 ❤

[@Flokarl1]

From the same film "Kristina Från Duvemåla" there were several amazing songs. Check out "Guldet Blev till sand" = The Gold turned into sand.... by Peter Jöback....which tells another deep story about The Swedish people who went to the US as immigrants in the 1900 century.At a time when Sweden was very very poor ...and where it was difficult to survive and many died by hunger .Death were just around the corner everywhere PS:For more of Helen Sjöholm, pls check out a song from another film "As In Heaven" ....The song is called "Gabriellas Song"

[@LoneWolf731000]

Please, for the best understanding and experience, read the short background of it, I have watched so many reactions of this wonderful and powerful performance and it has never left anyone untouched! 👍

[@mattias5157]

"African queen" indeed! I love it! Happily married to a Mexican woman with a lot of African blond pumping in her veins. My own mexican-african queen! 🙂

[@GryLi]

Magnificent ❤

[@sannaolsson9106]

She says in the beginning of the song that God took her child. This is from a musical so this is not Helen's own experience.

[@dmfashionandglitz1485]

Wow, this is so emotional The lyrics are powerful.... heartbreaking 💔

[@Domnoidragon]

This musical is about a Swedish family leaving Sweden to go to America in hopes of a better life. Kristina (Helen's role) sings this song after she just miscarried and gets told by the doctor that she can never again become pregnant or she will die. Her children and her husband is everything to her. She has always been devout and now all of a sudden she feels as if she is losing it all and God is doing nothing about it.

[@johankaewberg8162]

This musical is singular, and this song.

[@lisaengstrom1186]

You must read the backstory of this musical. Its about the huge amount of Swedish people who left Sweden for America during the end of 1800 and the beginning of the 1900 which was tortured by poverty, religious fanatical craziness and stunded growth... The composer is Björn and Benny from ABBA

[@matskarlsson4439]

She moved to a new country, and shortly after lost both her child AND her husband, leaving her alone without friends or family in a new world. That alone can leave people in despair, but she asked why this happened to her and got no response, realising that her entire life was based upon faith.

[@ewonnestrand7298]

Well you fantisies a little now, but what the heck

[@KimOfDrac]

If you look up Peter Jöback - Guldet blev till sand, he sings about her husband and what happened

[@xulitalita3027]

No, he is not. He sing about his friend. Kristinas husband is Peters characters old broder and outlive both Kristina and little broder.

[@mattias5157]

@@xulitalita3027 She had a miscarriage and has been told by a doctor that she want surviving another pregnancy. Which she doesn't, but that's another story. The live a solitary life far away from home and not being able to have intimacy with his husband is more than she can bear. That and having lost yet another child, she lost one several years earlier...

[@xulitalita3027]

@@mattias5157 yes, when Kristina sing is about hers miscarriege and the lost of hers child and the other stuff you say. But! Guldet blev till sand is NOTT about that!

[@mattias5157]

@@xulitalita3027 I agree, I don't know why I wrote about that song in this thread. Gusto conocerte, saludos cordiales de Chiapas!

[@soleywolfgangsdottir]

the incident is that she lost her seventh child and cannot have another one. and i don't think that she still believes in god, her face tells that very clear

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Yeah it's about struggling against losing belief because how can someone be so cruel. That shouldn't be the reason but any reason to be cured of religion is good.

[@jeppehemma]

Swedis immigration to US 1850......or something like that 1,5 million swedes left sweden for america

[@Dds123-l3z]

Thats why we Swedes and US has such a close band ❤

[@lucaswallo8127]

@@Dds123-l3z yeah

[@johns70]

Never has there been a better moment to do a mike drop...

[@TheMrlovegoodtimes]

Do you have the lyrics?

[@ghostfreak560]

god is thru

[@kanvara9514]

Lyrics: You expelled me, God, I was ripped away from my homeland. Here I am a refugee and a stranger And I find myself in that fate. But You took my child and You are taking me from my husband. I can no longer see a meaning. What is it that You want? What should I believe? The thought is vertiginous, in front of me an abyss gapes, my whole being is revolting and wants to say no, the question raised and now my soul is trembling before the answer; that You do not exist Though I believed in You. Who would help me to endure life out here? Who would give me the power I have to get? Who would comfort me? I am so insignificant on Earth. If you do not exist, what would I do then? No, You must exist, You must! I live my life through You. Without You I am a splinter on a dark and stormy sea. You must exist, You must! How can You abandon me? I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if You did not exist. Never before have I had it in speech or in thought, that little word which scares and torment me so; the word is 'if', and if I have prayed in vain? If You do not exist what am I supposed to do? Who would feel my regret and the forgive? Peace of mind, yes, who would give me that? Who would greet me after death? If You do not exist who will take care of me later? No, You must exist, You must! I live my life through You. Without You I am a splinter on a dark and stormy sea. You must exist, You must! How can You abandon me? I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if You did not exist. You must exist, You must! How can You abandon me? I would be nowhere, I would be nothing if You did not exist.

[@mattias5157]

I more or less accidently ate a funny brownie a few years ago - those that makes you travel while lying on your bed - and I had the most erotic vision with a black woman. Two years later I met her and we are now happily married. :-) God works in mysterium ways. Björn Ulvaeus - famous from ABBA- who wrote the lyrics is a declared atheist. The man who wrote the book the song is based on - his name was Vilhelm Moberg - committed suixide. The pain felt in the song is genuine, believe me!

[@77kao77]

She and her family were refugees from the 17teenth/18teenth centurie. From Sweden, that was an extremely poor country theese centuries. Kristinas hope was God.

[@ghostfreak560]

god is hope

[@dlind1985]

You're right!

[@lars-andersjohansson6407]

🤣

[@Vindsus86]

This song is not about her still believing in God, it's about her starting to question God's existence. At least that's the way I hear it. Part of the lyrics go something like "Never before have I spoken it outloud or thought of it, that little word which frightens and plagues me so. That word is 'if'... If all of my prayers were pointless. If you don't exist, then what should I do? Who would comfort me, and then give me forgiveness? Peace of mind/soul, well, who would give me that? Who would comfort me? I'm so small on the globe/earth (she means she's unimportant in the whole scheme of things or something) If you dont exist, who will care for me later? No, you MUST exist..." And so on. To me, this isn't a ringing endorsement of the Christian god.

[@ghostfreak560]

god is real

[@dlind1985]

With faith, there's no escape from His promises! 📖 [>>John 10.28...] 🌏

[@dsludge8217]

yes the gods who have weekdays named after them.

[@ewonnestrand7298]

She is/was deep religios, and she accept much she really didn't want/liked, thou she blessed God in all and always. But her God take and take and take be loved 'things' away from her. And now he have take her child and her ability to have more children. If she keep be intim whit her husband and get pregnant she is going to die. So Yes she speaks to God, and ask why. She doubt for the first time. And its devistated for her because God have been strongly importen to her. On that her doubt of his existens thoughts scares her to. She is sad, angry, greaf, scare'd see no meaning and so on. Hearted And in the story, she cant stop have the intimity with her husband, get pregnant and die.

[@rccsterrccster2327]

This song performed by Helen is from a movie and is about her breaking free from her abusive husband (angry looking guy with arms crossed). Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKnQmJ6uh9ejkKcsi=fuMCtZ01MZ9phiyL

[@lisaengstrom1186]

She lost her faith in God...

[@Nekotaku_TV]

0:02 AAH!! WTH was that scream? XD Why not copy paste the correct spelling haha? Here you go: Helen Sjöholm - Du måste finnas (Kristina från Duvemåla). It's an amazing song and performance, sad what religion can do to people. I can hear that the video isn't synced up.

[@peterasenlund7812]

She does not believ in God, she beliefs in faith! Deiffernce of opion. There are no God! Just belief in i good will

[@matskarlsson4439]

I would say you're wrong... she DOES believe in god, just questioning what god can do....

[@ewonnestrand7298]

This was between 1850-1899 from a strong religious place in Sweden's country side and in the no where land in Amerika where it not exist many ateist, although I am myself a ateist from 1970th to now days living in a highly ateistic country. Even the lyrics composer is a 🥁🥁🥁 ateist.

[@mikaelathunell2822]

You can read more about the musical and it's plot on the link below :) And as others have already told you, the song is sung from Kristina's perspective. To give a quick and definitely not complete summary, they had a hard time back in Sweden. Due to the lack of money their daughter ate seeds from which she got sick and died. Then they emigrated to the US where lots of things happened too. Over there, she had a miscarriage and she was told she wouldn't survive another pregnancy or miscarriage. From what I've understood, that weakened her husband's love for her. So that's the background to what she means when she said God took her child and her husband. I haven't watched the show myself, so I thought her husband actually left her, but it turn out that he stayed, and that she died in his arms after another miscarriage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina_från_Duvemåla