The Man in the High Castle Theme - Lyric Video

[@warpig501]

"Edelweish, Edelweish... bloshom of shnow....blesh my homeland forever."

[@floerschel]

warpig501 blesch my homelansch

[@rollischmidt1]

that sums it up pretty well

[@rosiemcgaughy8082]

you're referring to the non German, non Austrian "sch" alteration of the German language...

[@PhoenixFires]

@@rosiemcgaughy8082 It has nothing to do with German pronunciation as it is just the accent of the singer. Even English words have a sh sound at the end of them.

[@Guynoir037]

Keep in mind she is not a native speaker of English, I don’t think. I am not either. So when I speak English, some people make fun of my accent 😂. Hats off to her and me for speaking another language 😬

[@neil2345]

This theme is so creepy, eerie and brilliant. I remember being so creeped out after hearing the intro that I pulled an all nighter and watched the entirety of season 1. Kept hearing the woman sing ‘Edelweiss’ in my head when I tried to sleep lol

[@cracno1125]

You find it creepy? I find it beautiful and calming. To all his own I guess?

[@horsehide3039]

Cracno112, I like it as well, English lyrics, German song and Swedish singer. Gotta love that kind of global stuff, haha. I remember watching Lawrence Welk as a kid and trying to understand his fractured pronunciation.

[@dasturschloss8679]

@Cracno112 I think the creepy part is that the song is so calming and beautiful while it stands for the 3rd Reich. Hard contrast

[@cracno1125]

@@dasturschloss8679 I guess.

[@letsgoraiding]

@@horsehide3039 It isn't a German song. It was written for 'The Sound of Music' musical in America, but commonly mistaken as an Austrian folk song, or even the national anthem- a testimony to the quality of the song.

[@BloodOfYeshuaMessiah]

*THE LEGEND OF EDELWEISS* The flower of edelweiss only grew on the highest mountains in Germany. Legend had it among the German Wehrmacht that any soldier that took the time to climb a mountain and pluck an edelweiss flower and pin it to his lapel would not be killed for that day. For some time...the meaning of many German soldiers found dead with this flower pined to them alluded the allies. Why was this same flower found pinned to so many dead German soldiers, yet could only be found high up on mountain slopes. It wasnt until after the war that the returning German soldiers told of the legend of the edelweiss and the story became known. There are other stories concerning its origin.....but I think this is the most stirring.

[@klatschkopp1142]

It could also be referring to the "Edelweißpiraten", a underground resistance group of young people in the 3rd reich that mainly operated in North Rhine Westphalia (mainly in Cologne)

[@fanta4897]

@@klatschkopp1142 Legend of Edelweiss is much older though isn't it (it has to be if it's considered a legend by german soldiers in WWII)?

[@klatschkopp1142]

@@fanta4897 Considering that The Man In The High Castle contains a resistance against the Nazis it really isn't that far away. The "Edelweisspiraten" are a big topic and you even learn about them in german schools. Also the legend about the edelweiss under german soliders was mostly under the "gebirgsjäger", the mountain troopers.

[@fanta4897]

@@klatschkopp1142 When it comes to legend about Edelweiss coming from Gebirsjäger... I know that it was spread among them (understandeable considering they were the only one who normally could have access to it), however I'm not sure about the origin and I'd assume that it was much older (again: it's a legend, that implies it's relatively old, and also there was a possibility of a fight even before WWII or possibly even before formation of Gebirsjägers themselves, so there is definitelly a possibility that someone could come up with that before WWII) and therefore more known (theoretically, normally it would be known, but Germany's side in WWII is in a... special position, demonised after defeat like no other in history). I'm not going to argue about from what this song draws the inspiration though, it could be both ways, your theory is just as likely to be right as it is likely to be wrong I think.

[@fanta4897]

@@klatschkopp1142 Nvm just found that the song comes from Sound of Music which apperantly takes place in 1938, so either the group you talk about had to exist for long enough that there would be song about it in the 1938 (in the movie). Or the context is as previously thought: about the legend of Edelweiss... or it's film which didn't really thought everything through and the context is as you said.

[@GoggleMan25]

The whole time i thought this was being sung in German except for the last lyrics of course

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

GoggleMan25 As a german I couldn't figure out which language it was, because the only german word in it is mispronounced :P

[@kraftwithakkraft3307]

Does the singer have a speech impediment? Listening to this makes me fucking nuts. Did they tell her to put on a German accent and she decided that meant turn "s" into "sch" which is just so fucking wrong, I can't even tell you. I always have to skip the titles.

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

KraftwithaK Kraft She is Swedish, but I don't think they told her how to pronounce the words :P

[@kraftwithakkraft3307]

Annoying, because there is a lot of German spoken in the series. This would be basic German and an obvious error. A first year German student would know this is wrong.

[@Yvory6]

I believe it because it is sang very softly like a whisper...

[@beryberan121]

English is my second language. When I heard this for the first time I tought she is singing "Hitlers reich, Hitlers reich. Tall and wide, clean empire/and pride. Lol

[@AnnnnnaQ]

bery beran me too!

[@markdgama5000]

bery beran That would be a lot more cooler I guess

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

+bery beran Thats also kinda what it sounds like to a german, because Edelweiß would be prononced with a sharp s, but she says something closer to Edelweisch/-weich/-reich :P Definitely not a sharp s ;)

[@kraftwithakkraft3307]

lol, I like that better. Her German pronunciation is really bad.

[@haerterralf]

I'm German and I know my native tongue (mostly ... and some of it's dialects). It took me the whole 1st season to question, what I was thinking to hear in the opening: 'Himmelreich' ... I thought. No it wasn't. It was 'Edelweiss'. But the 'ss' in 'Edelweiss' sounds like 'sh', like in 'shampoo'. In German spoken language a double 's' is always spoken very sharp. Even more 'hissing' than in 'school' or 'subway'.

[@jansojanek418]

Gives the perfect feeling. Something like: "The war is over, we lost" Puts you in the mood of hopelessnesses

[@joryelazouazi3377]

I always assumed this is A German song sung by Japanese singer in English, to show the state of the US in this alternate universe.

[@devonlindsay9538]

Jory El Azouazi its actually sung by a Swedish woman

[@james-js8we]

thats a big oof

[@tilleulenspiegel3523]

Same here dude!

[@brknsh6689]

It isnt even german because she pronounces "edelweiss" so wrong that you wouldnt understand it

[@patrickpolk8735]

doesn't even sound like a Japanese accent.

[@Gaze73]

In the Reich, in the Reich... forever... that's what I got from it before I saw the lyrics.

[@tdoggtedd5921]

Gaze73 I got bless my Home land forever and I thought the rest was German

[@samrichards1770]

Tdogg Tedd same

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

Tdogg Tedd The only german word made no sense for me as a german, because she said Edel-weich/-wei sch/-reich (Noble-soft/-?something?!/-reich). But it's actually noble-white (Edelweiß) and would be prononced with a sharp s... And for the rest I wasn't really sure in which language it was :P

[@Hitokage]

I hear it now after reading this comment :D

[@redzisan]

I though some was in Japanese :-/

[@thl0236]

This theme song just keeps playing and playing inside my head

[@beliarek4595]

Me to and im Polish

[@ruhtra619]

good to know I'm not the only one who didn't understand what the hell she was saying

[@artm1973]

Amazon has subtitles.

[@sabin97]

the intro has no subtitles....

[@airforcemattg1]

sabin97 the intro does have subtitles if you use them.

[@dtcrooner1]

Only part I couldn't understand was "Bossom of Snow" line. But I know most of the song.

[@i-harmonize2979]

Watch Sound of Music. The background on the song will make a little more sense. :) Plus that version is more touching, clinging to hopes that are slipping away, whereas this one has more of a nostalgic, creepy feel, like remembering the things once had.

[@renojulie2586]

I've always loved this song, since I was a child and heard it in the Sound of Music, both movie and Broadway/play productions. I really consider it one of he most perfect little songs ever written...a yearning for home, comfort, has sort of a waltz/lullaby beat, short, gorgeous.

[@llldaslll1590]

I'm the same way. It's a shame this lady butchers one of my favorite songs and makes me have to skip the intro.

[@kain772]

That was in the Sound of Music. Been 40 years, but I'll have to watch it again.

[@CACoons07]

I loved hearing the song on "The Man in the High Castle". Later, while watching "Band of Brothers" I saw mention of the flower only growing in the a certain part of the Alps and was a tell of a true soldier when pinned upon the collar.

[@KingSullification]

Only mountaineer soldiers. Each specialty had their own thing.

[@Heihachiro504]

The BoB showed the wrong soldier, Fallschirmjäger (Paratrooper). Instead it should've been the Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Light Infantry).

[@Mr_Dizzles]

can't be the only german annoyed by her singing "EDELWEISCH" instead of "EDELWEISS"...

[@LottasMommy]

+hcirpuh, ja, grausam, oder? -.- Das tut richtig weh in den Ohren! -.-

[@leysont]

+hcirpuh She also sings: „Bloshom of shnow”. But the most annoying thing is the ss. It's „Edelweiß” why don't people get that?

[@darjetii69]

+hcirpuh ich fühle mit dir

[@skotuson]

+Erich Martens i always thought that ss is same as ß

[@leysont]

+Jiri Skopal Completely different letters. Massen and Maßen are in some contexts opposites.

[@keksemonster5850]

"Edelweisch, Edelweisch, Tschmoll and wide, Klin and bright. Bloschom of Schnormay you bloom angro, bloom and grow forever. Edelweisch, Edelweisch, Bletsch my Homeland forever." Be honest guys, this is what you heard before you saw the lyrics.

[@Correction_Guy]

almost the same like me

[@satsukiyatouji4720]

Yes.

[@Mote78]

You jest? The words are so simple and clear, I don’t understand the confusion.

[@joshuaflores5741]

I'm laughing to death, Jesus Christ this is funny haha

[@elisangelaebel5211]

Tradução

[@jacksonthesyndicalist2771]

Hey NSA! I'm not a Nazi, nothing to see here, move along.

[@vaderamdeen5049]

Jackson Porter lol

[@NikhilBlr]

FBI*

[@callsignhotpocket7989]

Are you sure cause this song is about a flower

[@aragornsonofarathorn2170]

@@callsignhotpocket7989 lol

[@TehkNinja]

This is an antinazi song tho

[@robertsears1816]

This song is amazing, the melody and words hide a deep meaning beyond language.

[@امجدالعامري-و6ع]

This show is criminally underrated

[@Bolivian05]

I mean they did kinda ruin John Smiths Arc cause Amazon gave out

[@exlzeus1434]

We needed more of Smith

[@simpleandawesomeanime3220]

Why does this song make me feel sad like we actually lost the war and the Axis won.

[@YoungbloodThe3rd]

Probably Because they did. Hail Hydra.

[@kunnarrogan300]

Lmao

[@sirgalahad7515]

Don’t know

[@veronicavaughnv]

Because you have obviously watched the Netflix series of Man in the High Castle

[@spawnkeeper999]

@Bergr B dude that's scary as fuck

[@NikSwiftDigs]

I at first thought the lyrics were a combination of German and English, and 'Edelweiss' as being sung as 'Heil the Reich' - I guess that's the beauty of the opening to Man in the High Castle that you can interpret the song that way as well, and it's not exactly an incorrect way to perceive the opening to the show.

[@lms97jb]

Nikolaus Cox it’s from a musical

[@senfismustard]

"Heed the Reich, Heed the Reich, Small and Wide, Clean and bright, Blossom of snow may you bloom, and grow, bloom and grow forever. Heed the Reich, Heed the Reich, Bless, my homeland forever." thats what i heard

[@wajahatali1234]

While watching on tv, only thing I could makeout was FOREVER.

[@ahmedsattar122]

And bless my homeland

[@ms.nobody1368]

Thatsh becaushe she shucksh at ponounshiashion.

[@arefrigerator8163]

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[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

I love the show, but I don't understand why they didn't use a native speaker of German for the theme song.

[@gfjufijqqddkfjgjqsd7061]

I am Austrian and I had to look it up on google to find out what kind of language that weird word was. It sounds nothing like "Edelweiss", and before I looked it up I kept on hearing "Reich" and also thought might even be Japanese.

[@andrewsimpkin3877]

+Holz Wurm It's meant to have a hiss on all the "s" sounds in order to make the song more dystopian sounding, the directors chose her on the ability to make that sound work for the song.

[@vaegar3770]

It's an American song, not Austrian

[@gfjufijqqddkfjgjqsd7061]

Vaegar Ah so let's just spell the words how we want? That's why the rest of the world considers Americans ignorant.

[@vaegar3770]

Holz Wurm Well, the song is singed in english by a Swedish singer, it was made to add more of an "atmosphere" of desperation and dread to the public. And the song is American, not Austria folk music.

[@gfjufijqqddkfjgjqsd7061]

Vaegar The word is still a German one.

[@Ball_Black]

When I first heard this watching the man in the high castle, I thought it was what the American Anthem was changed into after losing the war. And it was creepy as hell.

[@Gigachad_69_420]

I have scrolled through the comments and am genuinely saddened that so very few people do not know this song is from The Sound of Music.

[@Overton_Windows]

Love how they worked in "the sound of music". Which makes sense given the musical took place during the second word world in Nazi Germany. Such a good intro.

[@alexanderg1297]

Austria.

[@robertodelarosa243]

This sends chills down my spine

[@W-xx-Dy]

Everybody commenting on her pronunciation and I get it, i see the point. However this still gives me chills everytime

[@panchitoborja]

LOVE the man in the high castle!!!!

[@Vic-mv8iz]

Love the series hope they bring out another season I'm watching it all over again now

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

It’s beautiful in its own way it’s meant to be off kilter it matches the show perfectly.

[@Anudorini-Talah]

0:27 Me as a German always said: "Blumenkohl forever!" Blumenkohl is cauliflower xD

[@snugglepuma8668]

Bless my homeland forever!

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

Those who don't know the lyrics obviously never watched Sound of Music. ;) Plus, I thought the song choice was interesting, given that Captain Von Trapp sang the song in subtle protest of the Nazi takeover of his homeland, Austria.

[@bruzh6359]

Be like the best world, no wars no hunger no hate because there's not anything to hate

[@wesmattcar85]

Anyone here becuase they remember it originally from Sound of Music?

[@fourmii9094]

I'm german and I always understand "windelweich" xD

[@thatdani3973]

Fourmii hahahahahahahah

[@jannikschuhmann6307]

Fourmii ich hab immer himmelreich verstanden 😂

[@Shea7777]

Edelwaisch

[@Golden-cn3ki]

@@Shea7777 und blumenkohl forever 0:27 😂

[@oscar_schindler]

I thought about 'immer reich' :/

[@migukmoonpark4312]

I thought this was a German song sung by a Japanese person. Didn't even recognize it. I think it was a song in the Sound of Music.

[@thealpha364]

Correct its Sound of music

[@K961KKK]

the music of my late childhood, as well as the series. I remember with nostalgia.

[@ms.nobody1368]

I'm from Germany, and it took me several times to notice that she's trying to sing "Edelweiss". I know that the singer is swedish, so English isn't her mother tongue. But beside the fact that swedish people - as far as I know - have a great education when it comes to the english language I just looked up other songs she sang and she *CAN* pronounce the "s" like it's supposed to be pronounced. So why? Why does she do that?

[@foothillsjim3980]

to copy a japanese singer's verision. Clever as the Japanese play a huge role in the series.

[@ms.nobody1368]

@@foothillsjim3980 And why did the japanese singer pronounce it that way? As far as I know they don't have a problem with the letter "s".

[@ms.nobody1368]

@Bergr B Just had to look it up for myself x) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarschall

[@reahuggins4346]

Who is here because the man that sang this in the sound of music died today and you’ve heard the song he sang in it and you thought this sounds like the man in the high castle theme song... and they aren’t saying reich???

[@irony373]

I'm glad you have lyrics because I didn't watch it legally

[@IamUbiquitous]

A haunting melody but chilling lyrics in context. I couldn't hear the words until I saw the lyrics accompany them. 'The Man In The High Castle'...I thought it was just another multiverse he-hash but I failed to take into account P.K.D.'s froggy jumps in directions one would never expect. Add the vision of Daniel Percival, sprinkle with the amazing set and paint work, shake well...violá! Cheers to luiscamara1

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

The lady singing the song is Jeanette Olson who is Swedish.

[@natebarry5553]

Edelweisch nervt mich jedes mal

[@smoketatum6730]

meinst Du Edelweich... :D klingt nach gute weichspüler werbung slogan.

[@jasonskywalker1414]

Alter! XDDD. Das habe ich auch gedacht. Edelweich, eine gute Weichspüler Werbung.

[@exteci]

Finde den Intro Song auch echt nervig!

[@pt4005]

When that intense note starts to appear. Chills

[@Gillan1220]

For some reason, I listen to this while looking at old pics wishing for simpler times as people went their separate ways

[@siamfd202]

Edelweich? Good name for a fabric softener!

[@N64-fan.]

Indeed, or a fitting description for Ms. Olsson's "noble soft" ("edelweich") voice.

[@黄羊]

Germany is now focusing on beer, Japan is now focusing on anime, and they both have bright futures

[@blackterminal]

I miss this show

[@zzy2620]

...not at all.

[@blackterminal]

@@zzy2620 speak for yourself

[@Tonydaling]

One of the most haunting openings ever matched with eerie visuals.

[@georgeduncan3930]

hypnotising, I just love every second of this theme song

[@nbmufc94]

I personally loved the show. There is nothing like it

[@jasminhelbig]

I am from Germany and I ALWAYS heard "Himmelreich" instead of "Edelweiß" and I thought that all other parts of the song are sung in Japanese and English. Wtf is going on in that song?! :D I am so glad that I am not the only one who had trouble figuring out the lyrics AND actual language. 😂

[@badbeardbill9956]

The Sound of Music is a classic.

[@loulie1997]

I showed this to my brother and he’s like “it sounds like a dying bird singing in German.”

[@Bolivian05]

dying bird dyingggggggg bird bless my homeland forever

[@aleksyfer]

this theme adds a totally unique and mysterious flavor to the series.

[@mtalhakhalid1679]

its like a lullaby

[@thaminduKavinda]

who is waiting for Final Season

[@LadyPsycheDevimon]

For all the people, who thought, the singer could be japanese.. if she were, and would sing with japanese accent, she would sing 'Ederuweisu'

[@phamuc3681]

I have never skipped this intro, its so good

[@H.F.Jimenez]

Blesh my homeland

[@abhasapre8047]

Iconic song. Rendered beautifully.

[@RAJIVKUMAR-ge4hm]

This is creepy awesome !!

[@GrimAnglo]

Absolute top.

[@synthbritannica5630]

Very breathy

[@thereal478]

POV: Germany and Japan Invaded the US in a multiplayer game of Hoi4

[@AllegedlyControversial]

edel means noble and weiss means white.. together edelweiss is a type of rare white flower in the European Alps that is a symbol for devotion

[@weilunkang]

This is a creepy, ghost-story-like, version of the original song. Sounds very morbid, like a horror-romance movie.

[@Mksterk1998]

Why does she pronounce "s" as "sh"?

[@rachellemj]

3.14159265358 to annoy us. I hate it

[@dasturschloss8679]

probably because they didn't quiet understand the pronounciation of ß

[@Synchronicety]

in german we would say she's got a "sprachfehler" - probably Das Türschloss is right! (:

[@JohnSmith-zn1oh]

"Bloshhhhom of Shhhhhnow"

[@sakakaka4064]

It's the Southern accent

[@marinacelada3246]

This is the shorter, Season One version, has anyone got the full-lenght one?

[@andreayeah]

Non sapevo che Matteo Renzi avesse una voce così soave. Shish!

[@IgorGutman]

Wait why is the German accent so Scottish sounding? Edelweish, Edelweish Shmall and white, clean and bright Bloshom of shnow may you bloom and grow Bloom and grow forever Edelweish, Edelweish Blesh my homeland forever

[@GrimAnglo]

Absolute top.

[@joshbray7917]

How to sing it the proper way (Like it was meant to be) ================================ Edelweiß, Edelweiß Klein und weiß Hell und sauber Blossom von Schnee kann sie blühen und wachsen, Blühen und wachsen immer Edelweiß, Edelweiß Segne meine Heimat für immer

[@burritomensch1257]

I think it's sung in English since it's America getting the anschluss this time.

[@frams12]

Is that the proper way (like it was meant to be)? "Edelweiss" is a showtune that was written by two Americans for The Sound of Music. It's not like this is an Austrian folk song that was referenced in that show.

[@Csakbetksszmok]

Who speaks English, or German, can he say, in which language is singed? : D I speak both, and I've no idea. : )

[@미켈아르테타-부계2]

A. It was never a German nor Austrian song to begin with B. Those "proper lyrics" don't match the original melody nor the show's omitted version. The words are way too long.

[@KingSullification]

It's about a white flower that only grows very high up and is a sign of being an accomplished mountaineer soldier.

[@周湘-l8l]

bless my homeland forever

[@zer4ck474]

I always thought she said "EDELREICH"

[@LFish]

Thish pronunciation ish groshsh - wth where they thinking?!

[@eiiisee]

The singer has a German accent and on top of that they are whispering sooo yeah...

[@danielgyllenbreider]

She is swedish. I think its more about a speech impediment.

[@bencelaczko9123]

it's still unstandable to hear sh-s where s-s should be

[@colemanpike]

Bloshom makes me cringe every time.

[@KhaledSelim]

@@bencelaczko9123 agree

[@zzy2620]

“Edelweisch” - oh, come on! There was no one more competent around?!

[@markusgerwin8716]

God bless our holy fatherland!

[@gt2527]

See this is what I mean people don’t read don’t research.look at the comments..... The singer is Jeanette Olsson. She is Swedish.

[@ernestorivas3764]

This is the perfect music for the countries divided for the ideologies like the two Koreas

[@byEnesTalha]

where are those? "every morning you greet me, you look happy to meet me"

[@evanpeacock6103]

And if you come down here to the comment section you get people saying they can sing it better, people who misinterpreted the song, people who want the singer to die, and zero people actually commenting that the song was good!

[@waltzcanna3528]

First I heard I thought it was "In the Reich, in the Reich. Tall and white. Clean and bright. groß schone _____, Halleluja."

[@chuuisinsane]

this is by the same woman who did backup vocals for "Naked" by Melodi Brown

[@ChaosRevealsOrder]

This is the song the German resistance was using while opposing the Natzi goverment.

[@zachburleigh3874]

edelweish, edelweish, shmall and white, clean and bright.

[@jimmytakara6385]

I'm French and I actually understood what she was singing the first time.

[@FXBBMIKE]

I love this short tune. Creepy yet Brilliant

[@jamesconnors8095]

It was written for the Sound of Music and has become an unofficial Austrian song not actually a German song.

[@ajaj7821]

Ich glaube, den Song singt jemand aus dem Film: Willkommen bei den Sch'tis... Du Tschipfel, häää !

[@Catsup212]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think she pronounces the letter s that way because she's Swedish?

[@sstar202]

Yes.

[@Zimtok5]

Sad as it may be to admit this, apart from the final statement, I never knew there were English words in this intro.

[@19sunheart96]

Ganz schön Edel, weisch. Also die ganze Sach do. Weisch, isch krieg die Krische wenn man jedesch sch wie ein sch auschspricht!!!

[@dhertsens5617]

There are only two series of which I never skip the intro. Narcos and this.

[@injustice9669]

I thought she sings: Edelreich😂

[@DkGando]

Scrolled through a little of the comments. I'm honestly disappointed nobody has recognized this song being from "The Sound Of Music" film.

[@andremtch]

When you desires that fidtion turns into reality...

[@mangodip2170]

be careful what you wish for...living in a world full Nazis isn't really nice. Unless you're white, of course.

[@pultforce124]

first I thought this Edelweish thing is on purpose to imitate a newly developed accent in the greater reich

[@HHolze-bb1ut]

Edelweisch, Edelweisch...