Ratatoskr (engl)

[FAST WOODEN DRUM PATTERN] [RUNNING FEET THROUGH ROOTS] [FOREST WIND] [WHISPERED FEMALE VOICES] Ratatoskr… Ratatoskr… rennr… rennr… [Verse 1] Through the roots of Yggdrasil the restless one awakens… small claws against ancient bark, quick breath beneath the world tree. From shadowed roots where Níðhöggr coils in endless hunger, to the high bright crown where the eagle watches all things— Ratatoskr runs. Never still. Never silent. Always carrying words between fang and feather. [Chorus – FIRST RUN] [FEMALE CEREMONIAL CALL] Ratatoskr rennr! Yfir rót ok grein! [LAYERED FEMALE CHANTS] Rennr! Rennr! Aldri kyrr! Vindr fylgir! Lauf vakna! Ratatoskr rennr! Ratatoskr rennr! [DRUMS QUICKEN] [Verse 2] He races through moss and rain, through hidden paths beneath old branches… over stones wet with spring water, through mist and waking forests. The roots whisper below him… the crown trembles above him… and the great ash tree carries every sound through its endless living body. Sharp words from the dragon… cold warnings from the eagle… Ratatoskr keeps them moving, stirring old tension through the worlds. [Chorus – FASTER] [FEMALE CEREMONIAL CALL] Ratatoskr rennr! Milli himins ok jarðar! [GROUP CHANTS] Rennr! Rennr! Upp ok niðr! Vindr syngr! Greinar hristast! Ratatoskr rennr! Ratatoskr rennr! [WOOD PERCUSSION BUILDS] [BREATHING] [SMALL BELLS] [Bridge – TRANCE MOTION] [WHISPERED FEMALE VOCALS] Upp… niðr… upp… niðr… [LAYERED HYPNOTIC CHANTS] Yggdrasil andar… Ratatoskr hleypir… boð flytjast… greinar hreyfast… [FASTER CEREMONIAL DRUMS] [FEMALE SOLO] Between root and sky… [GROUP RESPONSE] He runs! He runs! [FEMALE SOLO] Between serpent and eagle… [GROUP RESPONSE] He runs! He runs! [Chorus – ECSTATIC] [FEMALE CEREMONIAL CALL] Ratatoskr rennr! Eilíft yfir tréð! [LARGE FEMALE CHOIR] Rennr! Rennr! Aldri hvíld! Lauf syngja! Vindr vaknar! Ratatoskr rennr! Ratatoskr rennr! [FAST RITUAL DRUM SOLO] [SHAKERS] [FOOT STOMPS] [Final Chorus – SPIRALING ENERGY] [LAYERED FEMALE CHANTS] Ratatoskr rennr… Ratatoskr rennr… Upp til arnar… Niðr til orms… Ratatoskr rennr… Ratatoskr rennr… Vindr fylgir… Askr lifir… [REPEATED HYPNOTIC OUTRO] Rennr… rennr… rennr… Ratatoskr…