Therese - Southern soldier boy

[dannyallvey79]

How beautiful! Really enjoyed this, well done.

[eldertroth]

Great tribute! I appreciate your interest in our traditional music and also I appreciate the fiddling and other traditional music of your Norway.

[IAryanWarriorI]

That was amazing. You have a beautiful voice

[classifiedwaste71]

You pretty. he he he

[StonewallMacintosh]

You have a beautiful voice :3

[MrNomSauce]

@StonewallMacintosh She does :3

[RockabillyBB]

MARRY ME! <3 :D

[XxDevin2xX]

Honestly Beutiful, I am the G-G-G Great Grandson of a Confederate Soldier, and am also a Re-enactor. You have an Amazing Voice and a beutiful rendition of the song.

Yours truly,

D.Adams

6th Alabama Cavalry

[BikzZaN]

Riktigt vackert :)

[NaXoth]

Det norska språket är vackert :) bra jobbat Therese!

[coolanddark]

great song! a little to much yaking at the start but man once you started singing it was amazing! incredible song and performance!

[TexianPride]

My lord your voice is beyond words.

Thank you so much for this amazing version.

Greetings from Texas, formor Confederate state

[DixieRebel772]

If you like Southern Soldier Boy theresehl, you may like the song Lorena, it was very popular during the war on both sides. Deo Vindice

[2serveand2protect]

Your BEAUTIFUL VOICE and MARVELLOUS INTERPRETATION of this song, reminds me of autumn and golden leaves falling down to the ground - so many of them as the souls of those who fought and died defending their own land.

...and not even their memory is being left in peace, as the memory of all those who died in War shall be - even their graves are being spit upon...

Thank You for Your beautiful musical tribute.

You REALLY have a lot of talent.

[antonioregadas]

Please, send me the letter. Thank you.

[antonioregadas]

Please, send me a the letter. Thank you.



[1axvn]

Magnificent and more my hart does roar

[CoastGuardIDC]

I am the great-great-grand son of Confederate soldiers, and I respect your viewpoint regarding the confederacy; however, your voice and talent make your version of this song nothing short of magnificent. Thank you....."southern sailor"

[alfieg1]

ur voice is aS beautiful as you are and your gorgeous

[alfieg1]

deo vindece

[buckeyecopperhead]

Best version of this song I've EVER heard! Please offer this for sale as an mpg!

[mikail1osmarev]

Beautiful voice and beautiful girl :) Perfect

[Libertytreeradio]

A wonderful voice that catches peoples attention. I have played this video at several meeting (with a lot of people present) and everyone stops what they are doing and listens. Her voice and a simple guitar can stop all other activity when she is playing over and over again. Get ready for the next war here in the USA. It is coming. Vote with your wallet and buy more ammo ASAP. MGK/GDW!

[FastPonyGT]

This young princess has more class in her pinky finger than all the yankee trolls in youtube land. Quite impressive! Keep up the good work.

[Butternut731863]

@FastPonyGT lol I liked your comment ;) so true though

[himmler251]

mein gott, my entire unit LOVES you

keep it you you have an AMAZING voice

Sergant Jackson Smith, 14th Alabama Regiment 2nd Alabama Rifle Company

[TheGermanicSoul]

Im an american of danish,German,English decent born and raised in the south and I must say it was an honor and a blessing to hear this song sung in such a gorgeous manner ,by such a beautiful woman. :-)

[Snakeiz12]

Wow very nice

[cwarrider]

*jaw drops* I think I'm in love. XD

[deadfan666]

That was a lovely retention of a lovely song from a very lovely young lady.

Thank you from a Southern boy.

[Ciorexxx]

You did a really a good job with this, ever thought of playing other Confederate songs? Anyway keep it up! Where do you live in Norway?

[14809rob]

Exellent espicially for not being a native speaker.... I am astounded =)

[amarasimba1]

well there is no history at all in united state! I mean come on.the country has been build up couples of years ago

[PhiloAmericana]

@amarasimba1 America may be only a few centuries old, but we have our stories too.

[amarasimba1]

well there is no istory at all in united state! I mean come on.the country has been build up couples of years ago

[marlborormanforever]

your accent while speaking English has same affect as a girl from Georgia is not fair>.< I <3 you!!

[TheHighflight769]

Thank you Therese! You have a very good voice! Love you're rendition of this fine song.

[alfieg1]

i loved your singing!!

[alfieg1]

the one person who disliked this must b a billie yank jackass

[mjteasley]

You did an amazing job! I am very impressed and honestly touched that you did a song for the American Civil War. It's important to keep history alive :) Well done!

[DESheffield2nd]

OMG. that what so beautiful!! It brought a tears to my eyes. My ancestors would have been proud to hear u sing this song in such a beautiful manner like you did. Thank you.

[rebdevil1]

This is without a doubt, the best version of this song I have ever heard. Well done!!!

[KrSund70]

All this has gotten far off the point.

No doubt it's a nice song, but my dear Therese, Google "Hans Christian Heg" and know that the Norwegians played a not insignificant role in preserving the Union during the American Civil War.

[theresehl]

To everyone else who have commented: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS! :)

[TexanfromTennessee]

@theresehl Amazing, is there any way we can download your version of the song?

If not I hope we can soon because this is easily the best version I have ever heard.

[theresehl]

@TennesseeReb1862 and @KrSund70

Thank you both for your comments and the history lessons ;) I am partially aware of Norway's role in the American civil war and that most of those involved in it were part of the northern alliance. Me singing this song has nothing to do with Norwegian history at all. Neither has it to do with me supporting the Confederacy (which I do not). I have my own reasons to sing it and those who know me, know those reasons :)

[Jeffanos]

@theresehl I really liked your version it sounds proper but the fact that u don't support the Confederacy makes me think that u Europeans are full of stereotypes...Anyway great song

[theresehl]

@Jeffanos I can applaude the fact that any soldier goes to war for what he believes in, but I can't applaude what the Confederates stood for. That is my personal opinion though, not every single European's.

[himmler251]

@theresehl Therese the Confederacy stood for independence, more Northerners owned slaves than Southerners, the North tried to invade the South with intentions of burning down Charlotte North Carolina, the capital of the CSA at the time, the Virginia Militia stopped them at Manassas Virginia. the last person to free her slaves was President Ulysses Grants wife in 1869, 5 years after the war ended. the war was fought over the Norths aggression, money, and greed

[SmutFi]

@theresehl Let me say, there are many lies surrounding the events of the "civil" war. Most northerners are taught an alternate version of this period of history. History is written by the victor. Actually, most people these days are taught these lies.

[XxDevin2xX]

43@theresehl Excuse me ma'am but the Confederates did NOT stand for slavery if that's what you are refering to. Only about 15% of southern men owned a slave, and most of the ones that did was the Governments doing, not the soldiers themselves. Most southern soldiers were fighting out of necessity or they heard the North was Invading the South. My G-G-G Grandfather did not fight for any slaves. He fought for his home and land.

D.Adams

6th Alabama Cavalry

C.S.A

[XxDevin2xX]

@theresehl And Excuse me as I forgot to mention that you also sang this song beautifully.

D.Adams

6th Alabama Cavalry

C.S.A

[KrSund70]

Although after Antietam and the emancipation proclaimation, it did become an official federal war aim.

It's not murder when the other side is carrying arms too. Remember who fired on Sumter first.

[KrSund70]

I am sure more than a few hundred union soldiers would have said that one of their reasons for enlisting was to end slavery. You exaggerate.

Read what I posted when I mentioned slavery, it was a carry over from the previous post, I said Norwegians have a strong sense of justice and it's important to remember Heg's reasons for going to war, to honor their new country/government, and to fight slavery. I never said the "North" got into the war to end slavery.

[KrSund70]

The war was not, but to individuals it was, and Heg's own reasons certainly involved slavery. I said it was important to remember Heg's reasons for going to war.

[KrSund70]

The British were in danger of losing their N. American colonies, just as the United States were in danger of losing the 13 Southern states, but in neither case was there an invasion, as invasion is possible only AFTER you establish sovereignty, which does not exist simply from a declaration.

[KrSund70]

Individuals discriminated, but the government for which they fought welcomed them.

Merely declaring something, doesn't make it true as a matter of law. There's one big difference between the Declaration of Independence and Ft. Sumter -- We won the Revolutionary War. The British invaded during the War of 1812, but did not "invade" during the Revolutionary War, as the sovereignty of the United States was still yet unsettled.

[KrSund70]

And to help end that greatest institution of inequality, slavery.

I understand that Yankee Version of Dixie was sung on the march by federal columns regularly during the war.

Google Hans Christian Heg to read more about him and the 15th Wisconsin. The Norwegian American Historical Association published a book about the regiment in the early 2000's called "Colonel Heg and His Boys: A Norwegian Regiment in the American Civil War," it is hard to find today, but a gem if you do.

[KrSund70]

You can't invade your own country. So your #3 is hardly a "fact." As for your #2, Again, nearly all Scandinavians settled in the upper Midwest, so your analogy is not entirely on point.

Yes it was a pointless war, but make no mistake about it, we wouldn't be the great nation that we have been, and are today if the South had won. Scandinavians have a strong sense of justice and loyalty, and it's important to remember Heg's reasons for going to war ... to honor the land that welcomed them,

[KrSund70]

Even in WI, the Norwegians were discriminated against and did not get the same sending off as the other WI regiments made up of home-born troops. (Similar to then-existing attitudes about the Germans as well). Yet Lincoln himself said: "I know the Norwegians, No immigrants have served America better than they."

Today, Heg stands proudly in Madison in the capitol square. When arranging a meeting, the older generation would typically say: "I'll meet you by the Heg statue."

[KrSund70]

@TennesseeReb1862

Certainly not. Merely accenting the irony, as the song is called Southern Soldier Boy, and of course, Heg was shot by one.

Heg, if you must know, was a great hero, and the highest ranking officer from Wisconin to die during the war. The 15th was heavily engaged at Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga, and the road to Atlanta. Being farmers in a genetically homogenous regiment, the 15th also lost a disproportionate share to disease.

[KrSund70]

So, my reply to you sir is: To the tune of Dixie: "Away douth South in the land of traitors Rattlesnakes and alligators Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land Where cotton's king and men are chattel Union boys will win the battles Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land Then we'll all go down to Dixie, hurray hurray Each Southern boy will understand that he must mind his Uncle Sam Away, away, away on down to Dixie!" :-)

[KrSund70]

@TennesseeReb1862

1. It might be nice for a Norwegian who is going to sing a song about the American Civil War to know about her people's role in it.

2. Entire Irish regiments fought for the South. 15th WI was the ONLY all Scandinavian regiment in the war. Your analogy, sir, fails to hold water.

3. You purport to say, let bygones be bygones has Heg is "having a beer" with Lee in heaven, yet you are clearly biased and state in the same posting that Heg "died invading" the South

[KrSund70]

To recruit the young Norwegians recently arrived from Norway to Wisconsin Heg stated: "The land which we, as strangers, have made our home has received us with friendship and hospitality. We enjoy equal privileges with the native born. The path to honor and fortune is alike open to us and them. The law protects and befriends us all alike. Let us prove ourselves worthy of that land and of those heroes from whom we descend."

Three cheers for the Union and Norge!!!

[KrSund70]

FYI -- You should know that most Norwegians, of course, settled in the North (Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc.) and fought for the Union. The 15th Wisconsin, in fact, was an all Norwegian regiment led by Col. Hans Christian Heg, who was killed at Chickamauga in Sept. 1863, no doubt by a "Southern soldier boy."

There are monuments to his honor in both Madison, Wisconsin near the capital building and in his hometown of Haugestad in Lier (i Norge).

[DakotaH215]

This is amazing. Its very beautiful

[TheIR134]

Dutch?

[theresehl]

@TheIR134 No, Norwegian :)

[Southernjuggalo63]

@theresehl great singing coming from alabama confederates decendent did well by the song

[RottnJP]

You do a fantastic job with this deep, touching song- Beautiful!

[KingBouloo]

Amazing ! Just waho ! Your voice is so beautiful !! Best version I've ever heard ! Congratulations !

[kichinko]

AWESOME

[fredcoonbanjo]

You sound so much like a young Joan Baez. Remarkable and wonderful. Your voice and interpretation of this tune is so haunting. What great delivery!

[JohnnyGuitar79]

a wonderfull voice

you definitly did this great old song justice

greetings from Confederate state, Texas

[faelismaegnus]

Awesome! Great job. From a Deep Southerner's heart I thank you.

[Waterburysscouts1]

Thank you! From the 4th Virginia Co D Cavalry!

[themissamericangirl]

You're voice is so strong, and though you're German, it sounds steeped in Southern tradition, and just as filled with sweet irony and sadness as the Civil War really was.

[AsgardsWarrior]

Really good! Greetings from good old Germany!

[fishb3d]

Absolutely great!!

[ringworks]

Very well sung.

[comradeshow]

I know im copying confederate patriot, but their comment was perfect Beautiful... You and the song

God Bless You (from South Carolina)

[2serveand2protect]

You've got a very beautiful voice...

VERY NICE!

[theresehl]

@2serveand2protect Thank you so much! :)

[colt112]

wow, fantastisk å se en så ung dame synge en slik sang! Jobber selv i Forsvaret, det betyr mye at folk på min egen alder viser interesse for soldater, i nåtid eller fortid. Fantastisk sunget Therese, takk :)

[theresehl]

@colt112 Tusen takk for kjempehyggelig kommentar! Selv om jeg synger sangen pga kjærlighetsaspektet, så må man faktisk beundre soldater som går ut i krig og kjemper for den saken de tror på.

[cassell11b]

I dont know what you said, lol. But this is great. I'm a Soldier from the south in Iraq for the 3rd time. Thank you.

[theresehl]

@cassell11b Thank you very much for your nice comment :)

[cassell11b]

@theresehl , You are very welcome.

[angrypatriot911]

Dear Sweet, soft, angelic voice from my dreams, Your song has been heard worldwide due to a man named Mark Koernke. He is with the Colonial Marines & has a radio show called the intelligence report. I hear this song every week & this is my first time to hear it on youtube. I must say, I am amazed at your talent. Your voice has raised the will for all of us to fight again. I am a southern soldier boy with no one waiting for me, but your song makes me feel better just the same.

[theresehl]

@angrypatriot911 I had no idea my song had made it onto American radio. I'm glad to hear that you like it so much and that it brings you joy. Thanks so much for your lovely comment :)

[ConfederatePatriot]

Beautiful... You and the song

God Bless You (from North Carolina)

[theresehl]

@ConfederatePatriot Thank you so much :)

[fiducialpoint]

Therese, Dear Therese, I am a civil war reenactor with the ANV. I must tell you, you have touched me greatly with this ballad. I humbly thank you.

Icke

[theresehl]

@fiducialpoint Thank you very much! Compliments like yours means so much to me :)

[1966jeffe]

Beautiful version of a song that touches my heart, My great Grandfather rode with the 9th Kentucky Mounted infantry.

Thank You from Kentucky.



[theresehl]

@1966jeffe Thank you! That is really sweet of you to say :)

[theresehl]

@EarnanOMaille Thank you so much! That's a wonderul compliment :D At the beginning of this song, as with every song I post, I'm telling people what song I'm going to sing. With this song I also explain its origins, what the song is about and what it means to me :)

[karlab75]

Himmel og hav, jeg ante ikke at du sang så vakkert! Virkelig nydelig. Jeg gråt en liten tåre, må jeg innrømme.

Hilsen Dr. Brandon

[theresehl]

@karlab75 Awww takk! Så utrolig snilt sagt :)

[Saadsword]

Absolutely magnificent !

True blood, true voice, true soul and straight heart !

Thanks for all the southern soldier boys, and for the whole white people !

[theresehl]

@Saadsword Thank you very much :)

[seaninferno1]

good song, and please dont go start talking in english

[theresehl]

@seaninferno1 Thank you :)

[smizerene]

great job. ur talented. put a golf club in your hand then u would be my dream woman

[theresehl]

@smizerene lol thanx so much :D

[RequiemSomnium]

Good job! :)

[AsgardsWarrior]

Really nice! Greetings from Germany!

[Butternut731863]

YOOOU ARE SO GOOD!!! :D :D :D

You NEED to consider publishing this so I can download it off itunes! :D

BRAVO! :)

[theresehl]

@Butternut731863 Wow. Thank you so much! You have no idea how much compliments like yours mean to me :)

[Aryanized]

Beautiful song from a beautiful woman / voice. Video loads kind of slow but its worth it. May just be my internet though.

[cwbuff44]

Marry me?

-Your Southern Soldier Boy

[theresehl]

@cwbuff44 LOL! I assume that means you liked my song. Thanks for that :)

[cwbuff44]

@theresehl Yes I liked it very much. Very amazing.

[silvertonguedbard]

Gorgeous voice! Best rendition of this song I've ever heard. Please speak in English so we know what you are saying at the beginning.

[theresehl]

@silvertonguedbard Thank you so much! That means a lot. I'll try to remember to speak in English the next time :)

[GreenHilltube]

Very lovely voice....i would love to hear some more trad. songs like some irish/scottish tracks......

Mange hilsner fra Danmark

[bipbopbom]

mycket bra version Therese hälsningar från sverige / Johan

[Germanyankee]

Definitley one of the best versions of this song I've heard on here, Great job!...

[theresehl]

@Germanyankee Thank you very much! That's really sweet of you :)

[theresehl]

@EarnanOMaille Awww, thanks. That means a lot :)

[mosbysmen]

really great , more southern songs please

[theresehl]

@mosbysmen Thanks! :D

[leage3]

that is great the best iv ever heard

[theresehl]

@leage3 Thank you! That's really sweet of you!

[Macaframa1]

amazing voice... great video... go norway!

[theresehl]

@Macaframa1 Thank you :)

[MonsterDrinker4000]

wow i am suprised! that was amazing. i wasnt shure if it would be good at first because i didnt really understand what you were saying at the begging, but wow that was good. what counrty are you from?

[theresehl]

@MonsterDrinker4000 Thank you so much! I'm from Norway, so it's no wonder you can't understand me :D

[Enjoi4659]

Amazing song and what an Amazing voice you have... keep up the great work

[Vaulknot77]

wow....you have a beautiful voice.

[sgtSqeegee119]

Badass.

[blueridger28]

I love livin in the Blueridge Mountain North Carolina. This is buetiful. Have a good voice.

[TheCoolio4]

You have a beautiful voice. Completely flawless, and what an amazing song choice!

[IngerAnna]

Dette var både gripende og vakkert!

[hvilen]

Vakkert!

[mobilechief]

Beautiful, from a Southern Boy in Richmond VA. Very pretty, thanks.

[centralfloridalove]

Very well done Therese!! Beautiful.

[tenhearts100beats]

You have a glorious Nordic voice. Have you been to the U.S.?

[theresehl]

Thank you! I've been to the US. I have some family there. It's a lovely country :)

[rebelcry99]

A perfect song and a lovely voice.

[mappoprimo]

This is so beautiful, it's one of my favorite songs too. It's so mournful and longing. You've pulled off the chill that crawls up and down my spine to the beauty. :)

Very good job.

[dave777blaster]

5**** for having a lovely voice

[dave777blaster]

The Eye of Horus

what's with that?

[theresehl]

The ancient Egyptians used it as a talisman to protect themselves against evil. I liked the symbolism so therefore I tattooed it.

[spartan8]

hvor slemme de var mot Jebediah....

[araija]

*teary-eyed*