© 2025, DistroKid. All rights reserved Ásatrú Records. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~↓ Youtube ↓~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.youtube.com/@Alextheviking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~↓ Explanation ↓~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "ᚺᚢᚷᛁᚾᚾ ᛟᚲ ᛗᚢᚾᛁᚾᚾ (Huginn ok Muninn)" is, to me, a ritual-like hymn inspired by Norse mythology, dedicated to Odin’s ravens, Huginn (Thought) and Muninn (Memory). Through the verses, I wanted to follow their daily flight, Huginn rising with the morning wind, carrying Odin’s thoughts across the Nine Realms, and Muninn descending with the evening shadows, bringing back the memories of humankind and the wisdom of ages. The choruses echo like an invocation, a rhythmic prayer in which I call upon each raven as a sacred force: Huginn as the voice of the heavens, Muninn as the ancient spirit preserving truth. With this piece, I sought to unite the solemnity of myth with the power of ritual, to let poetry and invocation breathe together in one motion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~↓ Lyrics (Old Norse) ↓~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Huginn rís í morgunvindi vængr hans klýfr veraldarslóða Hann ber hugsanir Einauga ok flýgr um níu heimar Hugsun væn, villt eigi fara því Óðinn bíðar endurkoma Huginn! Huginn! Rǫdd himins, fær ljós heim Huginn! Huginn! Hugsun helg, leið goð Muninn fellr í kvelds skugga augu hans sýna manna líf Hann ber minningar aldanna ok nærir spekð Alfǫðrs Minnugr trúr, hverf eigi burt án þín villast goðin Muninn! Muninn! Andi forn, fær sannleik heim Muninn! Muninn! Minning helg, varðveit heim
