SLEWFOOT — Prelude

[Instrumental-led prelude — target 4:40] [Female ensemble only; no solo lead; sing only the Latin lines] [0:00–0:35 | The Sleeping Wood | Instrumental] [Low hurdy-gurdy drone, bass viol, one distant bell] [Solo fiddle introduces a haunting four-note D-minor theme] [No voices; melody begins within the first few seconds] [0:35–1:10 | Beneath the Roots | Soft female choir] [Low female unison; slow, clear Latin over drone and lute] Sub terra, vita dormit. In nocte, silva vigilat. [1:10–2:05 | The Wood Awakens | Instrumental] [Choir rests] [Frame drums establish rolling 6/8] [Fiddle develops the theme; bass and dark strings gather] [Heavy guitars gradually enter; build patiently] [2:05–2:40 | The Summoning | Female choir] [Layered female harmonies; solemn and powerful] Surge, pater silvarum. Audi voces terrae. Radices manent. Silva meminit. [2:40–3:25 | Horns Above the Trees | Instrumental] [Choir rests] [Heavy guitars and bowed fiddle carry the theme together] [Driving toms, frame drums, sweeping strings] [Short melodic fiddle-and-guitar exchange] [Build toward the largest peak] [3:25–4:05 | The Wild Remembers | Full female choir] [Majestic female ensemble over full folk-metal orchestra] [Soaring harmonies; instrumental theme remains prominent] Terra mater, nos audi. Sub cinere, vita manet. Silva meminit. Silva meminit. [4:05–4:40 | The Threshold | Instrumental ending] [Choir falls silent] [Drums and guitars withdraw] [Solo fiddle returns to the opening theme] [Leave a low D drone and one short bell decay] [End by 5:00; no extra chorus or extended fade]