SFU Choir - Sovngarde

The SFU Choir from Burnaby, B.C., Canada perform "Sovngarde" at their "On the Big Screen" concert, on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
This song features Shino Lua on the Taiko drum.
Learn more about the SFU Choir at www.sfuchoir.ca/

[@dxq3647]

That white "t" in the background stands for Talos.

[@BlueJayDavy]

HA! I getz it :D

[@maciejkrol7975]

Talos guide you :D

[@simishyde288]

Maciej Król looks more like Plus +

[@JuanCarbutt]

www.britannica.com/topic/Tammuz-Mesopotamian-god The cross is the symbol for the false god Tammuz. It was incorporated into the churches to adapt to pagan religion. Christendom is the agency of Satan to confuse the global population of the truth of Christ.

[@teovinokur9362]

You didn't have to be so cringy.

[@PedroHenrique-fs6mn]

The actual Bards College

[@sirroderic4794]

Lol

[@MusicLoverC3P0]

Except this one seems to actually have a purpose.

[@pedropinheiroscor1691]

O colégio dos bardos em skyrim é bem inútil pra falar a verdade. Pensei que ia ser tipo os companions ou a dark brotherhood, mas é tipo umas 5 quests miscelaneous e acabou

[@LeoGuitarize]

@@pedropinheiroscor1691 com mods não é inútil não kkk

[@cwebldweb8480]

I'm just commenting on posts to bring them back to this masterpiece

[@worminator980]

lol in a church singing about a virtual heaven

[@ChaingunCassidy]

As they do every week.

[@worminator980]

+ChaingunCassidy HOLY SHIT

[@sadist1K_K1ng]

+ChaingunCassidy Dang dude lol

[@ir1selfx635]

Nettle, The Dragonborn is a whole different song, thats a bard song if you didnt know

[@gtrslayer1]

Even though it is just a video game, very similarly Christ, the chosen one, came to the world to save us from the eternal damnation, just like the dragon borne saved skyrim from Alduin. There are many similarities with Christianity and old Norse mythology, in fact in all religions there are many similarities. You just have to look at them with an open mind.

[@HotShame0]

1:49 you know when someone who played 2000 hours of skyrim doesn't need to read the lyrics

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

lol iv played around 10,000 hours between consoles. and i still have not learned the words properly.

[@SonofSkyrim01]

10,000 are you sure?Maybe 1 000 000 000?Hehe

[@franz.francisco]

that guy is a fucking legend

[@mrpuddingsan]

Hi Piraak Mindok

[@caste.chronicles]

LMFAO AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHA, HIS FACE

[@MudMoose_Official]

Sovengarde in a church, life complete.

[@MudMoose_Official]

also the church looks like something out of Skyrim.

[@iloverebeccachambers]

like it should be in skyrim

[@MudMoose_Official]

Yep

[@emilyolsen6777]

PRAISE MIGHTY TALOS!

[@Arvac]

@@MudMoose_Official its like a modern skyrim church

[@The_Honcho]

I love how the people sitting in church are just "what is this Viking themed music?"

[@Redsparrow633]

Hahahahaha xD

[@LeeGutsy]

Half of these people don't realize that this recounts the tale of the World Eater. Milk-Drinkers

[@SoarinSorin]

The SFU Choir from Burnaby, B.C., Canada perform "Sovngarde" at their "On the Big Screen" concert, on Saturday, April 14, 2012. *Their "On the Big Screen" concert.*

[@otterlyneo]

This church belongs to the nords!

[@bootybangjr]

OkamiGnar pretty sure I saw Breton's nords imperials and.... is that a wood elf?

[@davidschroeder7916]

You can see a few of them not even looking at the lyrics.. Very impressive

[@FBI_Not]

bet they are gamers

[@dakotafoster7903]

Well in all actuality if you are in a choir you usually have all your songs memarized long before a concert

[@Geeler]

@@dakotafoster7903 but imagine having to almost learn another language to sing it though

[@JRexRegis]

@Gentlemen von Tweed They have more self-confidence than you could ever muster, bud :)

[@OmegaMkVII]

That one guy without the book is all like "Watch this, hold my Mead"

[@robertthaiya906]

His ancestors are smiling on him.Can you say the same?

[@MrVavant]

RedCell114 lol

[@SarahBevElizabeth]

I did “professional” choir from 6-14 and we would NEVER be seen with our books at a performance! He takes his shit seriously 😂

[@_LucasRP]

@@robertthaiya906 😂😂

[@cwebldweb8480]

I'm just commenting on posts to bring them back to this masterpiece

[@Gabu_]

The greatest thing about this video is that they're chanting, inside a church, the music of the prophesized deity Dovahkiin, son of Akatosh. Couldn't get any more epic. Dovahkiin, be the savior of men.

[@Gabu_]

***** Yeah, let's argue about what's canon in a game without canon.

[@largamau]

***** All Dovah (Dragons) are sons of Akatosh. Alduin the first born is a son of Akatosh. Therefore technically the dragonborn is a son of Akatosh. The creator of TIME.

[@davidday5680]

Pardon for the reply, but the Dovakhiin is actually a Shezzarine; the Dovakhiin title contradicts established lore. The "Dovakhiin" is not a son of Akatosh.

[@Gabu_]

David Day It's not impossible for a Shezzarine to be a son of another god. Something really close to that happened to the underking.

[@averroesthecommentator2989]

Fuck all of you guys. The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the ruler of all and savior of men.

[@Remnant321]

Spot the guy halfway through that is like "I don't need your stupid book, i got this shit memorized" *as he looks intensely at the audience

[@_LucasRP]

+2000 hours

[@1984jaunary1st]

@@_LucasRP Weaklings, i have 100k hours

[@_LucasRP]

@@1984jaunary1st fake.

[@1984jaunary1st]

@@_LucasRP more like "real." played since release

[@_LucasRP]

@@1984jaunary1st nah, I don't think so. You liar.

[@thegaminghunter4618]

1:48 he probably listened to that 10 hour video of sovngarde

[@justsomedude8091]

He’s probably a nord

[@quaccultist854]

At your same timestamp look at the females, why are they even there, only the males are singing!

[@SyrWhitestrake]

1:45 I like how the guy doesn't need a lyric book.

[@glaucogomes1116]

Noticed it too! Fucking badass

[@TylerB2024]

+Majestik Sloth Dude has put many hundreds of hours into Skyrim, you just know it. May he never take an arrow to the knee.

[@Jayman2800]

Dovahkiin Dovahkiin naal ok zin los vhariin. Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal! Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan. Dovahkiin fah hin kogaan mu draal. Huzrah nu kul do od, wah aan bok lingrah vod ahrk fin tey boziik fun do fin gein! Wo lost fron wah ney dov ahrk fin reyliik do jul voth aan Suleyk! Wah Ronit Faal Krein! Ahrk fin kel los prodah, do ved viing ko fin krah tol fod zeymah win kein meyz fundien! Alduin feyn do jun Kruziik vokun standaau voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein. Nuz aan sul, fent ahlok! Fod fin vul dovah nok! Fent kos nahlot, Mahfaeraak ahrk ruuz! Paaz keizaal fent kos stin nol bein Alduin Jot! Dovahkiin! Dovahkiin! Naal ok zin los vhariin! Wah dien! Vokul! Mahfaeraak ahst vaal! Ahrk fin norok paal gran! Fod nust hon zindro zaan! Dovahkiin! Fah hin! Kogaan mu draal! It took me a few weeks to learn them.

[@franciscosalazar4411]

+Colin Saosin omfg, this had me dead

[@galacticgaming2499]

Majestik Sloth HES THE TRUE DRAGONBORN

[@unhandydaddy5117]

That guy doesn't even need the lyric book. Absolute chad

[@SFUChoirOnGoogle]

I arranged the piece for the choir and I can't disagree with this. This piece was brutally hard with 6 parts, no patterns from verse to verse to help memorize notes or words, and practice had to happen between homework and exams. Still, we did our best to double our usual practice time on the piece! The original recording is sung by 30 men, tripled in post to sound like 90 men. We can't quite match those numbers - but we're working hard for more to join us in the Fall semester!

[@JoelMarioMX]

The People Are Probably Like "Hmm..Very Fancy Latin There Boys." When In Reality This Is A Song In Dovahzhul Sang By Pureblooded Nords. And In That Tongue. The World Eater Perished.

[@Remnant321]

You win this round Canada...

[@matasaga9715]

It's funny how they're in a Church and singing about Sovngarde, the Nord version of Heaven. They probobly don't know what they are singing, unless the cross was actually a "T" for Talos (like DXQ said).

[@matasaga9715]

Mia Mcdavid I don't mean any offence.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

And since Sovengarde are essentially a stand in for Valhalla it becomes even more odd in a church. :-)

[@Manchessollte421]

+Matasaga I always thought the t was for Talos...?

[@cool06alt]

This song had nothing to do with sovnegarde, but its more about heroic tale of dragonborn. I know its play during sovngarde section but it says nothing about the realm itself. One of the verse include pray and blessing for the dragonborn in his quest** so it make even more plausible to sing it at the church lol. **Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin, Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal! Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan, Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal! Dragonborn, Dragonborn, by his honor is sworn, To keep evil forever at bay! And the fiercest foes rout when they hear triumph's shout, Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!

[@xano2921]

@Dimitrije Popović Nords are a fictional ethnic group, Norse on the other hand really existed. This has nothing to do with Norse/Viking culture

[@JRexRegis]

Mad respect for these people. They're in a choir, which already takes some massive self-confidence, then they do a public performance, which ups that once more, and then they're singing a song in a fictional language which doesn't have a full translation. And on top of that there's a few who know the song so well they don't even have to look at the lyrics. We all wish we could be chads as great as that entire choir.

[@GriffenSpadeIsBack]

viking isnt a fake language as you think it is. also not to mention some certain ingame vanilla armors have a viking likeness to looking viking ot them.

[@JRexRegis]

@@GriffenSpadeIsBack 1.I'm talking about the dragon language 2. "viking" was a profession

[@floridarebel987]

@@GriffenSpadeIsBack yeah dude that language is not what vikings would speak, this is straight out of a video game, the song is about a dragon born man killing/ banishing alduin (world eater) a dragon that's oppressing the "Nord" souls of "sovngarde" (Nord heaven)

[@victimnumberthree1887]

The one guy without a lyric sheet is obviously the only die-hard Skyrim fan

[@KoeSeer]

he probably could speak Dovah tounge in daily basis

[@eminemfan3333]

guys, seriously, I LOVED IT, but I truly believe you could have shouted "RRRRRHHHHAAA" with a lot more spirit, my friends and I are so obsessed with this song that when we shout together we can be heard from miles away....

[@JohnDoe-kp5dm]

I thought the thunder outside sounded a little funny.

[@the954goonxl]

My song for my funeral

[@iloverebeccachambers]

I may only wish to desrve it...

[@malvoliomaximillian2001]

This song is about going to the Afterlife,so i think it fits really well

[@vempiretv102]

when you died your eyes will slowly open then hear "hey you finally awake"

[@MrFantocan]

Where do I sign in to the church of Talos??? Awesome job, love that song, now love that church too, now seriously where do I sign in???

[@waluigiswaluweenie8194]

Talos was a great man and a great emperor, but that does not make him a god

[@MrFantocan]

Charlie Platt Ha, and why praying at the shrine of Talos gives me a blessing!? Check Mate!

[@TheRoxas1003]

+Charlie Platt I see what you did there

[@katiekatyolo8944]

+Fedorahatter calm down Heimsker

[@atlas3_0]

MrFantocan Talos is banned not à god ! Tsun is shield of shor !

[@InsaneCrab7]

Teacher: Okay class, today we’ll be learning about Norse culture. Girls: But why are we learning about Vikings in math class? Boys:

[@noahgassler746]

113 Thalmor disliked this video.

[@jaklowry6068]

id love if a stormcloak ran in with a battleaxe shouting "skyrim belongs to the nords"

[@vidmiceter303]

I love how a song such as this from my favorite game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is so appreciated that a choir would take the time to do this. This makes me happy :D

[@majikfishman5533]

The Church of Akatosh

[@sovietnuke602]

That is the church i would attend

[@ceasefire2825]

*temple of the one

[@cwebldweb8480]

I'm just commenting on posts to bring them back to this masterpiece

[@reynoldanthony4039]

One of the greatest videos I've seen in a while

[@rangopistacho6928]

if your wearing earphones the drums actually pierce your ears, amazing

[@samuelwalker3776]

I was cleanly shaven when I started the video, now I have a beard.

[@markcallaway754]

If more churches did this I'd go....

[@MrFantocan]

+Mark Callaway I even forgot it is a church, I bet most people there were like "oh my this is beautifull I bet it is Latin song made in the Vatican".

[@royalsnipers8365]

Mark Callaway same

[@thegourd9296]

Latin? LADY THIS IS DRAGON TONGUE

[@jasonmcmechan2072]

God bless, hope you find the lord, also, SkYrIm BEloNgs tO tHe NoRDs

[@mariemacfhionghuin11]

@Dabasaurous Rex No, Skyrim belongs to the gourds... you can thank MxR for that one

[@ThereRnoBirds]

I find this performance amazing. I actually can't find anything wrong with it. It's splendid. Well done.Captured and displayed the spirit of the Nords.

[@tragossoboy6700]

I have nothing but respect for these man

[@DEDomain]

Me: are you in a religion? Me: I'd like to show you my religion. Person: what's your religion? Me: (shows video) Person: I'm interested.

[@songbird2383]

The people on that church must be like “Dude wtf are they saying “

[@kkkkristen100]

One of the basses (the really tall one at the back, in fact) decided it would be an epic song for the guys in the choir to sing, so he took it upon himself to arrange it over Christmas. One of the other basses also helped him out. =D

[@Metalhammer666able]

Perfect!! The voices are amazing! And it's very close to original theme song. Ave🤘

[@juancontreras2711]

That redhead guy with glasses really feels the Strength in this piece

[@aurifelix]

Short haired dude with glasses at the front doesn't even sheet music, he is the embodiment of Skyrim

[@vickihunt2978]

This gives me goosebumps 100% all over my body

[@zxrinty1225]

Imagine standing outside like "S-Skyrim is that you..."

[@vickihunt2978]

I will pay for this if they sing this at a concert

[@Retzudo]

When it comes to Skyrim music I normally say "Do or do not. There is no try.". There are so many ba...I mean not so great choirs attempting to sing Sons of Skyrim or this piece but this choir honestly suprised me. Normally it would take 90 skilled male singers to perform a song like this while retaining the epicness the originals carry but you managed to give me goosebumps anyway. Correct me if I'm wrong but this must be by far the best rendition of a Skyrim song I've seen on KZbin.

[@caiodbs]

The ginger at first line don't even need the sheets. Probabily hundreds of time on Steam lol

[@rise9666]

Those people probably think this is latin, little did they know we slayed the world eater with this tounge.

[@floridarebel987]

Well made em land then its either magic or the blade

[@agps4418]

If anything this video is adorable.. the offness, the song and the church, strong down to earth vibe

[@andyfallen]

Amazing! I have waited long to see this. Is a very difficult coral. Great work!

[@lobdelhiel7153]

*GLORY OR SOVNGARDE!*

[@linkmariokirby7373]

Hearken now, sons of snow, to an age long ago, and the tale that is told of the one! Who was kin to both wyrm, and the races of man, with a power to rival the sun!

[@munchfive5691]

And the scrolls have fortold of black wings in the cold, that when brothers wage war come unfurled. Alduin, bane of Kings, ancient shadow unbound, with a hunger to swallow the world!

[@mikloshujber1452]

But a day shall arise, when the dark dragon's lies. Will be silenced forever and then! Fair Skyrim will be free from foul Alduin's maw, Dragonborn be the savior of men!

[@Azrael_indrason]

Mikis it wierd I just sang this whole comments thread

[@TheSilverSmitih]

Lol, the girls are just standing their like "why tf is there so much testosterone in here?"

[@demonicpestcontrolgaming3462]

In my opinion sovngarde is basically valhalla

[@Luka-zi9kv]

No shit

[@planetkc]

, sherlock.

[@Aman-og9pw]

Its valhalla but better

[@hatemongerofthetoxicbrood6561]

It is Valhalla with a purpose. Valhalla is just pointless fghting and fun. But Svongard is where the heroes wait and train for the final war to be fought in the name of Lorkhan's glory.

[@twilightknight2333]

@@hatemongerofthetoxicbrood6561 that's literally the same as Valhalla, which btw it's actually Valhöll, as "valhalla" would make it feminine. But Valhöll is the hall of slain heroes (slain men), the Einherjar, who train and feast in the Hall of Odin 'til Ragnarök, the final war, in the name of the Æsir.

[@tranquero]

Astonishing, congratulations on a great performance!!

[@SomeNoobWithCE]

This was amazingly well done, and i'm very surprised it hasn't gained more views or likes. Amazing work in keeping up with a song that dances all over the place in multiple places.

[@larecetasessions]

LOVE IT!!! LOVE IT A LOT!!

[@SasMate999]

It appears many of the Akaviri have shown up to join the Nordic Choir in Sovngarde.

[@Jh5kRadio]

I think I also see some visitors from Cyrodiil as well. I'm pretty sure there's at least one Redguard in the audience.

[@corystokes9157]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tilleternity]

So beautiful omg ❤️

[@user-mt5lw8hi1y]

Они исполнили хор Совнгарда будучи в Мундусе.....фанаты поймут

[@theshoeminator]

They really did an amazing job of it!

[@Gigachad-wm8bs]

I'm Using This Song During Meditation And Workout

[@Kibbley7]

As a former band geek, I noticed some (timing, mainly) issues here that were not collegiate level. As a skyrim fan, THIS IS SO GREAT OH MY GOD

[@EruwenGirondil]

This is giving me goosebumps...

[@IlLupoAC]

You guys are amazing.

[@FlowersInHisHair]

You guys commit to this so hard and it's glorious

[@neo_blackstar_xx469]

The guy with glasses has that viking rage on his face while singing

[@TF_Tony]

That was surprisingly awesome!

[@Doroboneko]

Nicely done on a difficult piece. Thanks for posting.

[@johoneil]

I love this song! I also love the two other variations, dragonborn, and one they fear.

[@claudianielsen7901]

I’ve been waiting for a church choir to chant in dovahtinvaak

[@MikeBurnsArrangedAccidents]

Dude at 1:47 singing from memory in the Dragonborn stance is The Man!

[@reedyy_4114]

this is amazing!!!

[@Navras97]

Where in the hell did they find sheet music for this?

[@SFUChoirOnGoogle]

Thanks @retzudo000! I believe the original had 30 singers - tripled over to sound like 90. I think we were just shy of 20. It was exceptionally challenging, but we enjoyed performing it and are happy people like the result!

[@ksmnobeat]

I was searching for this

[@alessiopt83]

Amazing quality...

[@SuperDragonBlader]

BRAVO!!! Love it! 👏😁 ~

[@schlingel0017]

this is excellent, congrats!

[@levyrigor109]

great work guys!

[@AnonymousAutumn]

So amazing.

[@hismajestyofhimboism1460]

YAY BURNABY my birthplace still go up there all the time!

[@far_away_rhys]

Bloody brilliant.

[@dakotaaltizer2384]

this was awesome i wish my school could do this

[@zlotywest860]

I hope there is a sovngarde. Would be so awesome to have a drink with you all up there.

[@paprika8795]

god loves people like these.

[@viniciusbrunello5679]

AWESOME

[@obliviangamer2319]

Normal Catholics when singing a prayer: Lord in the highest How I sing Prayers:

[@SlickSteven75]

Headline: a church does something cool for once

[@JdebMkay]

Awesome!

[@acethesly]

Great job! ♣

[@jamiekean7582]

Love it

[@MrVavant]

Pretty good i like it 😍

[@fameus4423]

Legends.

[@Evan-di6nf]

I would love to go to church and hear this.

[@Scandi_Sami]

I love how you’re singing about Sovangarde in a church lmaoo

[@karakas9905]

Young milkdrinkers don't have manly enough voice.

[@MrFantocan]

+Karakas True, but they are still awesome!

[@Krom184]

They are the strongest Thu'um wielders in our Realm, they will have to do. STRAIGHT TO SOVNGARDE!

[@destinytroll1374]

Ok Ulfric, that’s what you said about the dragon born before he soloed your army

[@Nawrotsien]

@Dremora FUS

[@Nawrotsien]

@Dremora DAH (I throw you 50 meters with my Thu'um)

[@dartdevious561]

spot on

[@rafaelolhaberriet2966]

Perfection

[@lydia1010]

This is my favorite game and I think that this was done wonderfully! I wonder how many people in the choir played Skyrim more than usual for 'research' purposes?

[@rickywestley6820]

Awesome

[@S1XT3N]

Awesome!!!

[@NomissimoN]

This why i love skyrim To Sovngarde......