Our FIRST Reaction to Helen Sjöholm - Du måste finnas (Kristina från Duvemala)

[@MaxSujyNorden]

This performance will be hard to get out of our head. This was truly amazing!

[@bennyhana3556]

I bet Max understood some of the language, some friends from Holland told me that they can understand some swedish sometimes.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

@@bennyhana3556 I'm French-Canadian, not Dutch, hehe! My coloc is actually Dutch.

[@leiper72]

Helen is the best we have, still here in Sweden..! 😃

[@kenna1976]

i´m from sweden and i can read Dutch but speaking and understanding is harder.. there is some weird connection between swedish and dutch.. i beliieve its beacuse we understand Danish and Danish is similary language as dutch and therefore ..well at least me i can read it but have a harder time hear it and understand.. @@bennyhana3556

[@mickem4322]

Helen was brought up with the heritage of Swedish Folkmusic, just like I also was.. Her Mother sang in the same choir as my parents for decades !! Helens control and voice is something else :D // I believe Björn and Benny from ABBA wrote this song especially for her to sing. it`s from a Great Drama, telling us about the hardships so many emigrants experienced when leaving Sweden for America during some horrible famine years.. like 1/3 of the Swedish population did between 1850-1920 ..

[@kungmeek]

One of the most powerful performances I've seen in my life without a doubt.

[@Gurkhyvel]

Hello! Swedish person here, this is one of my favorite songs ever and I get goosebumps every time watching Helen singing it

[@atvheads]

A Swede here to. This is the best. Just look at the expression in her face, wonderful.

[@deviltear]

Swede here. Thank you for your reaction vid! :) Helen Sjöholm is truly a treasure. She is the reason why I started singing.

[@samirawestling1026]

Fellow Swede❤ I agree. I'm in tears every time I hear this song.

[@rickysellstedt7395]

Another Swede here! Thank you again for reacting to this! edit: typos

[@BenMr77]

No more devils in my country Sweden. They belong to Gehenna.

[@Noobs343]

Everytime I see people react with admire and getting stunned by this amazing performance I am so proud of being Swedish. Helen Sjöholm is amazing and The men from ABBA, Björn and Benny who wrote this musical are really genious. This is a long time ago but Helens voice is still really beautiful and she can do these kind of performances better than anyone else but she is also very funny and can do comedian stuff too. She is so talented and so beautiful. This is like the 500th time I hear this song, and I still cry every time. Thank you Helen.

[@telmaryss]

I am not originaly swedish, but I have lived in Sweden for more then 30 years… I love Sweden very much ! I love everything with sweds! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ewajohansson8398]

Varför dådå ???? Undrar en nyfiken Svensk som tänker ...att du åxå är Svensk efter 30 år!!!!!!!🎉❤🇸🇪

[@kattahj]

It's been more than 25 years since I first heard this song and it's still emotionally effective!

[@NomN83]

it was released 23 yers ago! but i feel the same as u! it still hits me!

[@mallesmagiskeverden]

I love this song, we had it in my husbands funeral. Love from Sweden!

Helen is our most eminent musical artist on the female side. Her voice and her talent of getting into character is outstanding. Goosebumps when she performs this song.

[@doffman1591]

there is nothing better than Helen. this is the script to music, abba is secound to this

[@worstgamerchillin]

How I love Thai peoples reactions "! Simply wonderful ! You guys hit it spot on! thank you!

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you!

[@albertjanik8532]

The whole musical is filled with incredible songs and the story based on books by Vilhelm Moberg is strong and very moving! ❤

[@mattias5157]

She´s so into the song that she doesn´t blink once in the whole performance... Good to see a beautiful couple reacting to this together. Take care of each other!

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you!

[@MichaalHell]

The Minnesota concert was performed for ancestors of the Swedish immigrants who traveled to the US during the 1800s

[@AgnetaK-r3m]

My grandpa lived in Minnesota 16 yers and went back to Sweden around 1920❤️🇸🇪

[@lennartandersson75]

This is magical! So hugely emotional and she has an amazing voice!

[@caritawatts7951]

Thank's for a great reaction and my God that lady is amazing in every way.

[@-pinkbarbie-8676]

As a swede I loved watching this!

[@MichaalHell]

My absolute favorite part of this performance is the woman in the back (to the right), she is lingering on every word the Helen is singing!

[@Noobs343]

The story about the woman in the choir is amazing too. She has been at the back of the choir every time but at this performance someone got sick so she was heading up at the front. As the lights are strong and Helen did never sing like this in practice to save her voice, she had never seen all those expressions, that is why she look like that. It is the first time she see Helen live it all out and the first time she actually get all of that, not only the voice.

[@bennyhana3556]

Im in that crowd with my mom and grandmother as a 8yearold

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Woah! What year was this performance from?

[@bennyhana3556]

Its from 1995 @@MaxSujyNorden The musical is based on a book about swedish imigration to america and the songs are written by Björn and Benny from ABBA. Helen Sjöholm and also Peter Jöback are swedish hidden gems in this musical. This song and a song called "Guldet blev till sand (English subtitles) - Peter Jöback (Kristina från Duvemåla)" is legendary ! ! Peter Jöback also did the disney animated "Aladdin"... his voice is great.

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@bennyhana3556 YES plz.Benny and Bjorn from ABBA!I just wanted to give some emphasis on their genius.

[@KarolinaSofie]

Grattis till dig 🥰

[@TheDennisjeppsson]

Amazing reaction, Helen Sjöholm is great! You should react to the song “Gabriellas song” next 🙌🏼

[@GerruG]

I'm Swedish and it's so beautiful in our native tongue.. I cry every time. As a christian it's even more powerful. I think every believer falls into doubt sometimes

[@jesperjee]

You're swedish and religious? That is rare. Most of us Swedes have gotten further (I thought)

[@GerruG]

@@jesperjee further off the truth, yes. You are selfish and think highly of yourself. Your comment is embarrasing.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

I don't think it's clever to go "an eye for an eye" here. Non-believer are not all "selfish".

[@sagalindhe]

Religion isnt what determines how far one has come. the biggest scientists were religious / swede@@jesperjee

[@jesperjee]

@@sagalindhe So? Why does that matter? Ask 10 scientists from back when and ask 10 today. I bet you 1000 dollars less are religious today than in olden times.

[@LoneWolf731000]

I as a Swede have heard of this many years but never seen it beore now and it's powerful.

[@kathleenlind7595]

She´s AMAZING! Look up Gabriellas song, goosebumps again.

[@Erika-br8xo]

You should also listen to her sing "Gabriellas sång (song)" from the movie As in heaven. Were she plays a woman in an abusive marriage

[@MarleanSweden]

At 9:18 the woman in the background shows in her face what we ALL feel when listening to Helen Sjöholm. She is a goddess that Björn and Benny from ABBA recognized.

[@ohrusty]

Your reaction to this almost made me cry… haha. It was lovely to see it. Especially as someone who is also a non-believer. For a lot of things, language isn’t needed in order to convey the feeling.

[@joaquin_nord]

FYI! In the middle of the 19th century Sweden had a population of 3.5 million inhabitants. 1.2 million of them emigrated to the US! Most of them ended up settling in Minnesota! "Kristina från duvemåla" is a musical written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson based on a series of novels by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg about a family's poverty-driven migration from Sweden to America.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

I didn't know that! Thank for the info!

[@sabinas8511]

In the beginning, the camera zooms in on Björn and Benny, too (from ABBA), who wrote the musical 😊

[@ewonnestrand7298]

You (and Helen Sjöholm) make me cry. So heartbreaking 💔, and I'm not either religious.

[@mattias5157]

Wonderful idea to let google pronounce it for you. It did a very good, actually. 🙂 I´m a Swede, from the province in Sweden that the couple the musical is about left. I´ve listened to this piece maybe 50 or 100 times. I have never not cried as a baby. This times tears came out of my eyes already in the second or third bar! 😄 Now I´m gonna see your reaction... I´m an autist, I´m sorry if there is a little oversharing going on here...... 😄

[@Darkangel-A-c8z]

I was adopted from Bangkok, Thailand by white Swedish parents when I was 6 weeks old and I grew up in Sweden and I watched this musical back in Stockholm. I'm now living in England. I speak Swedish as my native language, then English and German and I know 3 sentences in Thai. Sawadee ka, Sobai de mai and Khup khun ka

[@Darkangel-A-c8z]

I swear upon, that it's easier to belt when I sing in Swedish comparing to when singing is English. She's amazing

[@cidie1]

I like that you guys cared to actually look into the background of the song 🙂

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you!

[@hellepost1439]

Aldrig - Åsa Bergh/Ulrika❣️

[@ssirfbrorsan]

Helene Sjöholm, an icon. Together with ABBA-Benny, and Björn she has also recorded immortal music "Benny Andersson's Orchestra", together with the superb Tommy Körberg.

[@svenkaahedgerg3425]

Very nice reaction to a powerful song

[@mj48187]

You know, the two guys standing in the front at the beginning of this performance, who also wrote this piece of music and text , are the two male members of the Swedish former music group ABBA who were one of the most popular bands in the World earlier.

[@mattsnordqvist9059]

Ja ,Helen Sjöholm,Kan Sjinga.!!! Riktigt, Riktigt Bra. suverän.!!! Fantastisk Röst.!!! Måste Lyssna Mer På Henne.!!!

[@LordsMobile080]

i think i can say this song gives every swede goosebumps you also become sad and tearful.

[@patriciaruth2894]

Helen is a fabulous singer and actress 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@annarobertsdotter1741]

The story is based on the book "The Emigrants" by Vilhelm Moberg. There is also a recent movie from 2021 with Gustaf Skarsgård as Karl-Oskar.

[@johannesmarkstrom3241]

Hello! I am Swedish and as many others I`m så proud of Helen Sjöholm. In the end of this clip you talk about ”the Swedish soul” and the story that the song is about is written by a famous author Wilhelm Moberg and these four books are a part och our legacy and history. Many Swedes has read them and have the full understanding of the song. My guess is that Helen also has read the story.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

She indeed probably did! :)

[@avernion]

I think most of us in Sweden have family that moved to America during the great famine, never to be heard of again. This song always hits so hard.

[@henrikl1394]

The two men that the camera zoomed into at 4:27 is Björn and Benny from ABBA, and they wrote this Musical.

[@muppetsstoogesfan1]

My favorite Swedish music is from The Real Group, who formed in the mid 1980s and are still around to this day. Their song Gota is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I also love their songs It Becomes Her, Chili Con Carne, I Sing You Sing, Are You Coming To Me, Words, Bumblebee, and A Cappella In Acapulco

[@sandramartinsson9861]

The two gentleman you can see at 2.19 is Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. They are the writers of the musical who is based on the books by Wilhelm Moberg. Bjorn and Benny are also two of the bandmembers of ABBA and has written almost every one of the songs.

[@silverleaf9596]

It Is a legendary performance indeed

[@silverleaf9596]

ps. some very known men in the audience, just so ya know ;P

[@evanm1815]

Loved this reaction. Please react to Tommy Körberg singing Anthem (preferebly from the Laurence Olivier awards) such an epic performance

[@alexioverdo5225]

Personally I prefer Tommy Yohanson's cover on ANTHEM!I cried first time i heard this.Still get wet eyed.It's the first song he ever performed live in public as a teenager and is very special for him as he has said.Means a lot to Tommy.

[@barrybernstein9049]

This is Benny + Bjorn's finest composition !!

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

4:02 Fun fact. Those guys are Björn and Benny of ABBA

[@thorbeorn4295]

I'm a Swede and ashmed to say I have never heard this one before.. and that's coming from someone who loves all kinds of older music.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

It's never too late to find a masterpiece!

[@SpockNRoll]

Love the reaction! But I laughed when you said ”so I guess Kristina is the wife of the main character?” when the entire musical is literally named after her 😂

[@Limestream73]

Imagine seeing this live. As a 10 yo. From row 4 center. And she locks those amazing eyes on you and holds on to you all through the song. BTDT… (And I still DO have the t-shirt).

[@Limestream73]

And to be honest, a couple years later, I was on one of the last performances they did at Circus here in Stockholm. Almost at the back of the room and she STILL holds on to the gaze of the whole audience.

[@daviddunte2710]

If you liked this, you really should listen to "Peter Jöback - Guldet blev till sand(Kristina från Duvemåla", same production and concert, amazing! Please do ping me if u ever post a reacton to it! You will not be dissapointed!

[@hellepost1439]

Aldrig - Åsa Bergh/Ulrika❣️

[@stefanhakola8980]

This is from the musical "Kristina från Duvemåla". She is the main female character Kristina. This is from a stage performance of the musical. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA wrote and composed it, based on a novel trilogy by legendary swedish author Vilhelm Moberg who based it on stories he had heard as a child growing up in the same region of Sweden from where Kristina and Karl-Oskar (her husband) emigrated. The basis of the story is that Karl-Oskar is really keen on going while Kristina is not. Things occur that make Kristina change her mind (or does she really) and follow Karl-Oskar; his adventurous brother Robert, HIS companion the small whitted Arvid and many others: The story is to complex to tell just here, but I can say as much as they end up in Minnesota (where else, Swedes, eh). The books were published in the late 40's, early 50's and became an instant success. In 1971 swedish film director Jan Troell made an epic movie in two parts of it (Utvandrarna, Nybyggarna). The stars of the film is none other than Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullman. It is a true master piece of a film and well worth a watch but be prepared, it is NOT a comedy of any sort. It is sometimes almost unbearably slow paced and quiet. but it serves it purpose. It is delliberately made this way to show the unbearably dull and simple way of life for european farmers in that period of time. It is also the style of swedish cinema of that time so it was really the right time to film it. There is a new version of it from 2021 (I think) with Gustaf Skarsgård as Karl-Oskar. Stay away from that! It is an absolute abomination of a film and should not be seen by anyone, at least not before you have seen the original. IF you have seen the original from 1971 you may see it, just to see how NOT to film it.

[@daviddunte2710]

There's a saying, if you have it easy, you should be worried (the devil favors you), if you struggle, or have turmoil, you should rejoice because god gives his toughest challenges to those who are worthy.

[@livb6945]

Swedish have three more letters after z; å, ä and ö. Å equals au in French, ä is like è in frère and ö is like eu. Sjö- is most similar to 'jeu'

[@beru58]

"I gott bevar" (In Good Keeping) is the final song. Kristina has now no doubts and is confident in her faith. "Vildgräs" (Wild grass) is the whole "raison d'etre" for Swedes emigrating to America.

[@rudiknol3912]

And to me this song is even more confirmation of the existence of God, who is active in my life and this song is a beautiful confirmation in a song

[@perkristerkallstrom8312]

The men in the public is Björn and Benny from Swedish group ABBA. The song is really good.

[@evalu3369]

This was a consert from the musical, that were performed in Minnesota, were a lot of swedish immigrants ended up. The two men in the audience, in the beginning of the song, was the composers, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. They were in a little quartet, known as ABBA.

[@Tomas-Odebrant]

And also it is Björn that browse through an old Bible in the beginning.

[@shadow-js2hn]

A little quartet😂😂😂👍

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@shadow-js2hnJust a lil group, One hit wonders,'''nothing special in fact were a bit of a bore"...lol.

[@alexioverdo5225]

@evalu Not a 'serious" band.They are known to have only sold 400 million records with,only The Beatles right above them but that's all folks. So no big deal as some 'sour critics" were claiming at the time back in the '70s(he!he!)

[@bullrun7961]

The Guys which are reading the Bible at the beginning and are shown at the first glimpse of the audience is Björn and Benny from ABBA. THEY wrote this musical. And this song is very important for the story

[@bullrun7961]

NEWKID a young Swedish singer made a version of this song where he sings not as a blame to be abandoned of god but as a tribute and longing for his mother who raised him. “Whithout you I am nothing…”. This is an amazing version and first time he performed the song was in front of Helen Sjöholm and she is truly affected by him. Is is a rebirth of an already fantastic song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaTWeIWaj9V-p8kfeature=shared

[@mattias5157]

The singer Helen Sjöholm was young when did this role and was kind of adopted as the whole nation´s little sister after this. Now she´s over 50 but still has a very privileged part in the Swedish culture. She´s kind of a musical daughter of Björn and Benny / from ABBA , they wrote this musical / too, being the only woman in a band that Benny Andersson gathered, consisting of I believe 17 older gentlemen and her. You can google Benny Anderssons Orkester if you are interested. It´s a feel-good band though, nothing as dramatic at this. Actually they are extremists in that way, it´s kind of sadistically positive and optimistic, mostly. Very fun, but probably incomprehensable for a not Swedish-speaking audience. I actually made a hasty interpretation of this song and published it in the commentary section of it´s video, it´s very different from this song but quite worth listening to. Perhaps even disturbing in it´s chaotically positive way... "Nu mår jag mycket bättre" with BAO, "Now I fell much better!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y56lfnuIYtSfb9U

[@Maria844Eiva]

Helena is just so great .. she and Tommy Körberg in chess is also just fantastik .. you should taket a look at another musical artist from this play . Peter Jöback .. singing ”När guldet blev till sand” ( when the gold turned into sand) 🌹

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you for the suggestion!

[@olsa76]

​@@MaxSujyNorden The musical is written by Björn and Benny from Abba (They appeared in the audience). The story is about a Swedish family that emigrates from Sweden to America in the 19th century due to poverty. They settle in Minnesota, like many other Scandinavians. However, Kristina's brother-in-law Robert had gold fever and traveled to California with his friend Arvid. Things didn't go so well on that trip and after 4 years Robert comes back to Minnesota without his friend. He is tight-lipped about what happened, but Kristina sees that he has Arvid's watch with him and asks why he has it.... The song "Guldet blev till sand" (the gold turned to sand) is the answer to that question

[@Erika-br8xo]

​@@MaxSujyNordenPeter Jöback also played the phantom in The phantom of the opera on Broadway

[@lindaandersen5723]

​@@Erika-br8xoand he was the Swedish voice of Aladdin in Disney's animated film in 1992

[@aliciabergman1252]

Was just going to ask for När guldet blev till sand😅

[@ParPetersson]

This musical was created by Björn and Benny, the same two guys who started the famous Swedish group ABBA.

[@НемойРусский-й4ц]

Hello guys 😊 if i correct remember you was blown away by Diana Ankudinova voice. She perform OST "Dune" with simfonic orchestra. HIGHLY!!!! Recommend!!!

[@mellanapa]

1/3 of the Swedish population emigrated to the US during this period in time. Going from a superpower as a country we lost almost everything due to greedy warrior kings, and the Swedish people experienced starvation and famine. The modern time Sweden most other nationalities know about was created inbetween 1915 and 1945. And now the neo nazis in our parliament are destroying it again and it's like going back in time. 😿 Thanks for a great reaction! Much love, From STHLM, Sweden

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank youU!

[@JoakimLindqvist-d2w]

The song and she ia le amazing:)

[@garrulus1]

Between 1850 and 1930 one and a half million Sweds emigrated to the US. That of a population of 5,1 million the year 1900. Many migrants live very hard lives, many died young. The video clip shows not the musical, but a concert in Minnesota where many Sweds settled. The audience are Americans, many descendants of the 1,5 million who left their native Sweden for a better future. Today 12 000 000 Americans have Scandinavian roots.

[@TheMrlovegoodtimes]

So true!

[@andreasgeorgsson7304]

There is a recording of the complete original musical for TV with Helen but it have never been aired.

[@erikfunning9633]

nice , nice Video / Erik Sweden

[@PernillaArtistic]

Sweden 🇸🇪 ❤

[@kingvii7250]

The two gentlemen in the begining are the composers of this piece. They were half of the ABBA group

[@Flokarl1]

Please Plaese react to the song "Hemma" (Home) by Helen Sjöholm. The song is is written by Benny Andersson from ABBA. Its a song that hits really hard into Swedish hearts . Especially for us who have been living several years abroad...... And just as Kristina from Duvemåla sings about in this song . Constantly longing home to our homecountry and family in Sweden. I am crying rivers every time I hear it!.....Especially when Helen sings about the most Swedish of all "Midsommar" and thinking of her parents in Sweden enjoying our beloved holiday!...while she is still in USA.....

[@frokenfunkis]

Please listen to Peter Jöback - Guldet blev till sand. It's from the same musical (Kristina från Duvemåla). I've seen other channels react to a video with english subtitle, you'll probably find it if you search for it.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you! I did find it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvWhquLnad2qqc

[@beru58]

Björn and Benny wrote this AFTER they got Helena Sjöholm onboard the project. The whole song depends on the singer being that capable.

[@jonassundell9366]

A viking woman. Payup time God. Or else... Great reaction❤ Kind regards from Jonas pagan,😊 Gothenburg Sweden

[@carro-xb9oz]

this is a fave of mine and aas a swede i understand what the meaning is

[@kennykarlsson6691]

You must listen to Tommy körberg singing Anthem from a musikal called chess . He is another amazing swedish singer .❤

[@Jan.pettersson]

fun fact 04.05 side portrait if the male memebers of abba.

[@emson1975]

Björn and Benny from ABBA, wrote this song. That alone makes it great!

[@hellepost1439]

Aldrig - Åsa Bergh/Ulrika❣️

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

Still shakin'. Thanks.

[@JohannaSvedbergh]

English isn't my first language since I'm Swedish, but this is a loose translation of the lyrics, I hope it helps those who're curious ^^ Du fördrev mig, Gud / You banished me, God Från mitt hemland slets jag bort / From my homeland I was torn away Här är jag en flykting och en främling / Here I'm a refugee and a stranger Och det ödet finner jag mig i / And I can cope with that fate Men du tog mitt barn / But you took my child Och du tar mig från min man / And you're taking me away from my husband Jag kan inte längre se en mening / I can no longer see a purpose Vad är det du vill? / What is it that you want? Vad ska jag tro… / What am I supposed to believe... Tanken är svindlande / The thought is dizzying Framför mig gapar en avgrund/ An abyss gapes in front of me Hela mitt väsen gör uppror och vill säga nej / My whole being rebels and wants to say no Frågan är väckt / The question has been raised Och nu darrar min själ inför svaret / And now my soul trembles before the answer Att du inte finns till / That you do not exist Fast jag trodde på dig / Even though I believed in you Vem skulle hjälpa mig uthärda livet här ute? / Who would help me endure life out here? Vem skulle ge mig den kraften som jag måste få? / Who would give me the power that I need to recieve? Vem skulle trösta mig? Jag är så liten på jorden / Who would comfort me? I'm so small on this earth Om du inte fanns till / If you didn't exist Ja, vad gjorde jag då? / Yes, what would I do then? Nej, du måste finnas / No, you must exist Du måste / You must Jag lever mitt liv genom dig / I'm living my life through you Utan dig är jag en spillra på ett mörkt och stormigt hav / Without you I'm a speck on a dark and stormy sea Du måste finnas / You have to exist Du måste / You must Hur kan du då överge mig? / Then how can you abandon me? Jag vore ingenstans / I would be nowhere Jag vore ingenting om du inte fanns / I would be nothing if you didn't exist Aldrig förut har jag haft det i tal eller tanke / Never before have I had it in speech or thought Det lilla ordet som skrämmer och plågar mig så / That little word that frightens and torments me so Ordet är ’Om’, om jag bett alla böner förgäves / The word is 'If', if I have prayed all my prayers in vain Om du inte finns till / If you do not exist Vad ska jag göra då? / What should I do then? Vem skulle känna min ånger och sedan förlåta? / Who would feel my remorse and then forgive? Friden i själen, ja, vem skulle skänka mig den? / Peace of mind, yes, who would give it to me? Vem skulle då ta emot mig till slut efter döden? / Who would finally receive me after death? Om du inte fanns till / If you didn't exist Vem tog hand om mig sen? / Who would take care of me after? Nej, du måste finnas / No, you must exist Du måste / You must Jag lever mitt liv genom dig / I'm living my life through you Utan dig är jag en spillra på ett mörkt och stormigt hav / Without you I'm a speck on a dark and stormy sea Du måste finnas / You have to exist Du måste / You must Hur kan du då överge mig? / The how can you abandon me? Jag vore ingenstans / I would be nowhere Jag vore ingenting om du inte fanns / I would be nothing if you didn't exist Du måste finnas / You have to exist Du måste / You must Hur kan du då överge mig? / Then how can you abandon me? Jag vore ingenstans / I would be nowhere Jag vore ingenting om du inte fanns / I would be nothing if you didn't exist

[@MaxSujyNorden]

It help, thank you!

[@rft416]

The 2 bearded men looking at her wrote the music and are 50% of ABBA

[@kristerfransson9619]

Best Musical ever❤

[@DeafMatch]

the two people in the aduience in the beginning was the members of abba

[@DerekMckean]

When it comes to musical theater, I always prefer English over foreign languages because I have no clue what is being said.. As such, I own the Kristina live from Carenegie Hall. Yes, it's a live in-concert of the musical with applause. Unfortunately Kristina Fran Dumavala NEVER made it to Broadway. I don't own the sweedish original cast recording. Unlike Kristina, Chess, another musical by the same sweedjsh composers, it was produced in English first with lyrics by Tim Rice and the music by Benny and Bjorn from sweedush group ABBA. In fact, Chess had a concept album before it was staged in London in 1986. However, One Night in Bangkok and I Know Him So Well became huge radio hits and covered several times from popular artist. It went to Broadway in 1988 after London. However, Chess PA Svenska dud not happen until 2002. However, Tommy Korberg was in the original London 1986 cast, the 1984 album, snd then got to finally perform it in Swedish in 2002. The sweedish version was a drastic re-write of the Broadway and London version. In fact, it seems like the song order changes since the script for Chess has been problematic with the 1986 cersuon being sung through like Les Miserables and Broadway more like a traditional play-musical. The Australian, Broadway, and Sweedish original productions were all drastically differen with the Sweedish having two powerful songs that aren't in English spoken productions -- "He is A Man He Is A Child" known as "Han är en man, han är ett barn." It was only within this past year it was recorded in English. You might have reacted to this. Unlike Chess, however, Kristina Fran Dumavala, is not as well known throughout English-speaking countries. It was only performed once as a concert at Carenegie Hall. It has never been fully staged as a musical in The United States. However, the one thing about Kristina Fran Dumavala and Chess is that both musicals are performed more as a concert as opposed to a fully staged musical with sets and costumes. As for Kristina, it has more of an operatic symphonic feeling whereas Chess has a more pop-rock feeling. Anthem, from Chess, probably is the most dramatic song from Chess. Whereas if you listen to songs like The Arbiter, you may feel like you're living in the 1980s pop world. However, the original concept album (from London) came first. However, Murray Head, who plays The American has a mediocre harsh voice. I prefer the 2001 Danish cast (sung in English) which has most of the London score. Unlike Chess which has several English speaking recordings (1984 concept, 1988 Broadway, 1994 Chess In concert (performed in English in Gothenburg Sweeden), 2001 Danish Cast (Stig Rosen, Emma Kershaw, performed in English), and 2009 Chess In Concert Royal Albert Hall (Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel). That's 5 versions you csn listen to in English. Kristina only has 1 recording in English, Kristina at Carnegie Hall.

[@Zlaterrr]

The best part of this is the lady in the background to the right of Helen Sjöholm.

[@martinandersson3827]

The translation from Swedish to English is word for word as the text describes, when we in Sweden make songs from Swedish to English, we change the text a little, so that it fits in with the melody.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Yes, contextual translation is always better than "literal".

[@Asa...S]

Yeah, Sjöholm is a hard name to pronounce when you don't have our "sj" sounds in your language, and not the "ö" either, and those two in combination makes it extra hard. A way to pronounce it, which isn't exactly correct, but close enough, is if you use the beginning of like "Sherwin" or "Sherlock" and say it like "Sherholm", then it's easier for you to say, I think. "Sjö" means "lake" in Swedish, and "holme" is an "islet", btw. I prefer the one in Swedish, but that might be just my bias, being Swedish. The English on feels more like a beautiful and great performamce, while the one in Swedish feels more...raw, like a genuine cry from the depts of her soul. Both are excellent and emotional though. The lyrics to this song is written by one of Sweden's most well known and outspoken atheists, Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA (2:13). Yeah, that song is a part of Swedish culture. The story it's based on, how 1,2 Swedes emigrated to North America, about 20 % of our population, is an important part of our history. The book series the musical is based on, "The Emigrants" by Vilhelm Moberg, is one that most kids get to read in school. And then this musical made by Björn & Benny from ABBA, and then Helen Sjöholm making this amazing performance.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you for the information and explanation!

[@evipevi1973]

Or maybe more like the sound in the name Juan....?

[@hellepost1439]

Aldrig - Åsa Bergh/Ulrika❣️

[@jorgennilsson3245]

The 2 gentlemen in 4:26 is Bjorn and Benny in ABBA !!

[@KamiRecca]

Next up, check out the swedish songs of TRhe Humpback of Notre Dame. Realy, we happened to get the best perofrmance of Frollo in the world. Form Sweden with Love - Kami

[@logite269]

Watch the musical. It's fucking good.

[@tibole100]

amazing performance,,,,shes a diamant not bad from a norwegiancomment lol

[@moppetopp]

The dudes in the audience @4:20, thats 50% of ABBA

[@johan.ohgren]

If you liked this you must also check out Peter Jöback- Guldet blev till sand "(The) Gold turned to sand" it´s the other part of this performance from the husbands point of view as he regrets his decion to chase after gold that in the end turned to dust (sand).

[@MaxSujyNorden]

We did! :)

[@patriccarlsson418]

If you love this watch Gabriellas sång with Helen.

[@MaskinJunior]

In the english version Kristina just questions if God exist, while in the Swedish version she looses her religion.

[@anita1499]

More Helen Sjöholm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIvQpq2mrrutmNUsi=SVajYLURENUin3Q9