Sofia Jannok - Irene (Official Video)

[@annemariestrehl]

Still in love with this song after all these years. Heard it for the first time while visiting Lapland in 2013 and it still gives me chills.

[@notcarlie1710]

"I don't know what she's saying but girl I am living"

[@RobertMcKenzie]

This was the first Sámi song I'd heard, and just love it! The music and the singer are both captivating.

[@Katie_Jo_21]

Same! Hello from the future! Holy heck my heart is happy.

[@JorgeGarza2988]

I am that guy that loved to learn songs from everywhere and in different languages like, Hindi, Icelandic, Hungarian, Japanese, Chinese, German, and the Sami one happens to be this one, but it was some years ago and I still love it.

[@christiannilsen2835]

Sofia.. detta är en av mina absolut favorit verk. Det är ren magi och får tårar varje gång. Som musiker anser jag detta vara ett rent mästerverk. ❤

[@theuralictribes5689]

I'm a Hungarian and I'm so glad to discover songs made by my fellow Uralic cousins from up north (Y) :) God bless you Sami cousins (Y)

[@IlonJarviFalk]

We listen on you in school cuz we learn about different people (Samer, native Americans, Aborigines.etc.etc) and that was amazing. Girl you have a amazing voice 😊

[@suricatesentinelle6737]

Im french but i love this song and this music, so beautiful! Like sami!

[@speakthatruth5024]

I'm part Sami too my great grandparents were immigrants from Finland, but they died long before i was born so i never knew them. I've been trying to learn more about the Sami culture today and their history so i can understand my heritage better.

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

Usually the Saamis back home would say, you either are a Saami or you're not, theres no being a part Saami. And that is only meant in a very deep , profund way, not in a nasty mean sort of way. :)

[@annliisajulia7885]

me as well. I’m part sámi and my family came to America and basically left their heritage behind them due to discrimination. I’m glad I’m not alone.

[@alexanderlindquist]

my mother was saami and my grandparents also

[@alexanderlindquist]

i voting in saami parlament too

[@TAPwashington]

I just discovered my ancestors are Sammi and I am more Sammi than anyone in my family without knowing it. I'm discovering who I truly am! I am home.

[@boganery]

Returning to this after many years. Still so good. Your voice is truly incredible.

[@MichFonder]

i am living in Brussel. i do not understand the lyrics, but this song is beautiful : with a lot of sun and energy. In 2011 i visit north Finland and Norway and i discovered the Sami cultur. respect for the Sami people.

[@gregdelaney119]

@@Skottir8an Thank you for this explanation. It is very helpful! :)

[@Skottir8an]

@@gregdelaney119 your welcome

[@Skottir8an]

@@gregdelaney119 it can of course be mixed with sampmi language as in this song but like the indians the joik is the old part totally without words. Still they are based upon feelings not words.

[@afriendlydolphin6309]

No matter how many times I listen to this song, it just never gets old. Wonderful!

[@SOFIAJANNOKofficial]

Thank you!

[@elif-tp4rr]

Here after watching SAARA

[@NONAME-jk4zz]

Me too😊

[@roisinconway3637]

Sameee 🐶

[@itsernesto3803]

Same

[@dimitrijeradovic9163]

me to 😀

[@katekat6379]

Same💀I was like wtf is that

[@elan455]

I can't speak the Sami language and I am from a different side of world but I love you. You are a gem.

[@ivarrasmussen5272]

Imbecile!!!

[@raulcalvo8900]

I am back again! Listening to this song is a beautiful experience ❤😊

[@Iwantedsomethingelse]

She is just lovely. I got chills. I really want to learn this language now.

[@shiryang3490]

how things going now😄

[@sylvandagur2092]

Yeah are you fluent now

[@suomentiikeri]

Sofia är en underbart sångare och har en vacker röst och kommunicerar den samiska kulturen mycket bra med hon's musik . Sofia is a wonderful singer and has a beautiful voice and communicates the Sami culture very well with her music

[@thepip3599]

Woah! In parts of this her voice somehow sounds more like a musical instrument than a voice. It’s doing a really beautiful bouncy thing I don’t quite understand, but love. It’s really impressive.

[@unwnme]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Sami isn't Swedish but Sofia speaks Swedish perfectly, being a Swedish Sami woman from what I understand. Swedish has a lot of bouncyness, maybe it is from there.

[@ExperimentIV]

i think she’s joiking in most of the song. there are some lyrics in the song but it sounds like she’s joiking for most of it. it’s really beautiful

[@ahkkariq7406]

@@unwnme It has nothing to do with Swedish language. Go check "Joiken fra Ante-filmen", which is a well known joik from the Norwegian side of the border. The same yoik is performed by the band Intrigue, Eadni Nieida, in a heavy yoik version.

[@vibesss_._vibesss8796]

Denna song är så vacker min nya favorit jag bor långt ner i Sverige men jag har bott i Lappland vill flytta tillbaka dit snart för jag älskar samiska kulturen och har redan börjat lära mig språket bättre

[@fionaflv]

Discovered Sofia on accident 7 years ago, I'm now 20 and STILL listen to this song daily! I definitely do not know what it means but I love it so much

[@АлександрКорнилов-щ2м]

Greeting from Mari El republic! The fine song! Thank you!

[@elan455]

Love your music and your joy of life. Admirer from New York America.

[@ChancySquire]

En fantastisk röst! A fantastic voice!

[@sheepshoop6190]

I used to listen to this all the time and now I’m getting a rush of nostalgia omg

[@gindogenkhan5586]

Я обожаю эту песню....

[@spellbinder00]

I too have Sami ancestry from Norway from my mother's side, thou yours is Sweden , love your music of the northern European Indians and very much liked your music known as Yoiks . I always wondered why I Liked the American Indians music which is very similar ,now I know why, very similar. With much love Jason from America.....

[@logical.3225]

fellow Sami from Norway here❤️💚💛💙

[@annliisajulia7885]

I am also sámi from norway. much love ❤️

[@irenepaavilainen1122]

Please, do not call Sami people "indians". And as it is, the ones you CAN call Indian are the ones native to India. The indigenous peoples living in what is now called USofA are not indians. But I love that you love this song and Sami people. Regards, Irene

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Why are you using ''indian''? They are not from India! Colonial mentality. Please decolonize before using degratory and racist slurs, and inacurate names. The Sami, Fins, and Estonians are distant related to 1st nation/indigenous peoples of America!

[@ExperimentIV]

this song moves me like few others do. i’m glad this song led me to all your other amazing music, sofia!

[@frozenwindshield]

God bless the Saami. Not too many of us left.

[@mrSkandalpolisen]

We are many but scattred and divided. The sad thing is that not many of us qualifies into Sametingets criterias of being sons or daughters of Sápmi. It's like we are outcast from politics from both Sverigedemokraterna and the Sametinget. I'm only 1/16 Sápmi but I still think it is a huge part of my heritage and I full out embraces it.

[@rovhalt6650]

@@mrSkandalpolisen Make your own Ting. Who are they to tell you you're not sami enough? And I wouldn't say you're unwelcome in Sverigedemokraterna. I can't imagine they would be against having samis in their ranks aslong as they understand the purpose of the party. Mass immigration from outside Europe is their focus. Not sami culture. No one cares if you're sami.

[@rovhalt6650]

@Lucas Björkén I dont think many modern people have seen the discrimination you talk about. What kind of visual discrimination are the sami experiencing today? Also, its strange you assume he is american when his name is scottish.

[@davidbartholomeusz]

Thanks for Jeff I am one left I am hiding from them all how badly they treat us

[@rovhalt6650]

@@davidbartholomeusz Who treats you badly?

[@RA-uy6tg]

I love this song from Venezuela

[@svetlanaphilipp4868]

Прекрасное исполнение, красивый клип, прелестная девушка с нежным голосом! 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼 Wunderschön! Vielen dank!!! 💐Зэв ыджыд аттьö!

[@elhadjimelomanndione]

Very beautiful song rich sami culture ❤❤

[@SOFIAJANNOKofficial]

Thanks a lot!

[@jaripekkavirtanen3396]

I really do like this joik. It is airy and has kind of this feeling of wide open space of Lapland hills. Why I got intersted about this artist was because I saw her performance as a "Nåjd"in TV Film Midnightt sun. Her performance as "Noita" in my language Finnish really did warm up my heart and reminded me of my childhood experiences and some people in my family.

[@ilmarejiang4186]

太好听了 夏天听这首歌有一种清凉感 Love from China❤️🇨🇳

[@davidemura455]

Jag är italienare och älskar Sami kultur. Jag var i Sapmi i Kiruna och Jukkasjärvi för 2 månader sedan. Absolut spännande. ❤❤❤

[@alexanderlindquist]

Sapmi ä stort sträck sig till Ryssland

[@NICOLE-ge3we]

I really don’t understand anything but I love this song

[@sissine68]

Magique et la magicienne,la fée danse afin de n'être plus qu'en phase avec la musique, c'est extrêmement beau,touchant et féerique!!! Félicitation et mille merci car là j'ai voyagé!👍🌾👌👏👏🔅👏🌟👏🙏🌾🌝🌞🌿💯💎🕊🌷🧚💐🧚‍♂️🌷🧚‍♀️🌿🥰

[@Pugthug]

This makes my soul vibrate! 🥰 I can't describe it any other way. 😅

[@paulsixtus4926]

Beautiful energy channelled and expressed. I love you.

[@thomasvonriedmatten8410]

Tack så mycket

[@coloc2414]

For more than a year I have been writing a fantastic book about the Sámi, the Vikings and the Hungarians. One of my characters is a goddess belonging to the Sami people... She's blonde, has blue eyes and her name is Irene. And I discovered this artist and her song "Irene" today...

[@unwnme]

I'm curious about your book. How's it going?

[@annliisajulia7885]

make sure anything you make relating to us is accurate and not offensive..

[@coloc2414]

@@annliisajulia7885 Why would my book be offensive ? No reason, really. Then i'm nobody. I write it for me cause i like that and i will probably be my only reader.

[@nadilkabjos8248]

I'm speechless!!!😳😊😍

[@hiyalux5029]

Me the same. 😍😀

[@guuus2]

I'm Mexican but this song is literally beautiful

[@annliisajulia7885]

thank you for appreciating our culture ❤️

[@sanjuro66]

What's cool about these type of indigenous peoples-based songs, is that they really touch deep within the soul. :)

[@jettjojohnson3197]

I liked visiting friends in Mexico. You have a wonderful Coulter.

[@guuus2]

@@jettjojohnson3197 thank you so much

[@Levi4than_06]

Im Mexican too! This song is so pretty , i heard it a while back and came back after 6 years

[@babylongate]

OMG she is gorgeous. and her Voice and style , O my God

[@dhriyamanadak5006]

I love and respect Swedish culture and the language. Lots of love from🇮🇳 😊

[@pumpsulet]

Sámi isn't really Swedish culture, since the Sámi people are indigenous to Finland, Norway and Sweden. Not only Sweden.

[@dhriyamanadak5006]

@@pumpsulet sorry i didn't really knew that, but thanks

[@malta5800]

@@pumpsulet russia too :)

[@larspeterson6324]

@@pumpsulet It is part of Swedish culture.

[@annliisajulia7885]

@@larspeterson6324 no.

[@konstantinaefstathiou3365]

this song is just beautiful it makes me feel so calm

[@lmarsh5407]

How is this not famous yet! This is nostalgic for me! I remember listening to this when I was younger.

[@afriendlydolphin6309]

Ikr. Same here.

[@lotharthiele8404]

Herrlich....zauberhafte Stimme.... faszinierend....

[@penearth]

I cannot believe this. Incredible.

[@RachidAlikhmahou]

Même si je ne comprend rien dit tout. Il me plaît beaucoup le style et le rythme de la musique et le lieu la bonne ambiance et nature qui excellent....mais je crois que c'est la langue. Sweden. Or finish ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@trygveguttormsen9154]

I don't speak Spanish. This is an English translation of the lyrics: Irene In Sárevuomi the earmarked reindeer took off Ántte Nils-Duommá Ber-Ántte Irene The original lyrics have two different versions of these lines but it doesn't make sense to translate those differently in English. The last line mentions two male ancestors of Irene and Irene herself. It is a so called "yoik" with Irene as the subject. The lyrics is just hinting about the yoik's meaning.

[@thememebuffet9756]

Trygve Guttormsen this is not Spanish... it is a old language called Sami or Saami

[@trygveguttormsen9154]

@@thememebuffet9756 I was responding to FELIPE LOPEZ who wrote: Excelente tema y brillante voz!!! mi hija se llama Irene. me gustaria poder tener la traduccion. saludos desde Argentina. I used google translator to find out that he wanted a translation. So I attached the English translation I found together whith the record I bought (Sofia Jannok áššogáttis by the embers) Somehow KZbin didn't attach my answer to FELIPE LOPEZ's comment. Another thing, KZbin stopped sending me notifications each time somebody responds to my posts. So I found your comment by chance. I should not have written my comment as if I was an expert on Saami culture, because I'm not. My first language is Norwegian and I barely understand some Northern Saami.

[@sanjuro66]

Such an uplifting "joik/yoik"

[@guuus2]

revisiting this song after i FINALLY remembered what is was called. in tears walking through the park. love u girl

[@LizTiddington]

What a brilliant joy-filled video :D

[@xoanlueiro9973]

so beautifull, so energizing!

[@folkeeventyrnorge]

Sofia som alltid fantastisk

[@lander1591]

I'm in Love! ❤‍🔥

[@joppsterx11]

Fantastihkala 😍

[@SintHonek]

How beautifully sung, and what beautiful language to hear.

[@esmeesme7666]

This is oh so beautiful!! I will tell tell all my friends about you!! I found out about you from a video about Svalbard made by "Ramblings" they used this song in their video. I just read your bio. Happy Christmas Happy Holidays and Happy 2021! From 🇨🇦

[@pabloherrera3067]

It is just beautiful, a truly work of art in sound and image, Sofia Jannok brings out so many emotions, it makes you want to dream, to laugh, to dance or even to cry of joy.

[@victorhugoreboredo4787]

Hermosa la Música Yoik! No conocía su música, muy linda!! Sofia beautiful!!

[@SOFIAJANNOKofficial]

Muchas gracías!

[@chrillehihihom1431]

I dont not know much about that nordic styles. But its very nice so peacefull. But powerfull in a way.

[@Aurinko225]

I'm from Thailand. Sometime I have feel lonely. I'm like this song.

[@ananas_paradox]

Best song ever🙌🔥♥️

[@IVR68]

Спасибо!

[@andreworeilly8830]

awesome song and great video. Blessing from Ireland :)

[@ericst-laurent8161]

Oh WOW ! C’est vraiment très très beau à entendre la langue des Sami Amitié du Québec

[@yvonnevybiral5277]

Tack för din vackra glädje

[@anncharlotte6961]

Wow, vet inte varför men sen ”Ishotell” byggdes har jag längtat dit 🥺❤️ 🙏sååå coolt 🥶👌❣️✨💋💋💋

[@manuelmartin592]

You don't understand it but the music is just so magical and beautiful 😍✨ that's why I love sami music ✨ it takes you there to the north pole ✨

[@nicollettetaylor7689]

Sophia, Love.I am an Apache, “Indian”. I remember rovaeimi. You keep trucking, please

[@olekluften9776]

Nydelig Sofia du er best.

[@simmiecue5617]

So pretty! Breathtaking! She makes winter look fun! Have always suspected that either Richard Marx or his producer plagiarized these works when they published Marx’s Little Drummer Boy in 2012. His sounds, even the videography are just too similar to be coincidence. Unfortunate that the label shut down her original 2009 video.

[@bouncedancer]

Having some Sami blood myself, I have to admit that previously I did not particularly like the sound of the Sami language. Well, this gal certainly changed that! My daughter commented that it sounds Hawaiian. It's beautiful and inspired. Have a listen and enjoy.

[@annliisajulia7885]

I am sámi from Norway. To others it’s just sounds, to us it’s our ancestors and heritage. Im so glad she loves it ❤️

[@bjoerntroll8818]

Love it!!!

[@davidemura455]

❤ 1:45

[@27alki1]

Du synger veldig fint, og er en god representant for det samiske folket !

[@RammusBOTX]

Best Song Ever....

[@dannymiletic9322]

Love it !!

[@kittylordd]

I would actually like to learn this language! It’s a really pretty song.

[@annliisajulia7885]

do it!! Sámi culture welcomes you.

[@ballmunch6714]

indeed it does we wont throw people out for not being saami anyone is welcome !

[@canko15]

Seven years have gone by, and there are still no damn full lyrics to this song! (Lyrics in the description seem kind of... incomplete)

[@canko15]

@@maddogship I see, thanks for explaining!

[@starprincessjolie]

@@canko15 what did they sayyy? i haave been searching for the lyrics

[@canko15]

@@starprincessjolie oh, they deleted the comment. As I recall, the lyrics are almost impossible to translate, because not only Sofia is doing some complicated wordplays, but she's just straight up singing sort of like ritualistic/chamanic formulas, "charms" smh made up of sounds repetitions and tongue twisters IN Sami, so yeah, it would be pointless to translate most of that. What's in the description are the Sami bits that can be translated with some sense in English

[@starprincessjolie]

@@canko15 WOW thank you so much! The comment was a year old I thought I would have no luck for an answer. Did they mention anywhere where you could find pronunciation at least?

[@RachidAlikhmahou]

Even if i don't understand the language i think is Sweden or finish language the thing is important about me .style. rythme of this lovely song and also the such lovely place 💕 ❤️ 💖 thanks for sharing 👍 God bless you. With good successes in your life...وحياتي الحارة من صميم القلب. Thanks for reading this words ❤❤

[@Ama-hi5kn]

Sofia is Swedish Sami. I am half Norwegian Sami, but sadly I never learned the language. I lived my life in the south of Norway far away from Sapmi. Finnish is a closely related language, but they are not immedialy mutually intelligible.

[@rama8350]

💖✨

[@karinwillerioja1446]

MI CANCIÓN FAVORITA DESDE QUE SALIO

[@davidemura9644]

I am now in the train to Sapmi

[@tinagongist4294]

Tervhen Vepsiäspäi! ❤️

[@magosiakubicka1825]

1,25 x speed is better for me love it!

[@hozzzane]

You are right, that's so better and emotionnal.. 😊

[@stalkeri9469]

u r soo right..!! wowoo2o2o22wwww but 1.5 is even better.. but frankly i prefer normal speed hhahahahahaha

[@Pilcher40004]

❤🎉

[@S.900-o2p]

J'adore ! J'adorerais avoir des contacts avec des Sami !

[@wojciechpaluch3780]

Ja nadal tego słucham

[@j0phus]

❤❤

[@moocake24]

I happened across the Sami culture recently as a topic for a research paper (and subsequently Sofia Jannok's music) and have been greatly intrigued by the Sami people ever since. Is this song being sung in the Sami language or Swedish? My American ears don't know the difference.

[@sanjuro66]

It's a song/yoik done to modern music. The language is Sámi. :)

[@moocake24]

Henry K thank you! I’ve been learning more and more about the Sámi culture, something about it fascinates me, especially since I had never heard of them before.

[@felipelopez9218]

Excelente tema y brillante voz!!! mi hija se llama Irene. me gustaria poder tener la traduccion. saludos desde Argentina.

[@extremholzfallerausleidens3779]

Hey. The song is so ..cool. By Martin , timberfaller from germany and svenska

[@nikolinabreskovic7525]

Just saw this in my liked vids wowoowowowo tb

[@Sjobom-i7y]

❤💯🙏✨️🙏💫💫

[@Zcubi]

I love this song even though I don’t understand a single word. I love the video as well. I wish it would still snow like that here but global warming is preventing that...

[@talevhope8054]

La escucho desde el 2017 y sigo sin saber que dice la canción :( Ojalá algún día alguien la traduzca.

[@sanjuro66]

¿Habla inglés? :)

[@talevhope8054]

@@sanjuro66 no :(

[@sanjuro66]

@@talevhope8054 Parlez vous français?

[@talevhope8054]

@@sanjuro66 no :'c

[@sanjuro66]

@@talevhope8054 Lo siento. Mi español es no lo suficientemente bueno. Pero....Esta idioma es "Sámi". No hay traducción por la mayor parte de la canción. La mayoría es un canto "Joik". Pero una parte es "El reno con una oreja marcado despegó".

[@حكاياتايلات]

loveeee

[@annsinnaeve8447]

Dit was mijn houvast toen ik een solotocht van 264 km bij jawel temperaturen van om en bij de - 28 Celsius heb verwezenlijkt.