Hrafnagaldur - Helvegen (Wardruna Cover)

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Lyrics have been translated to Icelandic:
Hver skal syngja mig
í dauðsvefn slengja mig
nú ég helveginn fer
og þau spor sem ég treð
Eru köld, svo köld
Ég söngvana sótti
Ég söngvana sendi
Úr hinum dýpsta brunni
Gaf mér dropa svo ramma
Af valföðurs veði
Allt veit ég Óðinn
Hvar þú auga leyndir
Hver skal syngja mig
í dauðsvefn slengja mig
nú ég helveginn fer
og þau spor sem ég treð
Eru köld, svo köld
Árla er í dagsins heill
enn veit hrafninn að ég féll
Nú þegar helgrindi eru
og þú laus þig rífur
skal ég fylgja þér
yfir gjallarbrúnna með mínum söng
Þú ert laus frá böndum sem bind ég
Þú ert laus Þeirra banda sem batt ég
"Deyr fé,
deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
en orðstírr
deyr aldregi,
hveim er sér góðan getr.
Deyr fé,
deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
ek veit einn,
at aldrei deyr:
dómr um dauðan hvern."

[@Myrdr]

I hope this will make Einar proud. His goal as he has stated is not to reenact old songs but to make new ones inspired by those old ideas and to make people sing again. The best you can do now is to use this song in what way you seem best.

[@liam2777]

I'm a huge fan of Wardruna and Einar, I love his work. Usually I don't like covers but this was just awesome.

[@Tenz0r]

I didn't expect the tuvan throat singing. It adds really nice, very well done.

[@volcajohann]

Actually, it seems to be that the Vikings did it, too. Go check out Skvalthr if you're interested~

[@elsakristina2689]

I've never heard that the Vikings also practiced throat singing, although I have read that an Arabic explorer who met Vikings wrote that they sang in like a low, droning hum, but I never thought he was talking about throat singing.

[@rangarthorvin]

Yes!!!! I love these guys!!!!

[@thoselarpguys8577]

thank you for making this video , many yrs on it is still bringing joy to the world .

[@JarlTryggve]

As soon as i heard the perfect throat singing I had no choice but to raid the subscribe button.

[@GoldenEagle_Matariki_Kaleolani]

The gentleman with the handcrafted Norge style necklace sings beautifully and so does the girls, lovely job !! Keep up with the Nordic + Tuvan singing ;-)

[@sakukoo]

Very beautiful version! Thank you. I have listened this meny times. Greetings from Finland.

[@My_Druid_journey.]

The way your voices come together is mesmerizing, as a poster below commented the throat singing is a nice change. The 4 of you do Helvegen proud. Travel well on your path my friends....... Frostproof,FL.

[@skjaldmaer679]

Awesome cover, you guys did fantastic!!!!!

[@alexanderquesada1035]

Feel proud of your roost...feel lucky for the ancient blood that is ruining through your veins. Hugs from Costa Rica. I love your culture!!!! I d love to be part of it.....

[@VikingNerds]

Listened to this many times and absolutely love this cover. Very good job!

[@colea9358]

Great job, you guys really did the song justice.

[@numerian4516]

Beautiful.

[@cristianvonrosen943]

Wonderful

[@stiLLa2000]

still the best cover of helvegen so far.

[@FrauDarko]

Wow! I'm absolutely speechless! Thank you so much for this video and the goosebumps i get. 😊

[@meghanmattssonmcginnis3989]

Beautiful version of the song, you all are very talented!

[@terrymaca1]

great cover...great harmonies...love..light and Pagan Power to you all !

[@vladhuha2139]

Вау класссссс молодцы!! От сердца к солнцу.

[@Darkmachinegirl]

Brilliant 😊 the throat singing is on point 😮

[@Abaor]

Απλά υπέροχο... τα μογγολικά φωνητικά τα σπάνε :)

[@nikolanovakovic4150]

MAGNIFICENT

[@kathyraisor150]

~This is absolutely amazing, folks! Thank yo for sharing. You all sing this from the soul and it gives me chills. I don't know your language, but, I can hum along in surprising harmony. Beautiful, just beautiful! I believe Einar would be very pleased with it, too.

[@tarcioleoterio8795]

De sjunga jätte bra!!! Grattis!!!!!

[@dorianlovecraft9452]

You folks are amazing. Keep it up!

[@keegs1163]

wow guys absolutely beautiful. One of the best things ive ever heard

[@acaciaorient9239]

You guys are awesome!!!!

[@Luciferofom]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@dianamills5243]

This is so magical. Can we please have a rough translation into English using subtitles? Just having four people makes it so much more intimate than the Aurora version, for example, and not even having something to hit the drum with - but just using a hand! And the throat singing ! It is so magical, but loses a bit if we don't know what it is actually about. Beautiful. And totally 100% for the technical and audio engineer. Finally, that dead, total, silence at the end. Seriously, wonderful stuff.

[@adriancarter825]

It’s about death and the loneliness of death , the afterlife I think correct me if I’m wrong , it is a very moving song , it breaks me sometimes.

[@Maquis196]

Would buy this. Very good. Takk.

[@agilit_CO]

Absolutely overwhelming

[@Ziad3195]

this was beyond gorgeous

[@boromirkarpow6457]

Oni pojon prosto predivno!! Mnie welm nrawitse,

[@andrepanzer1852]

Tudo e todos vao morrer, menos o teu legado, o teu nome!!! Seja forte, tenha coragem, sempre lute!

[@Wisthabiz]

Fantastic!

[@GutsnoKen]

Guys that was beautiful! Im subbing right now!

[@spookyskeleton6086]

Yo man I've been watching you for 5 years and I'll be the first to say where have the years gone!? It seems only yesterday that I stumbled upon this video while trying to expand my knowledge of my ancestory back in 2015

[@toresanderify]

That drum action is awesome 😍

[@Kodesai]

Incredible.

[@nitinbhatt8193]

For once, I can actually say I know one of the artists appearing in a video. Not just a genius at Wordscapes but also a gifted, wonderful musician ❤

[@schpeidermann]

wow! way better than i expected!! loved the percussions and the throat singing was a very nice surprise for me ;)

[@fredaltensee363]

As always, fantastic.

[@albrechthans-fritzwilhelmv2199]

Outstanding Brother and Sisters! Hail!

[@j.s.gullett2669]

Joshua Bensinger, Eivør uses a similar instrument called a witch drum in her song Trøllabundin.

[@wdl713]

Really beautiful.

[@ddota5532]

The addition of throatsinging was nice. Coco cover, gj!

[@m.f.3604]

Wow.. Awsome

[@joseluismurciaesquiva6590]

Great job!!!!!!! Respect!!!

[@Zazou_96]

Ragnar Lođbrok smiles from Valhalla..

[@nuclearping]

Wow. Really wonderful. Thank you! :)

[@Snikkari]

Wow ..... this is amazing.

[@vickytaspartan]

Boy, this is beautiful!

[@laanol6100]

Omg!!... its so amazing!!! 😭

[@i386]

Great

[@angeliqueroux6160]

That awesome moment when you make didgeridoo sounds with your voice. :O So cool! Love this!

[@andresconrado]

Great work, guys, keep it up! :D

[@msfl54]

Tack

[@MickeysGrenade]

Beautiful thank u

[@anastasiadelaney820]

Beautiful ✌️

[@KevinEssence]

Love it!

[@Kraut2121]

Amazing!

[@Melli_wolf]

Amazing ❤️

[@CatarinaLopesLisbon1987]

AMAZING COVER!!!CONGRATS! =)

[@hekshydramusic1617]

Amazing, guys!!

[@adamcedarwall6049]

Amazing

[@IgorGarcia14]

Nice work!

[@SudrheimStudios]

Very Good!

[@MarcosAntonio-kt8lc]

como eu queria morar aí poder viver essa cultura maravilhosa

[@grplayer]

Respect

[@SvarttrostVideo]

Beautiful, very interesting arrangement! I must definitely learn to play my hand-drum just like the lady does!

[@themaskedmaniac5]

Hel in Norse culture refers to the world of the dead. This song (of you read lyrics) is about the glory of death and how it is honour to die with great deed.

[@Northern85Star]

+CideOf Sui The song is Einar leading us all away from Hel when we die, while asking: who will do the same for him? (Since most of us die of sickness and old age, most of us go to Hel) "Når du ved Helgrindi står Og når nu laus deg må riva Skal eg fylgje deg Over Gjallarbrua med min song" Translates to: "When you at the Hel Gate stand And when you must tear free I shall follow you Over the Wailing Bridge with my song" Standing at Helgrindi (the gate to Hel), the Gjallarbrua (the bridge to Hel) leads away from Hel.

[@themaskedmaniac5]

***** Are you from Scandinavia also?

[@macspartan2371]

Helheim. Hel being the goddess that looks over the realm. One of the 9 realms of Yggdrasil.

[@EdemardilActual]

The song is about death and the connections to people. Not the glory of death. It's about making connections so that when you go, someone will sing over your death bed as people did in the old days. "Who will sing me? Into deaths grasp sling me?"

[@gourdguru]

@@Northern85Star all the dead belong to Hel, and all dead must pass through Hel before going on to Valhalla or Folkvangr or one of the numerous other places in the afterlife. Hel IS death. it's only vilified in the later texts we have making it icy and terrible. in the older eddic references it's described like a beautiful field in spring. the song isn't leading you AWAY from Hel. you HAVE to go there. it's leading you THROUGH it, to the place you belong. the line "Skal eg fylgje deg" is interesting because it could be a subtle play on words, referencing the Fylgja, a follower/guiding spirit that was a part of your soul which could be lent to others in life or pass on to others in death, according to sources. i don't know enough of the language to tell if that's the case but if so, then the message is intending that the singer's Fylgja is lent as a guide to the deceased to protect them and guide them.

[@malektahri5590]

best version< Amazng

[@rafesorm646]

goood! very good!

[@erikaeriksson4708]

♥️

[@sarahgray430]

This is lovely, and they do it without any digitized diddling of their voices.Good job!

[@helgahansen3771]

Sauber!

[@syrianiraqwarclashes6964]

Nice cover! :D

[@chadfutral5442]

Is this Icelandic? I was wondering because of words like mig þér and ég; in old norse/icelandic they are mik þik and ek.

[@elsakristina2689]

Yes, this is in Icelandic.

[@daginn896]

+Chad Futral +elsa1942 No this is not in Icelandic, its sung by Icelandics in Old Norse, which was the language of all Scandinavia, before it split into East Norse (Sweden and Denmark) and West Norse ( Norway, Faraoe Island, Iceland, Orkney island). Only Iceland and Farao Island kept their language somewhat intact, but yet again this is not West Norse (allthough a Norwegian song, sung by Icelandics), its Old Norse.

[@grarvindur1772]

Norwegian and Swedish are the most closely related Nordic languages, to each other that is. Icelandic is the most preserved.

[@zackgeldhof1206]

@@daginn896 Thanks! I was wondering, as I noticed the lyrics were somewhat different. I love hearing things like this!

[@G3rbr1th]

@@daginn896 Nono, Sigurboði translated our version into Icelandic. =)

[@robjodon7277]

Very nice my friends beautiful thank you for what you do I really enjoy yours truly jodon blood vein of house wolf tooth

[@sidarist]

Nice. A few little lyrical changes I noticed.

[@MrSnask]

Translated to Icelandic I think.

[@Marcos_____]

nice

[@tordenbob]

Absolutely fantastic.. I detect differences from the song itself - is this Icelandic? (which is the closest we can ever get to norse)

[@finnmoog7187]

Take my like!

[@tonymarcuscassani9465]

Beautiful, are you singing in icelandic or old norse? the lyrics, the words sound different, with the same feeling of course, very nice though. Hail

[@DarkMusicianSwede]

It's norwegian.

[@G3rbr1th]

It's Icelandic. Sigurboði translated the lyrics.

[@carrionhue2815]

det er vidunderligt

[@MrPetejew]

a Hurdy-gurdy! nice!

[@va1van]

Realy like me, thanks for share, You inspired me

[@SkittelsSan]

What is that hand crank box instrument called?

[@gkalenaki]

Hurdy - Gurdy 😊

[@kentalaga8450]

Very very nice version of this track/song. Good vocal blends and harmony. Good recording quality. I was wowed by the deep gutteral chanting at 2:48.You musicians provide me with inspiration in my quest of making original similar music and my own instruments ( drums, stringed instruments, shakers & rattles, etc.) If you would like to see some of my works go here: www.etsy.com/shop/nothos

[@glennjonsson]

👍🇸🇪🇳🇴❤️

[@Hemmathegreat]

I'm wondering what that beautiful box instrument is

[@G3rbr1th]

It is called a Hurdy Gurdy. =)

[@Matias5everino]

What is the name of that percussion instrument?

[@Imakeweirdstuff]

The drumming technique she is using, does it have a name or something? I have a drum that i would like to be able to use more, my experience is mostly with stringed instruments...

[@christopherrowley7506]

Imakeweirdstuff it´s the bodhran style but using her hand instead of a tipper

[@ikeartfilms7783]

This is better than the Wardruna version

[@tlipton20]

What instruments are you using? I know one's a drum, obviously. But what's the other? I am unfamiliar with it

[@hrafnagaldur8385]

It's a wheel-fiddle

[@tlipton20]

Hrafnagaldur Thank you! I like its sound, I may have to look it up!

[@LIMITAXE]

tlipton20 It can also be a hurdy-gurdy, mostly used in pirate times.

[@tlipton20]

LIMIT AXE Yeah I have more recently realised after looking into the subject that it's also a hurdy gurdy, and there's also "drejelire" which is a swedish version. It's an awesome instrument!

[@KamikazethecatII]

+LIMIT AXE Pretty sure it was mostly used in the Medieval era.

[@Nachtdoler]

Zeer goed, schoon! Add one subscriber.

[@jamesdavis4598]

Ok, that's not Norsk. What language are they singing?

[@paulfenzel8288]

can anyone tell me why they are pronouncing the language diferrent as wardruna ?

[@rolsen1304]

Wardruna sings in a Norwegian dialect, these guys sing in Icelandic, both fantastic!

[@poterjanijmir]

Why is that instrument called in guys hands?

[@Frederik.S]

a Hurdy-gurdy

[@rognvaldurmagnusson6487]

Mjög falleg útfærsla

[@silvertustinkelee7045]

Would'nt sound right in english ....perfect language for the song whatever language it is....!