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Raido - Wardruna (cover) "Road To Valhalla series" (Remix)

At Trekroner-Grydehøj in Sjælland, Denmark, a woman was buried with a horse next to her, one leg partially overlapping with her body. At the foot of the woman, a large flat stone, a dog which had been cut in half and some sheep bones completed the burial. 8th-9th century CE --------------------------------------------- [Intro – storm ambience, distant gallop FX, low male hum] Mørke skyer fer gjennom meg Lengt kallar, hugen dregst Vil du bera meg? Eg søkjer vegen [Verse 1 – male chant with rhythm, tagelharpa plucking, hoofbeat drums begin] Fager foling gjev eg deg Tomsekkar fylt med åkergull Fer fort med hov som flyr Om du ber meg, skal du få Sett ut Raido [Chorus – pulse-driven male vocal, wardrum gallop, background throat harmonics] Storm stilnar, hugen går Hovslåt slår rytma no Hjarta slær, to vert eitt Fridom kjem med raske steg Ryttande Raido [Verse 2 – urgent rhythm, call-and-response male harmonies, intensifying percussion] Vilt eg fór og flaug Vakker foling kollapsa Ferda tærer tungast på dei veikaste Snøgt og stille for dei som blir Raido Raido [Bridge – slowed tempo, low voice chant, echo FX, deep horn backdrop] Om eg rir deg Skal eg ri endå lenger For to kan verta eitt Der band blir festa I lagnad vert alt bunde Heile verdi Om eg held deg fast Kan eg fara fritt [Chorus – full tribal drum burst, layered male vocals, breath rhythm FX] Løfter du meg Så ber du vidare Når to vert same Der sambandet vert smidd I arv vert alt halden Gjennom verdi Held du meg fast Kan du reise [Outro – wind fades, slow hoofbeat echo, single male hum fading to silence]