Sabaton - Ruina Imperii (Lyrics Svenska & English)

[@MarcusAsenlund]

Fun fact: Joakim said that they couldn't do a english version because the song only worked in swedish and didnt have that emotional feel in english.

[@kriegenjoyer6913]

yeah it really doesn't. It sounds like a messenger at the front telling his men to march then when he gets home alerting everyone the flag is metaphorically burning

[@dr.wallacebreen3859]

​@@kriegenjoyer6913I think it can work, I've read the lyrics on point with the Swedish voice, and I think it has the same emotional value, I think to get what you described or how Joakim's voice needs to be us how he sang In The Army Now, which has the same march voice.

[@DarkViperCA]

It was also so you had to learn Swedish to understand it

[@MarcusAsenlund]

@@DarkViperCA i am born in Sweden, so I fully understand both the english and swedish versions, but I most prefer the swedish version, I find it more powerful than rhe english.

[@k.a.2253]

Damn, Sweden really did fall, ask Duolingo

[@theurizen5409]

I dunno. I find it fitting that there's only a Swedish version. It's almost like this song is too personal to be sung in another language. It's about shame and the death of a dream. As if these words shouldn't be said in a foreign tongue because it's a shame that Swedish people bear alone.

[@Rickybaba96]

The Urizen Tbh all Europeans share the shame of seeing our empires fall after so many were sacrificed in its name. All the suffering and pain, never again shall we be as we were.

[@fersivd]

Which puts me in an endless physical and psychological pain, every single day of my life. Especially, considering how Poland looked like 400 years ago.

[@holypaladin4657]

The Urizen the Germans in both world wars probably felt this. The Epirotes under Pyrrhus probably felt this. The Macedonians under Alexander probably felt this. (In fact, the men were so attached to Alexander and his family that they almost mutinied at the idea of harming his mother). The Assyrians when they were crushed by their enemies probably felt this. The Carthaginian men under Hannibal probably felt this. These moments happen.

[@KaiserDeclan]

The Urizen r/I’m14andthat’sdeep

[@synmad3638]

@@KaiserDeclan shut the fuck up

[@warden9757]

The Swedish empire never died. it just became ikea.

[@I_dunno_man_but]

IKEA:n empire

[@Ehrenbaer600]

😂

[@redman5615]

Lol

[@junkerju8750]

Ahahhaha

[@SimonvanTilburg]

Hahaha😂😂😂😂

[@leosjonak2379]

Where were you when Carolus Rex died? I was at home praying to god When messenger came: "Carolus is kill" "No"

[@henriquemelo1536]

that made my day

[@samwelltarly6700]

You can practically see the Caroleans falling one by one while the rest trudges on, on the brink of despair. For better or for worse, Sabaton are bards of the modern Era, translating our history into legend and myth

[@kabob0077]

Well, now we all know the bards and their songs.

[@patnarcise3621]

+Samwell Tarly Myself being a bit of a history buff, I feel like I stumbled upon a goldmine with every new Sabaton song I hear.

[@NomadicSon_]

+Pat Narcise likewise friend.

[@RCN2820]

+Samwell Tarly You meant Skalds. bards are pussies.

[@orangekiwi526]

+Pat Narcise Same here! CAN'T GET ENOUGH NOW!

[@zewolfocanada]

Probably their best album. Which makes sense since their own national pride went into this album giving it that extra touch.

[@mexicoball2529]

When your IKEA box doesnt have the instructions inside

[@operationmeh]

When you're at -99% warscore

[@nickonicko3706]

*EU4 FLASHBACKS INTENSIFIES*

[@closetobegood1060]

When you lose a battle 2>1 as prussia cos you rolled two 0

[@PrincessKateyUK]

Closetobegood I don't that's possible for Prussia

[@closetobegood1060]

It is possible... I cried

[@PrincessKateyUK]

Closetobegood against who?

[@handleonafridge6828]

Now I can see why this song wasn’t made in English, can’t imagine trying to rhyme that

[@demondelaplace5161]

They died freezing Nation bleeding None to relieve them It's the end of Sweden

[@paulpriglinger4154]

@@demondelaplace5161 That is FUCKING AWSOME

[@alexkrstulovic6054]

@@demondelaplace5161 Here, take my like

[@avangard9461]

@@demondelaplace5161 yoooo, that sounds lit.

[@Citieskylines]

@@demondelaplace5161 I dont know what to say AMAZING

[@barthmelev1677]

When your gold era ends in eu4

[@eldaxeruskalocraw4213]

Slonderman accurate

[@edwardcollier7218]

Slonderman Is that a Mandate of Heaven feature?

[@adishjoshi5373]

so true

[@Белая_книга_залупка1]

And you get coalition war

[@tarahrahboom6457]

Fuck this song is so beautiful, not only the fact that the Swedish sounds amazing but the lyrics are so moving and it sounds like it really came from the heart.

[@tarahrahboom6457]

BerylusRed hey dude I love your message but I am actually a Christian already. Not sure if my comment implied I am not one but rest assured I am and I just love this song and band. Have a great day and keep on preaching brother.

[@SkullCaptin6756]

When the smart kid gets moved away so they can't give you answers anymore

[@feuersturmfeuersturm2481]

The power of this song is so... raw. Somehow angry, melancholic and furiously sad (especially the "Aldrig, aldrig, aldrig atervända"). This song has truly a specific mood and tone to it.

[@eggsbenedict96]

I feel it putss us in the shoes of a proud swede finding there empire crumbling

[@tomurg]

All those Swedish Sabaton songs make me wanna go learn Swedish.

[@TheNallesi]

come here in finland. here we must learn swedish. we start learning that at 7th grade

[@dfunkers]

TheNallesi Learnign Swedish is bettter than learning French, Thanx Canada.

[@tomurg]

dfunkers Yeah I'm Dutch and Swedish and Dutch are both Germanic languages. French is a Romance language.

[@TheNallesi]

its finlands second languange

[@cpthusky1983]

I actully started learning cause of that :D

[@filipjezercic9735]

I watched the movie about Carolus and just seeing that scene when his sister hears that her beloved older brother and starts crying desperately was enough to bring a few tears on my eyes

[@haengigpung3232]

Whats the movie called? Thanks in advance

[@sethfrisbie9840]

I think it is called Poltava.I did not watch it as I am a American and the movie might not be in the United States of America.I could be wrong.

[@filipjezercic9735]

@@sethfrisbie9840 Yes it was Poltava I went on translator

[@soft_er0030]

Girls: He didn't cry over the Titanic, do guys have feelings at all? Guys:

[@MrEgofreak]

One of the creative ones I've seen!

[@gyomber-rotcroftdenes8106]

Men*

[@lothairthecommiemonarch8488]

>Listening to Poltava,Long live the king and then this >Trying not to cry >Roll over >Cry a lot Swedish mod enabled

[@MisterLindqvist]

It is fascinating how many incredibly skilled field marshals/generals Sweden had during the great power era. Some examples: Carl Gustaf Wrangel - The unimaginably rich commander. Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld - Sweden's equivalent to Hannibal. Lennart Torstenson - The master of the artillery and the leader who set the Czech Republic and Denmark in flames. Johan Banér - "Pray, little child, pray because tomorrow the Swede will come." German parents told their children before the obvious successor to Gustavus Adolphus set fire to their city. Torsten Stålhandske - The king's loyal and ruthless cavalry expert.

[@mercurio822]

You forgot a few like köningsmark. And the kings Gustavus Adolphus Charles X Chales XI Carolus rex, charles XII.

[@ionized007]

This song hits hard, as its just downright sad, after all we heard, carouls rex, caroleans prayer, long live the king, its just like putting ice with salt in your palm, it just hurts.

[@B525shot]

Me, when I order furniture at Ikea and a screw is missing:

[@davidthor4405]

My blue and yellow soul bled when I envisioned such horrors

[@deadknight1402]

From the translations and the tone, it sounds like as if it were composed by a surviving soldier, who knew that his country would fall in its power, and knew why; that it had died with their last king.

[@ideclaredwaronyourfrenchas4123]

When you run out of manpower and your army gets stackwipe leaving you to just sit there and cry

[@paddywack8378]

I never knew the lyrics to this song, but now that I've heard them... It's quite sad and depressing

[@Eric-eu6rl]

same

[@AmethystTheFoxx]

I have to agree, but it makes the song even more beautiful.

[@shrillbert]

It wasn't as sad a defeat as some think. The Imperial Age gave way to the Age of Liberty, and enlightenment ideals started to take precedence in Swedish society, even with the infighting between the Hats and the Caps.

[@AmethystTheFoxx]

@@shrillbert I think the fact that all those soldiers died while on their way home is what is sad about these lyrics.

[@shrillbert]

@@AmethystTheFoxx Aye, it was a tragedy.

[@Ethan.YT.]

Never thought my favourite song would be in a language I do not know

[@jdwoods5790]

Explain

[@Ethan.YT.]

@@jdwoods5790 ok, I don't really know swedish, I know the lyrics but thats about it. I didn't expect that I would have a song that I can't fully understand as well as the English ones be one of my favourite sabaton songs

[@jdwoods5790]

@@Ethan.YT. alright

[@x-omnistar-x9602]

@@Ethan.YT. The song is about the aftermath of the death of Carolus Rex, the last king of the Swedish Empire, and the end of Stormaktstiden: Sweden’s time period as a great power.

[@Ethan.YT.]

@@x-omnistar-x9602 yep

[@manicdgr]

14 Y/O girls: Billie eilish makes very sad songs!! Me: no, she doesn't girl: i bet you haven't even heard a sad song before me (tears in eyes) : 0:00

[@Mellon-Collie]

Sad af

[@manicdgr]

@@MetalFork420 the problem is with the girls who listen to them and think they are sad. I was FORCED to listen to one of her songs and i think i got ear cancer or something afterwards

[@deathcall6663]

This song has so much passion in it, it draws such sadness, sorrow, contempt, you can feel it in the voice. Even if you don't understand swedish you can still feel the tragedy in it. You know this song is from the heart. Sabaton should be a national treasure just for this one. They always make you feel not just patriotic for another country, but feel their struggle as well. That's why metal like this is superior to any other kind of music, it awakens so much emotion within people, it's not just the music (which is great as far as instruments and voice) but the message is expressed in such a passionate way.

[@neocounttarrant]

Sabaton: *releases Ruina Imperii only in Swedish* Me: *cracks knuckles* Cool. Time to learn to sing in Swedish

[@WounderVaflel]

Hello, im I'sharadj too

[@Zukoiu]

I swear to god that every time I play this song it, it feels like it lasts for maximum 1 minute or less. Too good, feels way too short, but damn good...

[@TheDinosaur900]

A song even more sad than Long Live the King? How is that even possible?!

[@niero4201]

This, Long Live the Kind, The Price of a Mile, Inmate 4859, Gallipoli, A Lifetime of War. It is kind of amazing how Sabaton, a metal/rock band, can have so many songs that are so god damn sad.

[@dr.vanilla9017]

@@niero4201 Final Solution

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Ruina Imprii: *Starts playing* Me: *Try not to cry. Cry alot*

[@kevlonk]

NAPOLEON: Well, that sucked. My army just narrowly managed to get home after a harrowing death march that saw most of us freeze to death, and now it looks like our entire empire is collapsing. Our nation may never recover from this. CARL GUSTAF ARMFELDT: First time? EDIT: 69 likes. Nice.

[@kevlonk]

@Chris Ryker Lol true enough. Ill fix it.

[@theobarretoteles4206]

now you gave me the idea that would be cool sabaton make an entire album about Napoleon

[@danielblom391]

@@theobarretoteles4206 Would be cool if they pulled it off, but I don't think a Swedish rock/metal band has the right emotional connection to Napoleon or the Napoleonic Wars. They do have a connection to Swedish history because it's _their_ history. WW1 and 2, and more modern wars, are conflicts that almost everyone has some connection to, either personal or from their (grand)parents. People are also more able to invest into songs about wars or battles that shaped their country, like Battle of Bannockburn, or songs about heavily mythologized topics, like 300, Shiroyama and Swedish Pagans. The Napoleonic Wars has almost none of this. Sweden was no major player and I'm not sure if it participated at all. No one is alive from the period, or has been for at least 80 years. The countries that came out of the Napoleonic Wars have since then transformed so much that the impact of the wars is not really all that noticeable anymore. Personally I also feel like the style of Sabaton doesn't really fit the Napoleonic Era, but that's very much because of my view of warfare of that time (which is of sunny, slightly clouded picturesque grasslands with toy soldiers and classical music). The era doesn't seem metal. But hey, if they do do it and it's good, I'm all for it.

[@nottoday3817]

@@danielblom391 Not sure if it had active participation in the Napoleonic Wars, but Sweden did lose what is now Finland to Russia at the end of the war. (Well, I believe they lost parts of Finland before that, but not the peninsular part). They might have been allied with Napoleon or just unlucky to be partitioned, because, why not?! Also, that era does not sound metal? CHAIKOVSKY WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO HIS CANNONS. No, literally, Napoleon was the one who revolutionised the use of artillery and turned it into the real 'gods of war'.

[@brandonhey7797]

@@nottoday3817 the current Swedish Royal Family is related to Napoleon i think

[@michaeln5158]

When you hear this song right after Carolus Rex man the sadness

[@Zimirrr]

Big sad

[@cloudymoon2494]

Like suture rising... man, that dude died in song three(!)

[@cryton1294]

Yes you right

[@KingErikII]

This song likely comes after "Long Live the King" though, as that song is about the death of king Charles XII, also known as Carolus Rex. So it would go like this: Carolus Rex -> Long Live the King/Konungens Likfärd -> Ruina Imperii

[@KingErikII]

Well, I looked up the album and found the correct order of the songs. 1. Dominium maris Baltici 2. The Lion from the North 3. Gott Mitt Uns 4. A Lifetime of War 5. 1648 6. The Carolean's Prayer 7. Carolus Rex 8. Killing Ground 9. Poltava 10. Long Live the King 11. Ruina Imperii My thoughts that Long Live the King and Ruina Imperii were the last two songs in this saga were correct, though.

[@Rendarth1]

Wow. Finally came to see the translated lyrics after owning the album for a few months. I figured it was dark, but this was even sadder than I expected.

[@obsessivecorvid]

the name of the song is The collapse of the empire in Latin

[@jirkamatyas261]

Sabaton, the ultimate music, history, English and Swedish teacher

[@Elf0Toxic0]

My King, "Sabaton" has happened to us, giving the following effects: - Morale of Armies +100% - Discipline +100% - Army Tradition +100 - National Manpower Modifier +10000%

[@indigorio7451]

Sweden is not overpowerd!

[@KingCrimson-420]

+Sandro Heinimann anymore

[@ql9066]

Lol

[@The_13th_Hussar]

That feeling when Civilization 6 chooses queen Christina as leader of Sweden.

[@mackycabangon8945]

Yep hahaha idk why it should have been Gustavus Adolphus or Carolus Rex

[@The_13th_Hussar]

@@mackycabangon8945 At the very least Gustavus Vasa.

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

@@The_13th_Hussar hell they had sweden's greatest enemy at the time with the russian leader so idk why they did'nt pair up the two great powers with leaders who fought each other

[@radradishradiator]

Ikr? I’m swedish, and I never even heard of her

[@DwarfenBlizzard]

@@radradishradiator If you haven't looked her up already, she basically just almost bankrupted our nation, converted to Catholicism and then fucked off to Rome despite her father, Gustav II Adolf dying for the Protestant faith. She was a traitor to our nation. Sure, her personal life is interesting but choosing her as the leader was just so bizarre.

[@MaNcoZe]

1 of the best and most underrated sabaton songs. i assume its rated higher in sweden but u almost never hear it in other countries

[@nore5992]

That Norwegian Soldier that Shot the High Ranking Officers in the Field must be Shock when he know that His Shot Ended the Entire Swedish Great Power Status

[@GGitten]

He supposedly, we dont know if it was friendly swedish fire or a norweigian bullet that killed him but the man who died wasnt just any ”high ranking officer”. He was one if not the most powerful man in Europe at one point.

[@GGitten]

And the king of sweden

[@lukavidakovic2385]

@@GGitten and a fucking legend

[@vuk3316]

00:30 that time when you go to sleep and forget you have an exam tomorrow

[@ZETH_27]

More like 2:00

[@Gaiusnerva]

Bro u might not believe this but I was about to go to sleep and this comment reminded me I need to study for an exam tomorrow

[@XxXDemonhunter]

This song perfectly fits a last stand battle. And the bass guitar + drums... just epic. I can't get them out of my head.

[@aronhjortstam7817]

This Song is extra sad to me, because my ancenstor was their as an advisor for karl xii and was in the funeral possiens at the march home to Sweden

[@vikingof]

respect

[@whats_down]

You'r ansestor have my blodlines respect

[@whats_down]

@MrTrollsen dina förfadrar har min blodlinjes respekt också

[@asparagus7014]

It has a sad vibe to it which is perfect

[@francopisciotta9598]

Despite being a song about defeat it has a lot of power and pride in it

[@discordlexia2429]

Of course. A true warrior takes pride in victory or defeat because they know they gave their all. And a true warrior respects his vanquished enemy for the same reason. Violence is terrible, but honour is not, and the difference between a warrior and a brute is that both have violence, but a warrior has honour too.

[@jkokashall5797]

Actually, the "Fränder bröder" part is literally one of my favourite moments in all the songs I've heard.

[@gustavusadolphus4344]

makes me cry every time everything i worked hard to build..... gone

[@vampyrekat]

It be like that sometimes.

[@chasecook6994]

rip

[@bisexualjohnnybravo7024]

Wow RIP dude man

[@aljonbeest5335]

When the IKEA closes

[@someonecool7316]

Nej

[@davidthor4405]

Nej

[@ГеоргиТодоров-ю2и]

This is the best song.I know it from 3-4 years but can't stop listen it.

[@axef2946]

мазна баница It’s actually nearly 8 years old. Age means nothing with music quality.

[@Ball-gb9cz]

I'm crying in swedish, which is quite odd considering the fact that I'm from Bosnia

[@Aester]

I'm not even European but this song makes me cry my eyes out.

[@Ball-gb9cz]

@roland Oh let's do this. Canada started the Yugoslav wars

[@petar4209]

Burek moze biti sa sirom

[@Ball-gb9cz]

@@petar4209 **calls up my nigga Alija**

[@pisaks6782]

@@Ball-gb9cz KOSOVO JE SERBIJA SERBIJA GREATEST COUNTREY ALBANIA GEY XD

[@andatwsk2810]

I listened to this after fail swedish's campaign in EU4

[@kojbo]

you got annexed peacefully by denmark, didn't you?

[@mighty_spirit8532]

@@kojbo truly a fate worse than death

[@The_Guit]

@@mighty_spirit8532 lol

[@fishnujish1511]

English Lyrics to sing: The messenger came on a cold winter night, King Karl is no more... Homeward, kinsmen... Through the bitter cold mountains they march They go with bowed down heads... Returning... Death, it awaits both Armfeldt and his men Death, the king's men, coming home, again Kinsmen, brothers, Our great power has come to an end Our kingdom lies bleeding, The flag is now ablaze Never, Never, never to come back The time of Sweden's power is past, now a distant haze Ambition and a strict religion Drives the Swedish man to war Hard times ... For his land, he held his weapon in his hand A life for the kingdom's welfare Caroleans... War, we gave it all we could War! Soldiers died where they stood! Kinsmen, brothers, Our great power has come to an end Our kingdom lies bleeding, The flag is now ablaze Never, Never, never to come back The time of Sweden's power is past, now a distant haze Chorus: *Those men were taken for granted,* *They lost their lives* *Now there are orphaned children* *Crying wives* Chorus: *Those men were taken for granted,* *They lost their lives* *Now there are orphaned children* *Crying wives* Kinsmen, brothers, Our great power has come to an end Our kingdom lies bleeding, The flag is now ablaze Never, Never, never to come back The time of Sweden's power is past, now a distant haze

[@thebronywiking]

Svea stormaktstid till ända is (Sweden as a female personification like Britannia/The old name for Sweden Svea Rike which turned into the modern name of Sverige.) great power time to (the) end.

[@warbossbonesmasha3751]

@Goran Yes but not everyone knows Swedish this is here so that way people can learn it

[@brandonhey7797]

@@thebronywiking wait really?

[@thebronywiking]

@@brandonhey7797 Yes rike is the same as realm in english or reich in german. Our name is realy Realm of Swedes or Svea Rike.

[@brandonhey7797]

@@thebronywiking oh. neato

[@Kapral-ld8zl]

I don't know about you but i just love the fact that almost every country in central, estern and south europe was once a great power in the region and as one fell another rose to take its place

[@swevixeh]

"It's the ciiiiiiiircle of liiiife..."

[@otisagab2223]

it's the land of tragedy for empires really

[@Kapral-ld8zl]

@@otisagab2223 kind of like Balkans

[@HellbirdIV]

Honestly, that's just Europe, period. Every nation in Europe has, at one time or another, been ascendant - from Crete to Macedon, to Rome and to Francia, to Spain and to Austria, to Sweden and to Russia, to Great Britain and to Germany - even small nations like Switzerland and Albania have been major political players at one time or another. It's one of the great keys to Europe's successes in more recent centuries, as for we have been fighting each other for 2000 years, constantly driving innovation in technology and thinking. Diversity is a contentious word, but I remain steadfast in my view that Europe's greatest strength is its diversity; not an artificial diversity of made-up identities or arbitrary biological diversity of external characteristics, but the diversity of *ideas*. The greatest human power is the power of the mind, and in innovation and thought, we are unmatched.

[@maxmontowski264]

@@HellbirdIV Don't forget Poland

[@dietwater15]

This song is sadder than long live the king

[@GG_Man123]

I don't know Swedish, but this is one of the best songs Sabaton has

[@therealmuthaphukkin.g]

Me too, I agree

[@rohven7737]

Sabaton is my reason for learning svenska. I would like to understand the songs that they sing in other languages. Doesn't hurt to learn.

[@q-tip4723]

For those who don't know, the title of the song translates from Latin to "the Collapse of the Empire"

[@p00syeater55]

More like Ruin of the Empire but I'm just a slav not knowing shit.

[@mobzillamurphy9110]

@@p00syeater55 Hey, pride yourself from being a slav. Us slavs have at least respect to our culture to some rate and we definitely have better than average education system. I feel sad for the Americans sometimes.

[@sweet_melancholy]

@@mobzillamurphy9110 I feel sad for all the western civilization sometimes honestly

[@Davi-pq3ej]

I'm sure that means "ruin of the empire"

[@ZETH_27]

Word for word translation is: Ruined Empire

[@coinman01]

I could seriously listen to this song a million times and not get tired of it!

[@peternormand4094]

SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FeZe1997]

This is exactly how the Swedish felt back then 5 countries come after 'em and still surviving as a country Dammit Carolus why you didn't listen to your officers in Norway

[@MilanVVVVV]

I just obtained a whole new level of respect for Swedes, greetings from Serbia

[@nikoladjordjevic3858]

+-T-X-M- Nisi hahahahaha

[@draganmiladinovic2272]

+-T-X-M- Daleko si od jedinog :D

[@MJovanovic2012]

+Milan V niste svesni koliko nas slusa sabaton haha

[@MilanVVVVV]

+Milos Jovanovic Je l' ja to vidim zastavu Novorusije? :D

[@MJovanovic2012]

Tako je!! I ti imas simpaticnog coveka na slici haha

[@marcusf420]

Odin claimed Carolus, Armfeldt, and thousands of the Caroleans, right there that winter.

[@IgnarHusky]

Marcus F If they were his followers, they're be fueled by that winter and be fine. But no.. They were God's followers. Karoliners were still badasses either way.

[@IgnarHusky]

***** Oh, I give them hella credit for that. The Winter War was brutal for both sides and the Finnish held their own pretty good. And I salute them. though I don't know what they believed in. I know it's Finnish mythology, but I don't know the name of it.

[@nicocyclone1031]

when I cannot assemble my IKEA furniture

[@CatSmokingaCig79]

lmfao

[@Г-нДиректора]

Despite not being a Swede, but a Bulgarian, I feel the power coming from this song.

[@Shytzedaka]

Yup

[@tylerharvey8671]

I feel it as an American, it's okay to cry manly tears

[@unusable4evar636]

When the winged hussars arrive, but they are against you.

[@Antiteshmis]

UnUsable4Evar I tend to like my black knight quite a bit. Evpaty kolovrat as well though he wasn't a winged hussar. If you don't know about him, a quick read will make you weep. He and his men attacked the army that destroyed their city and all fought to the death. They were few in numbers but massacred the entire rear guard of the enemy and kept going without a care for themselves. Evpaty kolovrat apparently cleaved some enemies in two, and the Khan was so impressed that he sent his body back to Ryazan after he was killed.

[@haradream7394]

Well, actually the winged hussars were rekt by Karl XII in battle of Kliszów in 1702

[@Kamii.1g]

@@haradream7394 we did that? wow

[@avangard9461]

@@haradream7394 and swdes were outnumbered, still victorius.

[@siemino7444]

Could have sworn winged hussars were a polish unit

[@cheeseguy2522]

When the Ikea table breaks

[@the_jokersk8256]

E

[@sovietpotato6252]

E

[@zewafflejaeger9653]

F

[@somerandomuser5155]

Eee

[@mrman9977]

E

[@d.t.thompson1871]

Wish this song was longer......this song alone literally made me learn a whole new language back when I first heard it. Now I'm a Puerto Rican man who doesn't know a word of Spanish, but I can carry a full conversation with you in Swedish....

[@VLSG]

LOL

[@hueban1643]

kul att höra

[@tiktacker85]

Välkommen broder! :)

[@spiderking121]

Speshllty Same here i am canadian and i am starting to speak swedish more then i could before

[@Davesmyname08]

Haha what lovely conversations you'll be able to have having learned Swedish mainly from Sabaton songs. I can imagine it now, you being approached by a Swede on the street: "Hej vet du vad klockan är?" (Hi do you know what time it is?). "Krig, givit allt vi förmår, Krig, dödens år, satt sitt spår, vi består!" (War has given us all we can bare, war, the year of death, left its mark, yet we remain!) "Heh okej ja måste nog gå nu" (I think I have to go now) "Tills de vitögat ser Karoliner marscherar fram!" (Until they see the whites in their eyes, Carolinians march forward.) While smiling and giving a friendly wave goodbye.

[@brunopenava7198]

I feel like i can learn these Swedish words from this video. Its a good start to learn the language. I feel confident i could do it, its the most similar to my native and english, i find german learning harder tho.

[@kevinsmail3701]

All the lines with the word Stormaktstid throw me off so bad because that one word alone is an absolute mindf@$# for me to try and pronounce 😂 still trying though, pray for me😂😂

[@nathanaelsallhageriksson1719]

I believe in you two both. Most of swedish isn't too hard, but then some things are mega difficult out of no where. I recently learnt a skill with lots of hard work and dedication, I send you my support. It is an honnour to have other people learn my native tongue :)

[@Real_Tofu1]

I can sing along to this almost perfectly but I can barely form a proper sentence in Swedish

[@nose766]

*cries about the fall of the mighty swedish empire despite even being close of being a swede* CAROLUS NOOOOOOOO

[@blacktemplar9499]

*Fbi* It's okay to cry, I am crying too

[@peterchasten2790]

Dad: Why You Crying So Damn Loud

[@peterroberts7832]

holy shit the 300th anniversary of the Carolean Death March is this upcoming Janurary

[@DEIMIKK]

And for this annniversary let's go to Norway and wait for some blizzard? :D

[@peterroberts7832]

@Patrick Robbie you can die of heat stroke though, grab all your friends, dress up as Caroleans and march out into the outback. That is how you can do your part

[@eltexturero9579]

@Patrick Robbie you can't die of cold but you can die with, idk, everything in Australia?

[@turitou19]

I'm not even swedish, but you can feel the despair of the swedes in the song, this is art.

[@nocturne7371]

I think that is the reason they never did an Enlgish version. This song need the desperation and it would just not work the same in English.

[@RedAndBlackIDress]

2:17 best part

[@The_GuyWhoNeverUploadsAnything]

Facts. The emotion in that second krig when you expect him to sing it the way he sang he second död part in the first verse.

[@konigsjagdtiger8713]

Saddest and most powerful song ever. Screw all that emotional stuff about love and bs. Sabaton made a tear go down my face.

[@Sychothera]

That chorus gives me thrills every time .

[@shamWOOHOO22]

Only Sabaton can make someone feel patriotic for a country they aren't even from. Sabaton's salute to King Charles and Lt. Gen. Carl and their men, from one group of legends to another.

[@Rarok666]

Only Sabaton can make some people feel patriotic for their own country

[@Ponanoix]

When Overextention hits 100.1%

[@blankspace6687]

Separatist Sentiment everywhere

[@jakubpiotrowski9494]

@@blankspace6687 I hope you know meaning of this word?

[@tomatensoup5084]

Its a reference you evidently dont understand

[@MJSpiritual]

All empires eventually fall. But if yours is a legacy that commands respect, the empire enters immortality.

[@Jacob-ri3nk]

„A kingdom once defeated can never reach it’s former glory again“ -Sun Tzu

[@nicolasmarazuela1010]

China laughing in mandarin Germany 1933: Challenge accepted!

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

@@nicolasmarazuela1010 3rd Reich didn’t rlly become an empire just very feared *Stares at the Russians*

[@aidangardner6538]

France, over the course of the hundred years war.

[@lolikususs]

Sometime its looks if some states want to become bigger they loose more, and never regain their maximum

[@Dark6997]

@@nicolasmarazuela1010 I mean China is actually the perfect example of what he said. The Republic of China after defeat was left fleeing and settling to rule over an island nowhere near the size of their previous territories

[@lavrentivs9891]

You should maybe clarify that Armfeldt's army was not part of the same army that invaded Norway with Charles XII, but a separate army that was marching on Trondheim from Jämtland when word reached them of the king's death and the aborted campaign.

[@Viktoo7]

I feel pleased to see so much comments about Europa Universalis IV. Wonderful game, not known enough.

[@terminator572]

Viktoo7 so many*

[@Viktoo7]

Dorvuzak Uzn Sorry and thanks. I'm not a native English speaker.

[@terminator572]

Viktoo7 Neither am I. Just remember that with countable nouns you use many, with uncountable ones you use much

[@tomh4754]

Viktoo7 Not known enough? Yeah, it's only possibly the most popular grand strategy game of all time.

[@Viktoo7]

Russian Bear and yet everobody is crazy about StarCraft, Age of Empire and this kind of things.

[@zface3476]

When your king dies in battle and your idiot 2 year old son who is hated by everyone takes the throne.

[@aaronsahipakka3224]

*1/1/0 heir takes the throne*

[@robbielobster3212]

Ah Gavelkind succession.

[@avisavem6088]

Tfw your heir is inbred, an imbecile and has a stutter. Of course they are the ones who live into their seventies.

[@greatorder]

Just as applicable to most European countries IRL as it could be to CKII.

[@matthewminchillo4865]

If that happened to you that's a severe lack of family planning

[@-CARTHAGO-]

I'm not even Swedish but I got chills all over my body..

[@novvain495]

Sorry for my ignorance, but is the title supposed to be in Latin? Because in Romanian, Ruina Imperii means 'The ruin of the empire'

[@stupidmonkey1015]

Yeah it's meant to be in Latin which would roughly translate to what it is in Romanian.

[@novvain495]

@@stupidmonkey1015 Ok thanks

[@stupidmonkey1015]

@@peskifrenchi8832 Or Sardinian but that's hardly spoken.

[@randomusername.5605]

@@peskifrenchi8832 Really? That is really interesting! I know German grammar, as much of a pain it is, shares some similarities with Latin grammar aswell.

[@itmtgamsovietnightcore7773]

Lol ruina imperii means the same in Russian🤔🤔🤔

[@the99parsec43]

When you re not a great Power în victoria 2 anymore.

[@mortek7124]

2:29 damn

[@kaiserin6977]

Never agreed more

[@rundownranger3532]

It has been damned

[@ltshep713]

I have a bit of confusion about the lyrics at 1:05 The line: “Över fjäll, genom bitande köld går marschen” sounds like it skips a few words. It sounds as if it skips from bitande to maybe part way through marschen, I don’t hear köld or går at all. Does using bitande on its own imply that cold will follow, and then marschen can stand on its own, or are these words seemingly skipped for some other reason? If so why are they present in the lyrics at all? Am I just mishearing it? I don’t speak Swedish, so the lyrics aren’t the clearest to me, so it could be on my part, but I don’t know how I’m hearing it wrong.

[@hadronox9268]

No infact the lyrics are wrong here. They skip the part about går marschen so what they actually say is Över fjäll genom bitande köld, De går med sänkta huvuden. Which translates to over mountains, through biting cold. They go with lowered heads.

[@RedAndBlackIDress]

I think I may be hearing köld or at least höld

[@demonicmasters8520]

Its one thing to die in battle, but another trying to get back home

[@vank533]

Wait wait wait...... are you telling me that this is not the anthem of Sweden????

[@Batteri000]

A song about how Sweden lost wouldn't have been fitting.

[@bnk3rmk259]

@@Batteri000 Though it would be ironic with the state of Sweden today.

[@cecilsheppard9495]

Ah yes I too love having my nations anthem being a song about my army freezing to death

[@Batteri000]

@@bnk3rmk259 I think they are still one of the best places to live though. Not a military super power though.

[@squiggles5640]

Having this as our anthem would be more depressing than the actual state of the country right now

[@ex0punk7441]

Do you know any other language? Me: Starts sing these lyrics

[@pqbdwmnu]

“Wait what language is that?” “Sabaton”

[@whats_down]

But that is not a language Me:shhh my brother they will show you the way to our lord and savior Joakim

[@arczi1309]

I know 4 languages: Polish (Native) English (Second, fluent) German (Third, don't understand shit) Swedish (Only to sing Ruina Imperii.)

[@redhussar1436]

Oh my God, man, how does Sabaton make this many awsome songs?

[@jdwoods5790]

Yeah and they have been doing songs since 1999

[@sonnykarlsson4410]

We haven’t recovered from the loss of our king yet obviously

[@a.f.nik.4210]

when you stomp ussr as sweden in hoi4 and then germany declares for some reason

[@thesaiyan2136]

And you realise you didn't put anyone on the border... Ridin to Stockholm

[@UzananOyuncu]

When you get encircled with the best divisions of yours

[@noobjo.mp4196]

When you (somehow) get 100% attrition in eu4

[@cmdrtwotonegray1308]

Imagine being the guy having to tell the Swedes their empire has collapsed in this tone. Hard hitting stuff.

[@MartieD]

Jesse Gray Many Swedes may actually have reacted with relief to that. The Swedish Empire was costly in resources and human lives. There is a reason why the Swedish Empire was followed by the Age of Liberty in Sweden.

[@thatguyapplesauce1060]

Leave your politics at the door... this is a place to pay respects, if that is not your reason to be here then this is not the place for you

[@ThePaeppa]

Im just here for the music but alright

[@asianman3455]

Name checks out

[@mobzillamurphy9110]

Pay respects to whom though, this is history, you don't exactly pay respects to people from 300 years ago like to WW2 veterans.

[@rotarydude9737]

@@mobzillamurphy9110 Makes sense, just because it happened a long time ago means it automatically doesn't affect us? Sure, sure, think that way.

[@tacoscatsandmangos512]

@@mobzillamurphy9110 well then according to your logic life forming doesn't matter to us anymore, the American revolution doesn't matter, the begining of your family tree doesn't matter

[@metodialeksov9431]

Where did all the recent comments come from this song is 6 years old

[@adamcsermak2114]

I think KZbin algorithms are to "blame"

[@CatchingSeven]

Because this song is great

[@kingdisco9652]

Sweden had an election

[@iulian2484]

Idk

[@mattstampede9016]

Great song, your commenting too :'D

[@KingDerpy13]

Me: *cries my eyes out* Mom: Why are you crying? Me: *shows her this video* Mom: You're not even Swedish! You're German/Polish! Me: *IT STILL HURTS DAMMIT*

[@Хффдддкллчч]

Fucking furry

[@Bigpapiofficial933]

Sweden took over much of east Germany before

[@itshenry8977]

@@Bigpapiofficial933 And they ravaged Poland but i too am sad for the tragedy of Carolus Rex

[@rebel6301]

ehhh close enough

[@desertdesmond6736]

it hurts since you were on the other side of the massacre if you're polish ;)

[@6th_Army]

When you can sing along in Swedish, but don't know Swedish.

[@nicolas__788]

*TASK FAILED SUCCESFULLY*

[@pleasedrinkwaterffs]

Cha cha real smooth

[@fristnamelastname5549]

*Speech: 100*

[@radu7907]

when ulm joins the enemy

[@M1koto0]

Radu XD

[@Narvaljodchik]

~bearhaslanded

[@kaiserwilhelm2942]

Press F to say respects

[@angryben9669]

F

[@POCHEJR55]

F

[@brendanpramsey]

F

[@bilku7017]

F

[@teab7049]

F

[@thanosk7383]

I just realized that the english lyrics could be the song, they almost perfectly match the melody

[@andreastom1755]

It sounds kind of clunky though, and the syllables do clearly not match up in many lines.

[@skyrocks12]

thanosk liberator i feel like it still fits best in swedish though because of what this song is about, the fall of the swedish empire