English translation: The fiddler grabbed the fiddle from it's case And lifted his bow towards the dawning Sunday sun Then the people of Hårga came in a hurry Forgot about God and the whole world They danced over meadows and hills High upon the top of Hårga ridge One wore out both shoes and heels One could not stop the dance Where do you come from, you who is playing Tell us who taught you such play, so wild and mad If you don't stop our hearts will burst Oh God preserve us, he has a cloven hoof! The bells had rung in the valley, And father and mother and brother Walked to the parish church Where can Hårga's youth now be? Oh my God, they are still dancing! They danced to the Hårga tune High upon the top of Hårga ridge They are not far from crying Dancing, they now wore out soul and body Stop your bow, fiddler Before we dance our life, soul and bones away No he doesn't stop his dance Until we all fall dead down Thanks to Néa of the North for the translations!

Everytime I here this folksong(cover) I think about my father, he was born, and grown of this part of Sweden (Hälsingland) Arbrå.. I still miss my father,after all this year..🇸🇪🐐

I can fiddle this. A real classic folk song.

The fiddler that appears has cloven hooves. Through his music he forces the people to dance until they die.

According to the legend of Hårgalåten, they dance to only their skulls jumped around in ring.

@KimOfDrac

4 ай бұрын

Really? I grew up hearing they fell because their feet eventually got completely worn off from dancing. But I'm from Bohuslän so maybe that's why😊

This is an old Swedish folksong that tells the tale of a group of youth in the village of Hårga who suffer a terrible fate. They are lured away from church service and their families by the devil who has taken the shape of a man playing the fiddle. The devil draws them in with his enchanted music and forces them to dance endlessly until their bones break or die from exhaustion. It is very similar to another old tale about a creature known as "Näcken" (the naked one) who is a lake creature from old Norse mythology. Näcken is also viewed to take many different shapes, usually seen as a tall, thin and handsome man with long black hair who plays the fiddle to lure people into the lake to drown them. Sometimes he also appears like an old man, or even more monstrous, with sickly green skin, tall, thin and gaunt, with long black hair. Hope this helped. :D

It is from 1785 or older, written down then. Melancholic, eerie, or sad melodies is very much old swedish. Even if joyful there is often something melancholic.

An intriguing, haunting but beautiful song. Definitely my kinda vibe!

I found this great explanation by "sirseigan" on another reaction video, so here is his comment, and the answer to the songs origin :) "The name of the village Hårga comes from the old norse word "Hargr" often meaning a stone altar not uncommonly inside a sacred grove. However it can also mean erected stones, which still exists in the Hårga village. According to legend there were a sacrificial site on top of that mountain. I am doubtful but I can for sure belive that pre-christian sacrificial rites took place at the "hargr", the stones, down in Hårga. Perhaps maybe this legend is from the time when christianity had newly taken over but some people still did some pre-christan rites. However it is very speculative and not so likely imho. More likely is that it is a stern reminder to the youth to get up and go to church on sunday morning. The event takes place on a saturday night (or the night after the bathing day) which were traditionally a night of dacing and drinking as sunday were a day off. The youth met at special spots like at crossroads, bridges, fields, barns etc etc and other place with easy access and out of sight. Here people drank, danced, fought and rumbled around in the bushes. The fiddlers often played at different spots in different areas and were like that eras rock artists not rarely indicating a deal with the nix and/or the devil. It was even a thing to add luminesen moss on the fiddle. After a hard night out in sinful, but fun, ways it could be tempting to skip church the day after. Ofc some pious folks had morale panic about it..."

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@HighlyCombustibleReacts

3 ай бұрын

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