(Rite of the Winter Grove) [Opening Breath](low, unmetered) Hrrr—ōō—khā… Hrrr—ōō—khā… Thrum… thrum… [Stanza I — Calling the Cold] Vētra ana, vētra ana Snōru khal, snōru khal Pīna wurd, pīna wurd Thāra miþ, thāra miþ (hold last vowel, let it break into overtones) [Stanza II — The Mark] Khōr in fēl Ash in brōw Wītja līn Sēla nǫw Hrr—khrr—ōōō… [Stanza III — Ancestors Enter] Dōru, dōru, dōru An-khai, an-khai Brōth in snōw Brōth in snōw (answered by breathy exhale, almost a sigh) [Chant — Lynx / Forest Union] Kra—kra—khrr Mrrr—mrrr—ōō Khā—khā—khā (imitate lynx chest rumble, not a roar) [Stanza IV — Devotion] Na mē nam Na mē nam [Final Spiral] (repeat, build, then fade) Hrrr—ōō—khā Dōru… dōru… Vētra ana… Khā… khā… (end on breath, not voice)
