Se Tunge-Wriða [STTZ Ancient Tongue]

Nordic Folk, Viking Cinematic, Old English Spoken Word

# Written in Old English (8. - 10. century)
# My aim was to create an Old English tongue twister song here - I realized "Fischer's Fritz" does also work well. 😁

[Spoken Word - Deep and gritty voice]
Hwæt! Ic bidde ēow beornas bealdor
{Listen! I ask you, bold warriors}
Þæt gē hīeren þone breahtm mīnre tungan!
{That you hear the noise of my tongue!}
Ne mæg nān man þās word wendan
{Nobody may weave these words}
Būtan hē wite hū man wrixleþ gewritum.
{Unless he knows how one exchanges writings.}

[Instrumental Build-up - heavy frame drum enters]

[Verse 1 - Rhythmic and percussive vocal delivery]
Sceal þæt scīre scip scrīðan swiftlīce
{Shall that bright ship glide swiftly}
Ofer þā scīnendan sceadu-brōgan?
{Over the shining shadow-terrors?}
Sceolde se scucca scūfan þone scearpan scyld
{Should the demon shove the sharp shield}
In þā scir-mæledan sceatas?
{Into the bright-painted corners?}
(Scearp! Scearp!)
{(Sharp! Sharp!)}
Scearp is se scēaða þe scierþ þā scīran scēat
{Sharp is the enemy who shears the bright sheet}
On þām sceadwigan scyppende
{On the shadowy creator}
Ond sceandlīc sceal bēon se scealc
{And shameful shall be the warrior}
Þe sceaceþ þone sceaft on sceaðe!
{Who shakes the shaft in the sheath!}

[Pre-Chorus - Rising intensity with strings]
Hīeraþ nū!
{Hear now!}
Wōh ond wundorlic!
{Twisted and wonderful!}

[Chorus - Multi-layered male choir anthemic and loud]
Fisc flīet on flōde
{Fish floats on flood}
Fūl fugol fylþ flet
{Foul bird fills floor}
Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn
{Brave king kisses queen}
Grēat gāst gæþ gēap!
{Great ghost goes crooked!}
(Gæþ gēap!)
{(Goes crooked!)}
Fisc flīet on flōde
{Fish floats on flood}
Fūl fugol fylþ flet
{Foul bird fills floor}
Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn
{Brave king kisses queen}
Grēat gāst gæþ gēap!
{Great ghost goes crooked!}

[Instrumental Solo - Tagelharpa and flute melody]

[Verse 2 - Breathy and airy vocals]
Hwæt! Se hwīta hwæl hweorfeþ hweorflīce
{Listen! The white whale turns rotationally}
On þām hweolendum hwælm-hagan!
{In the wheeling wave-enclosure!}
Hwīlum se hwilenda hwelp hwistlaþ hlūde
{Sometimes the passing whelp whistles loudly}
Æt þām hweorfandan hweole.
{At the turning wheel.}
(Hwistlaþ!)
{(Whistles!)}
Hwā hwearf þone heardan hweorf-bān
{Who turned the hard joint-bone}
On þām healf-hwītan hwealfe?
{In the half-white vault?}
Hwæder hwyrft se hweol-rad hweorfan
{Whither does the wheel-road turn}
Þonne se hwæl is on hworfe?
{When the whale is in the circle?}

[Verse 3 - Rapid fire tempo faster]
Fisceres Friða fiscaþ fersce fiscas
{Fisher's Fritz fishes fresh fishes}
Fersce fiscas fiscaþ Fisceres Friða!
{Fresh fishes fishes Fisher's Fritz!}
Fæste fēhþ Friða fīf fāhe fiscas
{Firmly Fritz catches five spotted fishes}
Forðon fylþ Friða fætelsas fersce!
{Therefore Fritz fills vessels freshly!}
(Fersce fiscas!)
{(Fresh fishes!)}

[Chorus - Powerful and booming]
Fisc flīet on flōde
{Fish floats on flood}
Fūl fugol fylþ flet
{Foul bird fills floor}
Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn
{Brave king kisses queen}
Grēat gāst gæþ gēap!
{Great ghost goes crooked!}

[Bridge - Dark and ominous with heavy pounding drums]
Blac bera bīteþ biterlīce
{Black bear bites bitterly}
Þā bānan bān on þām brūnan beorge.
{The slayer's bone on the brown mountain.}
Ond se brāda beorn berþ þone brōgan beorhtne
{And the broad warrior bears the bright terror}
To þām burg-geate.
{To the fortress-gate.}
[Tempo Increase - Accelerando]
Wōd wulf wadeþ wīdne weg
{Mad wolf wades a wide way}
Ofer þā wæteru to þām wēstan wīce!
{Over the waters to the waste dwelling!}
Wērig wiga wēpeþ wæcne sār
{Weary warrior weeps weak pain}
Þǣr þā wælgifran wulfas wīciaþ!
{Where the slaughter-greedy wolves dwell!}

[Instrumental Solo - Frenzied percussion and lute strumming]

[Verse 4 - Maximum speed tongue twister]
Þrēo þrūde þrēatas þringaþ þearle
{Three proud troops throng severely}
Þurh þone þiccan þorn-wudu!
{Through the thick thorn-wood!}
Þær þīn þriste þegn þīeþ þone þyrnenne þorn
{There your bold thane receives the thorny thorn}
Mid þÿwan þūman.
{With pressing thumb.}
Ðā þurh þone þiccan þrymm þurh þurst ond þurh þēostru þrang
{Then through the thick glory, through thirst and through darkness pressed}
Þolode se þēoden þūsend þrāga
{Suffered the prince a thousand hard times}
Ær þon þe þæt þing wæs geþungen!
{Before the thing was concluded!}

[Chorus - Grand Finale with full orchestration]
Fisc flīet on flōde
{Fish floats on flood}
Fūl fugol fylþ flet
{Foul bird fills floor}
Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn
{Brave king kisses queen}
Grēat gāst gæþ gēap!
{Great ghost goes crooked!}

[Outro - Slowing down to spoken word]
Nū is þēos sprǣc gesprecen
{Now is this speech spoken}
Ond þæt spell is gesponnen.
{And the story is spun.}
Se tunge-wriða is tōlīsod...
{The tongue-twister is loosened...}
(Lāteþ þā liomu līðian)
{(Let the limbs relax)}
Mīn mūþ is mēðe.
{My mouth is weary.}
Wes þū hāl.
{Be thou whole.}

[Fade-Out to End]
[End]

# Disclaimer: AI-generated - this song and the cover art/video was created by or with the help of AI, in accordance with Art. 50 EU AI Act.

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# Written in Old English (8. - 10. century) # My aim was to create an Old English tongue twister song here - I realized "Fischer's Fritz" does also work well. 😁 [Spoken Word - Deep and gritty voice] Hwæt! Ic bidde ēow beornas bealdor {Listen! I ask you, bold warriors} Þæt gē hīeren þone breahtm mīnre tungan! {That you hear the noise of my tongue!} Ne mæg nān man þās word wendan {Nobody may weave these words} Būtan hē wite hū man wrixleþ gewritum. {Unless he knows how one exchanges writings.} [Instrumental Build-up - heavy frame drum enters] [Verse 1 - Rhythmic and percussive vocal delivery] Sceal þæt scīre scip scrīðan swiftlīce {Shall that bright ship glide swiftly} Ofer þā scīnendan sceadu-brōgan? {Over the shining shadow-terrors?} Sceolde se scucca scūfan þone scearpan scyld {Should the demon shove the sharp shield} In þā scir-mæledan sceatas? {Into the bright-painted corners?} (Scearp! Scearp!) {(Sharp! Sharp!)} Scearp is se scēaða þe scierþ þā scīran scēat {Sharp is the enemy who shears the bright sheet} On þām sceadwigan scyppende {On the shadowy creator} Ond sceandlīc sceal bēon se scealc {And shameful shall be the warrior} Þe sceaceþ þone sceaft on sceaðe! {Who shakes the shaft in the sheath!} [Pre-Chorus - Rising intensity with strings] Hīeraþ nū! {Hear now!} Wōh ond wundorlic! {Twisted and wonderful!} [Chorus - Multi-layered male choir anthemic and loud] Fisc flīet on flōde {Fish floats on flood} Fūl fugol fylþ flet {Foul bird fills floor} Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn {Brave king kisses queen} Grēat gāst gæþ gēap! {Great ghost goes crooked!} (Gæþ gēap!) {(Goes crooked!)} Fisc flīet on flōde {Fish floats on flood} Fūl fugol fylþ flet {Foul bird fills floor} Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn {Brave king kisses queen} Grēat gāst gæþ gēap! {Great ghost goes crooked!} [Instrumental Solo - Tagelharpa and flute melody] [Verse 2 - Breathy and airy vocals] Hwæt! Se hwīta hwæl hweorfeþ hweorflīce {Listen! The white whale turns rotationally} On þām hweolendum hwælm-hagan! {In the wheeling wave-enclosure!} Hwīlum se hwilenda hwelp hwistlaþ hlūde {Sometimes the passing whelp whistles loudly} Æt þām hweorfandan hweole. {At the turning wheel.} (Hwistlaþ!) {(Whistles!)} Hwā hwearf þone heardan hweorf-bān {Who turned the hard joint-bone} On þām healf-hwītan hwealfe? {In the half-white vault?} Hwæder hwyrft se hweol-rad hweorfan {Whither does the wheel-road turn} Þonne se hwæl is on hworfe? {When the whale is in the circle?} [Verse 3 - Rapid fire tempo faster] Fisceres Friða fiscaþ fersce fiscas {Fisher's Fritz fishes fresh fishes} Fersce fiscas fiscaþ Fisceres Friða! {Fresh fishes fishes Fisher's Fritz!} Fæste fēhþ Friða fīf fāhe fiscas {Firmly Fritz catches five spotted fishes} Forðon fylþ Friða fætelsas fersce! {Therefore Fritz fills vessels freshly!} (Fersce fiscas!) {(Fresh fishes!)} [Chorus - Powerful and booming] Fisc flīet on flōde {Fish floats on flood} Fūl fugol fylþ flet {Foul bird fills floor} Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn {Brave king kisses queen} Grēat gāst gæþ gēap! {Great ghost goes crooked!} [Bridge - Dark and ominous with heavy pounding drums] Blac bera bīteþ biterlīce {Black bear bites bitterly} Þā bānan bān on þām brūnan beorge. {The slayer's bone on the brown mountain.} Ond se brāda beorn berþ þone brōgan beorhtne {And the broad warrior bears the bright terror} To þām burg-geate. {To the fortress-gate.} [Tempo Increase - Accelerando] Wōd wulf wadeþ wīdne weg {Mad wolf wades a wide way} Ofer þā wæteru to þām wēstan wīce! {Over the waters to the waste dwelling!} Wērig wiga wēpeþ wæcne sār {Weary warrior weeps weak pain} Þǣr þā wælgifran wulfas wīciaþ! {Where the slaughter-greedy wolves dwell!} [Instrumental Solo - Frenzied percussion and lute strumming] [Verse 4 - Maximum speed tongue twister] Þrēo þrūde þrēatas þringaþ þearle {Three proud troops throng severely} Þurh þone þiccan þorn-wudu! {Through the thick thorn-wood!} Þær þīn þriste þegn þīeþ þone þyrnenne þorn {There your bold thane receives the thorny thorn} Mid þÿwan þūman. {With pressing thumb.} Ðā þurh þone þiccan þrymm þurh þurst ond þurh þēostru þrang {Then through the thick glory, through thirst and through darkness pressed} Þolode se þēoden þūsend þrāga {Suffered the prince a thousand hard times} Ær þon þe þæt þing wæs geþungen! {Before the thing was concluded!} [Chorus - Grand Finale with full orchestration] Fisc flīet on flōde {Fish floats on flood} Fūl fugol fylþ flet {Foul bird fills floor} Cēne cyning cysþ cwēn {Brave king kisses queen} Grēat gāst gæþ gēap! {Great ghost goes crooked!} [Outro - Slowing down to spoken word] Nū is þēos sprǣc gesprecen {Now is this speech spoken} Ond þæt spell is gesponnen. {And the story is spun.} Se tunge-wriða is tōlīsod... {The tongue-twister is loosened...} (Lāteþ þā liomu līðian) {(Let the limbs relax)} Mīn mūþ is mēðe. {My mouth is weary.} Wes þū hāl. {Be thou whole.} [Fade-Out to End] [End] # Disclaimer: AI-generated - this song and the cover art/video was created by or with the help of AI, in accordance with Art. 50 EU AI Act.

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