American Reacts to Gåte - Ulveham | Norway Eurovision 2024
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As an American I don't know much about Eurovision. Today I am very excited to see Norway's 2024 Eurovision song for the very first time. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
Gåte has existed since 1999 and was started by siblings Gunnhild, (vocals) and Sveinung, (fiddle) Sundli together with guitarist Magnus Børmark and Martin Langlie.
Their fusion of different musical styles includes traditional Norwegian music, rock, metal, hymns and jazz.
John Stenersen, the man on the key harp, joined the band last year as a permanent member and replaced Sveinung on fiddle. John is active in numerous Norwegian bands as one of the few and definitely the best rock-style key harp player in Norway.
They have won the Spelemannsprisen, (Norwegian Grammy) for their debut album "Jygri".
I have personally seen them a couple of times as photographer for various festivals and they are just as fascinating every time.
Gunnhild's voice is at times almost otherworldly when she uses old Norwegian techniques from both traditional Norwegian music and from the way the old farmer's wives called the cows, (kulokk), to get them home in the evenings.
It is this unique mix of styles that makes Gåte one of the most fascinating Norwegian bands ever.
This is literally my favorite entry for Eurovision since I've been watching (1990). What a phenomenal song ! Goosebumps every single time...
You’ve gotta travel to Norway already, we’d take you with open arms
at a distance
@@mlu. ahaha way to good
um speak for yourself. You can take him with open arms.
And legs…
@@newelbon … 😭
Norwegian here. Another incredible reaction Tyler! The song, "Ulveham", is taken by an old Scandinavian poem. If I recall correctly, the poem is over 1000 years old, or perhaps even more than that. Here is what the song is about: Basically, the story revolves around a young maiden being transformed into a needle, a knife and a sword by her evil stepmother. However, the people of the world appreciate both the needle, the knife and the sword. To punish the maiden even more, the stepmother transforms her into a wolf. The story ends with the stepmother staying with the child, and on the way to church the wolf pounces on her and drinks the stepmother's heart's blood. This breaks the curse. no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulveham
Correction on the last part: the stepmother got pregnant, and the curse got broken when the wolf ate the child in her womb, hence the "drank my brothers blood".
@@ShadowTani Yes, yes. You're absolutely correct.
Sounds like an old Norse myth. Also historical event was written as poems.
@@beam3819 Yes, I think you're right.
@@beam3819 That's appropriate; I saw another American analyze this, apparently only with prior knowledge from his own read books and no first hand experience or knowledge in the field.
During the national romanticism, a lot of tales, myths and old oral traditions were collected and written down, and a lot of them are *ANCIENT.*
How old the actual poem is can be debated, it may be 1000, 2000 years, or more, or 400 years old.
What is certain is that this folk music as well as the poems are based on or inspired by culture that's at least 1000 - 1300 years old.
song lyrics summarized:
"Ulveham", based on an old medieval ballad, as the story of an evil stepmother who casts a curse on her stepdaughter - who turns into a wolf running in the forest forever.
She only loses her wolf's hide if she drinks her own brother's blood.
"There will be a kind of happy - but cruel - ending when she meets the stepmother on horseback in the forest, throws herself at her, rips out her heart and drinks the blood.
Because the stepmother is pregnant with her brother - thereby the curse is lifted.
Oh! I get it. Ok she's pregnant. Makes sense
Sweden has norwegan singers this year also😂
Ja, vem älskar inte MM! Och vem älskar inte Norge? Men deras låt är lite sådär - och visst borde det bli fånigt om Sverige vann igen, tror inte det? Norges eget bidrag vinner för min del. Eller Sveits
@@coco5241 dom 2 snorungarna är ingen hit mvh en norsk i sverige.
My favourite Norway 🇸🇯 on the Eurovision 2024
12 point from Ukraine 🇺🇦 & Estonia 🇪🇪
The instrument is called Nøkkelharpe in Norwegian (Nyckelharpa in Swedish) and it is used in traditional music in both countries.
This song is also the first song we have sent in Norwegian since 2006
Do you know how far back the intrument may date back from. 😮lets just say the name could be instrument from Viking times
@@TrymTheMainChannel there's recorded depictions of swedish nyckelharpa in church murals from as far back as 1460 according to wikipedia
A nøkkelharpe has also been found in Poland, also from the 16th century, at least. I see that you write the name of the instrument in Swedish, so surely you know the name of the instrument in Polish, Finnish, Danish and German too? Or is there another reason why you mentioned the Swedish name of the instrument?
I read somewhere that the nøkkelharpa had an accumulation of use in Telemark and that it possibly comes from that area, but it is impossible to know today.
Nøkkelharpe was also used in Denmark and Germany. An interesting instrument.
@@maidsua4208 i speak both Norwegian and Swedish (not well, but still) and i know that they Are used traditionally there too
@@kiemarii I haven't asked you anything :). Then your username would have appeared at the front or at the back.
I would also add that her vocal performance amazingly portrays at first a soft innocent maiden (sort of an angel, as was said), and in the chorus it is mostly like a wolf howl, as if she is howling about loneliness, pain and a difficult fate. And her pose, when she spins on stage, simultaneously shows as stepmother's heart being torn out of her chest, as well as if the curse has broken and she is transforming back into a human at this moment. It is also symbolic that the vocalist shows both a stepmother and a maiden, which seems to mean that the death of one means the rebirth of the other. Very powerful.
Tank you Tyler for watching and reacting to this song 🇧🇻✌💙
It's a good Norwegian representation!
Proud Norwegian here and i watch you almost every day 😇
Wish you would react to some Aurora and Wardruna if you want to feel Norwegian ✌🇧🇻💙
Did you say her voice was urethreal? That word is related to the tube that is connected with the bladder. I think you ment her voice is ethereal, light and otherworldly. But I can be wrong, English isn’t my first language.
i love you
The key harp was also played and featured when Norway won the Eurovision with "Nocturne" in 1995. It was played by Åsa Jinder.. My neighbours sister.. lol
The song itself is inspired by a norwegian medieval folklore/ballade.
Ulveham means wolfskin
English lyrics:
[Sample: Vocalization; Marit Jensen Lillebuen]
[Verse 1]
“I was such a beautiful maiden
My stepmother evil, my mother she died
She turned me into a sword and a needle
And sent me to the king's estate
And the anger my stepmother felt the most
That all the stately liked me best
[Chorus: Vocalization]
[Verse 2]
Then she gave me skin like a grey wolf
She cursed me to walk the forest alone
And never will I bе whole and good
Before I drink my brothеrs' blood
[Chorus: Vocalization]
[Outro: Vocalization, Storm]
I thеn tore out her heart
So her blood flowed free
Then I got to drink my brothers' blood”
Tyler, being Tyler, pronounces Gåte as "goat". But it's fine :)
GOAT ; Greatest Of All Time
True. Insted of Gå-Te!
@@TTDahl Kind of my point. ?
@@CM-ey7nq so adorable of him. ♥️
u try phontetize the å and the short e ending in english then? like you probably cant pronounce half the english language.. try helping him instead yeah?
The song is a rewrite of a Norwegian medieval ballad. The Eurovision Song Contest rules say that the lyrics have to be original. There is a whole genre of Norwegian rock/metal music based on traditional songs.
The "medieval ballad" was collected from ancient traditions.
You're right that the art form of the stanzas is called that but the culture didn't magically appear at the end of the farmer's period, like some would have you believe.
The original poem may well be twice as old or more.
Yes, it's a rewrite, and EBU has approved it for the contest, so no worries there. Your comment may be read as they have plagiarised something.
Hi - I'm German and I think this is my favourite song this year! Tyler, your reaction summed everything up for me, so thank you! I also wanted to give some more incredible details that I have learned so far: When the singer started with the band, she was only 13/14 years old! They got extremely popular then. I watched an interwiew with the band and they explained this. Also she sings in ancient Norwegian that even most of the Norwegians don't understand - which I think is pretty awesome. (From German I could guess a few of the words by the way, but I am happy about the translation!) There are no words to the chorus here - also very unusual, - but it works! Somebody mentioned it already: Those are shouts to call the cows back from the meadows. The performance by the way IS part of what is evaluated in the competition since many years. At the beginning it was only about music and lyrics though and the jury wasn't allowed to even watch it, but only listen. I am 60 years old and fan of the competition since the seventies! It is a highlight for me every year.
Tyler, we are also representing Sweden this year if you want to react to that one as well. 😅
They are mutch bether than Gåte .....Twins is amazing
@@evahelen3511No. Just no.
@@evahelen3511 no
Are you fucking kidding me? The twins are over hyped, always has been.@@evahelen3511
@@evahelen3511 No
Welcome to Norway Tyler. If you want to come recommend the time around 17 may. 🇳🇴🎶♥️
Great reaction as allways. You should react to Ylvis's songs or Ylvis s pranks. It's very good music and very funny at the same time. And the pranks like the intelevator, voice controlled ATM, and improvised hidden radio at the dentist office.
Agree! The intellevaator ghaha😅😅😅😅😅
The Norwegian group Gåte with the song "Ulveham" is one of my favorites of the upcoming Eurovision 2024. The most striking thing, beyond the singer's skill, is also the lyrics that tell a Viking story.
*Goosebumps*
Used to love these guys back in the days.
GåtE is spelled with an "e" at the end.
And unlike English the "e" at the end of words in Norwegian are never silent...
They're a part of our grammar.
And a often a separate syllable.
14:29
The lyrics had already existed for about a thousand years.
From back when Norway was still catholic but with a hint of pagan traditions and culture.
It's the melody that's new.
Also, they wheren't allowed to use the full lyrics, wo they had to pick and choose what to include in this version.
The original folk ballad exists in 10 versions in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Here is the one perhaps most close to the Gåte performance. This version is a combination of two ballads "Møya i ulveham" (The maiden in wolf hide) and "Møya i linden" (The maiden in the linden) which in several versions has been intertwined in different ways. The origin may go back to Welsh/Irish texts fron the later half of the 12th century translated to old Norse in the early 13th century. The first written version existing is in Danish from before 1583. These old ballads are meant for dancing, so there are a lot of verses + a chorus sung by all the dancers. Gåte makes use of a different chorus than written here.
Oppskrift 1857 av Sophus Bugge etter Elen Rolleivstad, Fyresdal, Telemark
Written down (in dialect)1857 by Sophus Bugge from Elen Rolleivstad, Fyresdal, Telemark
Eg va' meg så liti ei møy
mi moder ho monne på barseng døy.
-Imot den blie somår
I was so small a maiden
my mother she should in birth-bed die
- Towards the mild summer
Eg va' ikkje håt åtte år
då eg fekk meg en sjukmoder i går.
I was not yet eight years
when I got a stepmother in the house
Så skapte ho meg i en gangari grå
så sendte ho meg av ti kongens går.
Then she made me into a grey horse
Then she sent me off to the king’s estate
De totte mi skjukmor vere vest
at adde dei gjillaste sill' ake mæ meg mest
That my stepmother thought was the worst
that all the finest should ride with me the most
Så skapte ho meg i eit liti svær
eg sille fare i mannefær.
Then she made me into a small sword
I should travel on the ways of men [= to war]
De totte mi skjukmor vere vest
at adde dei gjillaste sille bera meg mest
That my stepmother thought was the worst
that all the finest should carry me the most
Så skapte ho meg i ei liti nål
så sendte ho meg av ti skræddarens går.
Then she made me into a small needle
Then she sent me off to the tailor’s estate
De totte mi skjukmor vere vest
at adde dei gjillaste sill' saume mæ meg mest
That my stepmother thought was the worst
that all the finest should sew with me the most
Så skapte ho meg i ein liten kniv
ho sa' eg sill' taka av manneliv
Then she made me into a small knife
She said I should take men’s lives
De totte mi skjukmor vere vest
at adde dei gjillaste sill' tægje mæ meg mest
That my stepmother thought was the worst
that all the finest should take with me the most
Så skapte ho meg i ein ulve grå
ho sa' at eg sille på skogjen gå.
Then she made me into a grey wolf
She said I should roam in the forest
Ho sa at eg sill' ikkje få bot
før eg fekk drukkji min broders blod
She said I should not be restored
before I got drinking my brother’s blood
Min skjukmoder var så gammel en kvinde
men herre Gud lod hende mæ båni binde
My stepmother was such an old woman
but the lord God let her be bound with children
Mi skjukmoder va' heimi i åtte år
ho tore 'kje ti kyrkja for ulven grå
My stepmother stayed home for eight years
She dared not to the church for the grey wolf
Dæ niende tok ti kyrkja gå
nie møyar så va dei då.
The ninth startet going to the church
Nine maidens were there then
Nie møyar dei rei i ring
mi skjukmor ho rei innar i kring
Nine maidens rode in a ring
my stepmother she rode within the circle
Så tok eg hennar i kåpa blå
så rykte eg hennar av gangaren grå
Then I grabbed her in the blue coat
Then I jerked her off the grey horse
Så tok eg hennar i silkjeskaut
så rykte eg hennar av veg braut
Then i grabbed her in the silk headscarf
Then I jerked her off the track of the road
Så reiv eg ut hennes vistri sie
så hennes blod de sprang så vie
Then I tore out her left side
so that her blood ran so widely
Så reiv eg ut hennes hjarterot
så fekk eg drukkji min broders blod
Then I tore out her heart's root
then I got drinking min brother’s blood
Då eg ha' drukkji min broders blod
då bleiv eg atte ei jomfru så go
When I had drunk my brother’s blood
then I became again a maiden so good
Då eg va' ei jomfru så go
då gjekk eg inn for min fader å sto
When I was maiden so good
then I went in standing in front of my father
Då eg gjekk inn for min fader å sto
så skapte han meg i ei lind så go.
When I went in standing in front of my father
He made me into a linden so good
Fyst andre lindar dei feller bla
allstøtt ska' du stande like klar
First other lindens they shed leaves
All the time you shall stay just as ready
Når andre lindar dei feller løv
allstøtt ska' du stande like grøn
When other lindens shed leaves
All the time you shall stay just as green
Her sit du mi syster å skor din fot
eg stende uti mæ frosi rot.
Here you sit, my sister, putting shoes on your foot
I stand outside with frozen root
Her sit du mi syster å klær din kropp
eg stende uti mæ frosen topp.
Here you sit, my sister, dressing your body
I stand outside with frozen top
I kvell så kjeme der belar ti deg
imorgo kjem hoggaren høgg av meg
Tonight there is coming a suitor for you
Tomorrow comes the lumberjack cutting me down
Dei høgge av meg dei kyrkjesvalir
eg høyrer så mange dei løyndetali
They make of me the church swales
I will hear so many secret speeches
Dei høgge av meg ein kyrkjekamm
eg skjuler så mang ein synduge mann
They make of me a church chamber [perhaps a confessional]
I will hide so many sinful men
Thank you, _FINALLY_ someone that brings full context and aren't misinforming (either way).
Thank you for your cool, enthusiastic review of this great Norwegian band. The violin-like instrument is Keyharp. The letter Å In GÅTE is pronounced similar to the first letter A in 'always'. Gåte is the Norwegian word for 'riddle, enigma, mystery'.
The lyrics regarding drinking her brothers blood is about the evil stepmother casting a spell on this young girl, giving her an appearance of a wolf doomed to wander the woods alone. To cast the spell she must drink her brothers blood. She conquers it without doing so and good wins over evil.
Nice reaction! If you want you could check out some of Gåte’s older hits: “Sjå attende” and “Bendik og Årolilja” 🤓 Their style has been the same over time. A great band since the early 2000s, especially awesome in live performances 🔥 Greetings from Norway
And if we dont win ,we have a second chance since it is the Norwegian twins Marcus and Martinus from Trofors.North-Norway that represent Sweden this year with the song Unforgettable. They are good, but i prefer GÅTE this time 🇧🇻 ♥
If you take the sound of the letter a in allright when you pronounse å and also pronounse the e in the en of Gåte with the same sound as e in detEctive you will say Gåte correct.
Tyler, you're such a great guy! I really appreciate the positive vibe in your videos. Watching your reactions never fail to put me in a good mood. So, keep up the good work. I'm happy that you enjoyed Gåtes performance. They surely know to put up a great stage show 🎶.
You have to watch some videos about what Eurovision is now, I think. There are also videos about Norwegian entry through the years. The instrument is a Nøkkelharpe. It's a traditional instrument from Sweden and Norway.
It is indeed Eurovision season. And this is not an April joke!
@lindakristinekjrlibraten5759 yes?
1000 takk from the hart and spirit of Norway 🙏🥰 Your voice makes us stronger ❤ Thank YOU SO MUCH!!!🙏🫠🥰🍀
So funny to see you listening to this song after watching you do so many other norwegian stuff! My uncle actually helped this band getting started way back! We're all cheering for them in eurovision! 🥰 Edit: the instrument is called a Nøkkelharpe in norwegian ❤
Pronunciation of the bands name would be Gaw-teh.
Most of Eurovision contestants are already very well established singers in they're country.
Gåte - Iselinja is a great song/ album I grew up with by them : Fredlysning was the theme song of the album imo
Iselilja is the name of the song ;-)
@@TrineMoller it's both the song however is " Du som er ung"
The Å letter is pronounced like the o in the English word "gone". Gone for a walk. Gone-gåte gåt.. ee
Also the e at the end of a word is pronounced like the e in «end» and not a silent e.
@@My_dog_is_my_heart Yes. I have also heard "gat" and "gate" etc too in other reaction videos.
I just found your channel and i love that you react to all things Norwegian! ❤❤
He does Canada and UK too!
The chorus gives me goosebumps. And that's a good thing
Based on a very very old tale which in different versions exist all through the nordic countries. The weird instrument is a key harp. Old traditional folk instrument. I trally love Norways song from the very first time I heard it. I hope it will win!
Oh Tyler 😂😂 You crack me up. Loving your reaction and surprised face 😂😂😂
Gratulerer till försteplassen i Malmö!
I suppose the three best known Norwegian modern music stars of my lifetime would be A-Ha, Angelina Jordan, and Aurora. For such a small population, Norway hits above its weight for sure.
Kygo, Matoma, Astrid S, Stargate, Ina Wroldsen - collaborating with and writing for the greatest of artists, just google it :-)
KYGO, Alan Walker, Alexander Rybak, Keiino, Marcus & Martinus, Julie Bergan, Astrid S, Sigrid are just some with international careers in addition to the ones you mentioned, and that is just pop artists. Apart from Keiino, with just over 360 000 listeners per month, every single one of the artists on that list have between 2 to 2.5 million listeners a month on Spotify - apart from Alan Walker who has 28.3 million and KYGO 34 million listeners a month. Angelina Jordan has 453 000. Aurora 12.8 million, and A-ha 24 million listeners. Based on number of monthly Spotify listeners KYGO and Alan Walker are the most famous musicians from Norway. If we add all types of music from heavy rock to classical music the list becomes even longer. Classical pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has 673 000 plays. And if we add songwriters like Ina Wroldsen and producers like Stargate, the list gets yet a little longer. Ina Wroldsen has 2 million listeners. But those are listeners to their Spotify channels. As songwriters and producers for other artists, they will get royalties from listeners to the channels of the artists they write and produce for too, same with KYGO and Alan Walker who also colaborate with a wide range of different artists.
Nice reaction! Actually yes, a lot of people notice the crazy guitar swing :D And look at all those helpful Norwegians in the comments, the Gåte fans are amazing! 🖤
They will be playing at THE Norwegian opera this summer 👍
A German fan here: the a with the little ° over it is pronaunced like an open ooohh , more like an latin a.^^ Seems you have never seen Vikings or played Skyrim ^^ I really hope Norway will win this year 2024!!!!! They have the best Metal bands in northeurope anyway! Lyrics in english for you @Tyler Walker:
[Verse 1]
I was such a fair and sightly maiden
With an evil stepmother, my mother she died
She turned me into a sword and a needle
And sent me to the king's estate
And the anger my stepmother felt the most
That all the stately liked me best
[Chorus: Vocalization]
[Verse 2]
Then she gave me skin like a grey wolf
She cursed me to walk the forest alone
And never will I be wholе and good
Before I drink my brothers' blood
[Chorus: Vocalization]
[Outro: Vocalization, Storm]
I thеn tore out her heart
So her blood flowed free
Then I got to drink my brothers' blood
Haha! This is gonna be gold! About time you learn about Eurovision. And wow! Do you actually read comments?? Never seen that before. Good times
Probably sent directly, there is a contact form for suggestions.
@@mari97216where?
@@the_oslovian under each video in the description it says: submit a video suggestion here and theres a link.
Let's now suggest some Eurovision songs for Tyler!
@@mari97216 well hidden!
"Ulveham" is based on a text from the Middle Ages.
The song is a story of a young maiden that undergoes a series of injustices, but by upholding justice and goodness, even in the toughest trials, she triumphs over evil forces and breaks the curse placed upon her.
A stepmother is jealous of her stepdaughter who everyone likes and thinks is very beautiful, so the stepmother tries to turn her into different things...a needle, a knife, a sword. She casts a spell on her stepdaughter. Whatever she turns her stepdaughter into, people like it, so in the end she casts a wolf spell on her and banishes her to the forest, and the only way she can get out of the bewitchment is to drink her brother's blood. Later, the evil stepmother meets the wolf out in the forest and the wolf rips out the heart of the stepmother and eats it, and then it turns out that the stepmother was pregnant with her half-brother, so she drinks her brother's blood and becomes free. It is simply about free yourself from someone who has power over you, and you do it on your own terms.
The way she sings her "shouting notes" is from traditional Norwegian folk music and can be described as some kind of calling sound «lokking», a sound which is supposed to reach far in nature (forest or mountain) so it needs to be loud. Its kind of a Scandinavian yodling-sound used also to call for a herd (sheep, cows etc) but also a calling sound used in folk tradition or by super natural beings like the «Huldra» to «trick» humans and animals to appear in the forest/mountains.
The instrument is called a key harp.. And it is the national instrument of Sweden. It originally comes from the province where I was born.. (Uppland) /Roslagen. Only 2 people alive today still make them. Gå-te.. the e is Not silent.. go teh...
The instrument is a keyed fiddle.
6:01 Urethral? :P Do you mean ethereal? :)
Hei Tyler! 😊 You should also react to Gåte "Svarteboka" 😊😊😊
Love watching your videos ❤
OMG, now that you've done this, you HAVE TO check out Norway's biggest international artist Aurora. I know you already know about her, but you've probably only heard her studio versions of her songs, which is not at all the same as seeing her live.
Aside from being a fantastic artist, Aurora is probably one of the best examples of what a human can be in terms of love, caring, values and so on. She is truly worth a deep dive into and she makes all Norwegians proud to be able to say wer're from the same country as her.
Her stage presence and ability to project emotions directly into your soul is eerily like magic. You'll see once you see her live 😄
Recommended performances to start out with:
Through The Eyes of a Child
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Lucky
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Murder Song
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It Happened Quiet
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The first two are performed at Norway's ancient cathedral Nidarosdomen, which was a great honor to do. The third one is performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which was another big honor and it was her first peformance at a big venue (she was 19 at the time).
You CANNOT go on learning about Norway without having checked her out properly 😄
Definately Aurora! She is the greatest. And she has lots of concerts in USA too. ❤
Based on Spotify monthly listeners, KYGO, not Aurora, is Norway's most famous artist. KYGO has 34 million listeners per month, Alan Walker 28.3 million, A-ha 24 millon listeners per month. Aurora has 12.8 million. Other successful acts like Alessandra Mele, Alexander Rybak, Astrid S, Julie Bergan, Marcus & Martinus, Sigrid, and Ina Wroldsen have been 2 to 2.5 million listeners a month. So Aurora with 12.8 million listeners a month is in the top league - but quite a distance behind A-ha (24 million), Alan Walker (28.3 million) and KYGO (34 million).
I am Australian and love Aurora! Have done since "Running with the Wolves".
PLEASE start pronouncing the E (like the e in ted) at the end of norwegian words! The E at the end of norwegian words is NEVER silent
He is just making videos, not trying to learn a new language.
Its not even my type of music. To be honest I never heard anything like it, but this song is amazing and it gets even better with time. This is the first time since childhood I will look forward to watch the eurovision
1) Stepmother curses daughter to never be whole unless she drinks her brother's blood
2) Stepmother gets pregnant
3) Oops, stepmother killed and the curse is lifted
Love your reaction😊👍
Glad you heard it🇱🇷 this is a clever great band👍🇧🇻
Gåte, the e at the end is not silent ;)
I really like this song, I cant wait to Eurovision. :D I really think that Norway can do great in Eurovision
The Eurovision channels on youtube have had some voting simulations by both public votes and other channels. One had 40 000 votes plus «jury» votes. And I think we came in 10th place. Doesn’t mean that’s the final result but it gives a slight clue I suppose.
Great reaction(s)! Thanks. I voted for Gåte in the Norwegian final. It had been off my radar before I saw the live performance (on TV) in Norway's (MGP) semi final. By then I was sold on this one. I hope they do well. This year's Eurovision has A LOT of very strong entries ... all of them very different. Check out Greece's, The Netherland's, Croatia's, Austria's, Slovenia's, Switzerlands', Sweden's, Spain's, ... and the rest of them!
This is 💜
Norway have had so good entries the last years, Alexandra, Subwoolfer, Tix and this one. Proud neighbour 🇸🇪 who chosed Norwegian singers for our entry this year. 😊
You should reacts to Swedens as well, their artists are also norwegian this year lol
Just our way to try and win ... 😛 Sweden have won quite a few times so ... we definitly got a chance now 😛
@@arcticblue248I hope Sweden doesnt win with their copy-pasted unoriginal song and their always fancy staging (to «hide» the song), even if its performed by two desperate Norwegian guys who would rather represent their neighbours 😉
@@My_dog_is_my_heart Was Celine Dion (Canadian) desperate when she won for Switzerland? Was Kathrina and the Waves (lead singer American) when they won for the UK, or Gina G (Australian) when she represented the UK? Marcus & Martinus worked with some of the songwriters who deliver songs to Melodifestivalen routinely - two of them, Joy and Linnea Deb, have won Eurovision twice: Loreen's Tattoo last year, and Måns Zelmerløw's Heroes - so natural for them to include Marcus & Martinus in the project. For them it is business and prestige, they want to win, and they want a hit. Choosing an act where both both can hold a tune, handle the press professionally and have a large European fanbase, therefore is a no brainer. Same for Marcus & Martinus. Given the chance to write a song with top quality songwriters, two of them with two Eurovision wins to their credit, and the other being a key part of their team, and then to perform it in the final cause Sweden won last year, how could you expect them to turn that down. Best of luck to them, I say. If they should win, it would not have been undeservedly. But a little surprising. According to the bookmakers Switzerland and Croatia are the biggest favorites, 20 and 16% winning chance respectively. Sweden is tipped 11th. with 2% winning chance - Norway is tipped 15th. with 1% winning chance.
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Firstly, Celine Dion is Canadian. Canada isnt a participant im Eurovision so its uncomparable. Secondly, it is desperate to participate two years in a row trying to represent another country. That country being Norway’s worst «rival» and neighbour even worse. Also, Norway has their own national selection and Eurovision is about the honor of representing your own country. Most artists that represent another country has some ties with that country. Either family-ties or they live/or has lived there. M&M have no ties with Sweden, they dont even live there. Only thing is they changed to a Swedish label, but a lot of Norwegian artists (also those who has participated in MGP) has that + swedish songwriters has also co-written songs for MGP. The label/songwriter thing is a poor excuse (since they also co-wrote the song themselves). It comes across as they think they are too good or too big for Norway, which is kinda «funny». They were actually bigger internationally and a lot more hits on the charts when they gave out their music in Norway.
Their participation in MF two years in a row would have been a different thing if Norway wasnt taking part in Eurovision or if they took part in MF once before or after MGP. Twice in a row in Sweden is desperate. You think Swedes wouldnt find it ridicilous if Loreen or Måns participated for Norway., or maybe Zara Larsson 🥴 They are big artists in Norway and have won grammies in Norway.
@@My_dog_is_my_heart Sorry, but all this is your personal opinion, it is not fact. San Marino, Andorra, Luxembourgh and Monaco are examples of countries which mostly have had artists and songwriters from other countries. San Marino often uses Italian artists But German Ralph Siegel, who won for Germany with Ein bischen Frieden, which he wrote for Nicole, and also wrote the Eurovision classic Djengis Kahn, which didn't win, but became a legend. Siegel also wrote an entry for Monaco performed by two French, at the time teenagers. Azerbsijan's 2011 win had Swede Sandra Bjurman as one of the writers - one of six songs she penned for Azerbaijan, she also penned Tick-Tock for Ukraine. 7 Eurovision entries and one win - not one of them for Sweden. The 2010 winner, Lena for Germany with the song Satelite, was written by a Dane and an American. So sorry, but Marcus & Martinus participating for Sweden is no big deal. It doesn't violate any rules, and they are far from the only Norwegians to have participated in Melodifestivalen either, Elisabeth Andreassen - as part of the duo Chips with Swede Kikki Danielson - and a few years ago when she failed to qualify for the final. A faith Maria Haukås Mittet also experienced. Finland's Arja Saionma have had attempts in both Melodifestivalen and MGP over the years. Robin Stjernberg's Melodifestivalen winner You was in addition to himself and Joy and Linnea Deb (two of Marcus & Marinus' co-writers of both Unforgettable and Air) also written by Norwegian Joakim Harestad Haukås. So Marcus & Martinus are neither the first Norwegians to perform for Sweden, nor the first Norwegians to have written a Melodifestivalen winning song. Or even the first Norwegians to have co-written a song with Joy and Linnea Deb. They haven't done anything wrong. Best of luck to them - from me in Norway.
Gåte is pronounced gaw-teh. 😊
Israel and Norway are my two favorites this year! ❤🇮🇱
Think you’re a fan now😉❤
The instrument is NØKKELHARPE - KEY HARP, an old traditional instrument in Sweden and Norway the past hundreds yeard.
Gåte is very surprising entry to the competition actually. If someone had told 5 years ago that Gåte would be representing Norway in eurovision with one of their best songs ever, I'd think they'd be bat shit crazy. "Young" Gåte certainly wouldn't have been caught dead anywhere near a eurovision stage, by evidence that they never did. But I welcome it, and I think it reaffirms a feeling I've been having for a while now that eurovision might be changing, for the better.
Since at least the 90's there's been a great divide between the eurovision scene and the non-eurovision scene. People who don't enjoy the show have viewed the whole thing as a joke, nothing but a "left-over party for mediocre artists who don't write their own songs", which of course is sometimes true. Therefore, artists who rise to fame in MGP (Norwegian national contest) rarely receives recognition beyond the eurovision fan-base, and conversely, bands and artists who rise to fame outside of it rarely enters (as doing so would obviously "tarnish" their reputation as proper, serious artists 🤣).
This divide still isn't gone, but perhaps it is in a process of eroding. I for one hope so.
have a look at Gåte: Svarteboka!!!
I like The Norway song and hope Thy can win this YEAR that is my big hope. And i selv is from Norway to.
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Remember when reading every letter: gåte is not goat, it is Goa-TE you read it in 2 steps, and remember to read the E out loud. Instead of goat it would be more like Goa-tea.
More like goh-teh
To win Eurovision you need all of the above- great song, performance, staging etc, and today also you have to work the social media and interviews. It’s hard to predict which way the voting will go- sometimes they like real and simple and other times they love a party song🎉
Gåte means riddle🙂 in norwegian, the riddler from batman is called Gåten 😊
5:05 Nøkkelharpe is a traditional Swedish string instrument with keys. By the way, the vowel å in Gåte is pronounced like how you would pronounce the o in more and the a in war.
you should listen to an norwegian banger the song is called "badebussen" and the tittle of official music video on youtube is called "BADEBUSSEN | DJ MøMø feat. Kjartan Lauritzen - Bukkene Bruse på Badeland (Offisiell Teaser)"
You should watch the livestream of the Eurovison finale on CZcams in May. It's just a circus, and so much fun! Please note that it's a song contest, not a singing contest. Many people watch it with friends and family and it's common to use a scorecard to rate the songs. And the voting at the end of the show is the most exciting part! While most songs are in English, many entries are in native languages too. And no, if you don't know the language, you won't understand what they're are saying. That's how it is for us Europeans as well. Europe is diverse with many different cultures. That's part of the charm, I think. Norway actually hasn't competed with an entry in Norwegian since 2006, so this is such a joy! Sweden's entry this year are actually also Norwegians, competing with a more modern pop song.
Not everybody understands English, or do they? LOL
I mean, any song in any language representing any country can be not understood by a large amount of viewers anyway, whatever if it 's in Estonian, Portuguese or English!
The text is extremely old and they may have to change it because the stories at that time was pretty violent. And the music dtyles is off course a modernisation of old traditional Norwegian folk music.
Key harpe. The chorus is not words it`s called joddling, call the herd of cattle. Something that is used by some farmers, mostly women, from back in the day until today.
Heja Norge. From Sweden
Loved your review. It is truly refreshing to see someone discovering folk music. You have just started a cool journey. Every country in the world has amazing culture and folk music and in many countries this has evolved and mixed creating new ethnic journeys. You cannot live long enough to discover them all, but I hope you think this is cool enough to explore much further.
Gate was my second favourite to win. I would have prefer Eya by Ingrid Jasmin to win, another Norwegian folk entry you may want to check out, but happy with Gate, which give me winner alert vibes.
I also recommend that you check this wild card song... which never made it to Eurovision...czcams.com/video/4uGN9efcACw/video.html
Had never heard of them until today
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so hard to help americans with norwegian phonectics, but i will give it a go anyway for you Tyler :) i think it would sound more like "Gauht-é"
I would say it’s more like Gaw-tuh 😊
Instrument is a "nøkkelharpe" key harp in English.
The instrument is a nøkkelharpe
"The name of the band is 'Gåte', but the word 'gåte' means 'riddle'."
*This sound more like the VIKINGS spoke.* The language has changed a lot til now and the way we speak. Norwegians need trancilations to understand this nowadays.
Glad you like it, it’s a great entry. I think your translation tool has issues because the lyrics are in old Norwegian. The story is a bit like a fairy tale, with evil step mothers and ultimate sacrifices
Her choice is to stay a grey wolf in the forest, honoring her goodness and love for her brother. If she drinks his blood, she'll be able to take revenge from her stepmother. Either way her days of being loved and adored by many is seemingly over. Wish we got the full story. I love this genre.
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You MUST experience Eurovision, you would love it
I think this will do great in the competition and as a performance. I don't think they will have the most downloads on youtube and Spotify since this is not that kind of song .
Gate! Greetings from Serbia
The Eurovision Song Contest is very free form. Some countries put forward their top stars, others go with beginners. Most countries don't bother with their own culture but try for an international pop hit. Thankfully, more countries are going back to their own language again instead of singing in English. About 10 years ago, 90% of the countries sang in English with only a few holdouts.
Did you just describe her voice as URETHRAL?! 😂😅😂
I think the word you were going for may have been *ethereal* - unless you mean that her voice made you pee your pants?
Im from Norway
There getting in to it so are you be look of it 😂😂. I did till the drinking of her brothers blood. Tyler clapping like a seal lion 😂😂
Gåte means Riddle. :)
“Goat.” 😂
It's GAW-TEH, Tyler!