An important consideration, this song is deliberately meant to be very jarring at points. Krigsgaldr means "war magic" and is part of a larger story told in other songs from Lifa. The overall story is, a village is thrust into a war they didn't want or start, but now must participate in. This performance is an actual ritual designed deliberately to induce a trance state, then break you out it just as the village was peaceful, then war-torn. This song describes the point of no return. Maria's lyrics reflect the feelings of the women who fear what is coming, while the throat singing expresses the growing aggression among the warriors as their village is drawn into war.
having worked at a bar at midgardsblot when they played there, the way they captured the audience was simply amazing, it was like the audience entered a trance as no one said anything while they played.
I've been part of two of their rituals (live performance in other word) and it is just mezmerizing and uplifting for your soul. You just stand there taking it all in, either watching them or with your eyes closed and letting their sounds and singing taking you away. The second time I was going to see them I had a bad day, had not slept well, had eaten some not so good food and wasn't feeling all that great either (mentally) and was actually thinking of just not going. But I so fondly remembered the first time I saw them so I forced myself to go, and I was glad I did it. After the ritual I felt "lifted", I felt better (even though my stomach wasn't agreeing with that) and re-energized that the trip I took to didn't feel like wasted time and money.
VERY enjoyable reaction!!!! Highly recommend Anoana by them for your next reaction. The female vocalist is Maria Franz. Elizabeth (Charismatic Voice) did a teatime interview with her that I recommend checking out when you have time.
It's the hypnotic tribal rhythm. I had the same reaction when I first heard Wardruna and Heilung. The brain is programmed recognize rhythm and there's this really primal feel to it. I think it's like genetic memory or something. It somehow feels really familiar. Like something you've known always.
@@Zeitgeist6 I love American indigenous music. I listen to it all the time what I find interesting is that a lot of the background music the beat and other instruments sound almost the same. After listening to a lot of different music from around the world I am convinced that it all comes from one source.
Your face while the build up is priceless...haha. I love this performance so much - it´s raw, it´s almost ancient, it´s unique. Greetings from Germany and thumbs up!
The lady and the throat singer with dreadlocks are a couple. The guy with the antlers (a tattoo artist) asked if he could record some of his poems in exchange of a free tattoo for the first guy. They ended up making this band. This was also their first live performance, so everyone else (including the falsetto guy) are guest artists. Some are now regulars, but some did not permanently join, such as the singer with the falsetto. Also, the tattoo was never executed because after this performance they were like “wow this worked?” and they now tour the world. They now have a few female back-up singers, one of which is the sister of the falsetto guy and has an amazing voice (just like basically everyone involved with them)
Kai made for me a tattoo 11years ago. He singed for me a while during tattoo, when the pain was most intensive . Later he mentioned he and his friends planning to make a music band. Iam glad they was really did it. Because it is one of the most amazing thing what i ever seen! And of course they became my fav band :D
The language is Old Norse, Proto Norse and obviously English. It is about a poor but peaceful village that is forced to take up arms and defend themselves from an attack by an enemy coming from across the sea. Lyrics. Krigsgaldr lyrics Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt What am I supposed to do If I want to talk about peace and understanding But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace But you only understand the language of the sword I let the blade do the talking... So my tongue shall become iron And my words the mighty roar of war Revealing my divine anger's arrow shall strike All action for the good of all I see my reflection in your eyes But my new age has just begun The sword is soft In the fire of the furnace It hungers to be hit And wants to have a hundred sisters In the coldest state of their existence They may dance the maddest In the morass of the red rain Beloved brother enemy I sing my sword song for you The lullaby of obliteration So I can wake up with a smile And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart Coexistence, conflict, combat Devastation, regeneration, transformation That is the best I can do for you I see a grey gloom on the horizon That promises a powerful sun to rise To melt away all moons It will make the old fires of purification Look like dying embers Look like dying embers Look like dying embers Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Iilir men æro þeir Er a-mela os (x8) Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Translation  Heilung Krigsgaldr → English translation 12 translations    Translation English, Old Norse, Proto-NorseEnglishEnglish #2FrenchFrench #2GermanNorwegianPortuguesePortuguese #2RussianRussian #2SpanishUkrainian  English, Old Norse, Proto-Norse (Original) War Chant Click to see the original lyrics (English, Old Norse, Proto-Norse) The household wanes, Vil threw a death wave over those the oar locks wore out for, with the tired mast-top Who brought... Who brought the horde over to the far country? The godly-fish from Firnøy’s streams Swimming in the drift of the land of shining meadows. What am I supposed to do If I want to talk about peace and understanding But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace But you only understand the language of the sword I let the blade do the talking... So my tongue shall become iron And my words the mighty roar of war Revealing my divine anger´s arrow shall strike All action for the good of all I see my reflection in your eyes But my new age has just begun The sword is soft In the fire of the furnace It hungers to be hit And wants to have a hundred sisters In the coldest state of their existence They may dance the maddest In the morass of the red rain Beloved brother enemy I sing my sword song for you The lullaby of obliteration So I can wake up with a smile And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart Coexistence, Conflict, combat Devastation, regeneration, transformation That is the best I can do for you I see a grey gloom on the horizon That promises a powerful sun to rise To melt away all moons It will make the old fires of purification Look like dying embers Look like dying embers Look like dying embers The household wanes, Vil threw a death wave over those the oar locks wore out for, with the tired mast-top Who brought... Who brought the horde over to the far country? The godly-fish from Firnøy’s streams Swimming in the drift of the land of shining meadows. Who brought... Who brought the horde over to the far country? Ylir Men Aero Their Era Mela Os1 lyricstranslate.com/en/krigsgaldr-war-chant.html
I think (but dont quote me on this) that "Iilir men æro þeir .... Er a-mela os!" (x8) means something like 'listen men that have ears... to this story of ours'
Yeah, these guys came out of nowhere a few years back and dominated Castlefest as a virtually unknown act. That alone is insanely impressive. Steal the show at a metal festival without actually playing Metal, lol. Granted Metalheads have eclectic tastes, but that's still virtually unheard of. They got some backlash for using a human femur as a drum stick in their early shows. But it's a very unique style, very theatrical.
@@onearthonelegionpaleo metal ...metal before metal or as Douglas Adams put it ... the rest of you guys meantime, keep banging the rocks together.😉😎😂🧙🏼♂️
I'm a German native and have the exact same feelings. It's just heart breaking how much all of us have in common at the core, yet some few power hungry degenerates manage to divide us so very effectively. We all just want to live in peace and love the people around us. No matter where, no matter what we look like. Heilung somehow manages to convey this incredibly well, to the point where even South Indian tribal people that haven't had any connection to African/European/American cultures inherently understand and agree. Heilung (meaning healing) really do what they named themselves on a truly global scale. Their songs may not appear as such on the surface, but really are pure love for humankind as a whole.
That's awesome. Yea I love Heilung, I saw a video of one of their live performances somewhere in the US and they brought up some of the native peoples in their traditional regalia. Seeing them all celebrate and dance together was powerful, 2 completely different cultures from opposite sides of the world but still very much what it means to be human. Quite literally brought me to tears lol and wish I could've experienced it live.
I love that your response basically mirrors everyone's first time seeing this video; just pure enchantment and an inability to stop watching. It's such a primal piece of music. Hypnotizing and beautiful.
I can't entirely remember if you've reacted to them before but if not I think you'd enjoy Wardruna. Specifically their song "Helvegen" which they have a great live version that features Aurora.
I was at this live performance at Castlefest in The Netherlands, I literally felt like this performance brought me in a trance. It was by far the best performance I've ever seen, and apparently it was their first live performance as well...
"best performance I've ever seen" So you'vee seen nothing yet, have you? I have seen some live performances in my time: Status Quo, AC/DC, Mother's Finest, Spock's Beard, Pink Floyd, X-mal Deutschland, Proclaimers, Scorpions, D:A:D, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Uriah Heep, 24/7 Spyz, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Living Color, Iggy Pop, Faith No More ... many, many smaller bands. And all of them were better than this wannabe viking nonsense.
@@orcaflotta7867is it not metal enough so you feel like you have to discriminate 🤣 I feel like the bands you mentioned aren't metal enough. You should listen to slam, brutal death metal, and black metal ❤ I jest as you have mentioned some worthy though. About 2 or 3 Just kidding. I care for about 4 or 5 of them. I am only posting this for a sake of an argument. Hints the "edited"
@@michaelshover No excuse to cheap for you, or what? I didn't even notice most of them were rock'n'roll affine. Hubby and me care more about the musicality, virtuosity and quality of songwriting. All of which are sorely amiss at Heilung. C'mon, admit it, Heilung's a circus act, not a real pop band.
@@orcaflotta7867 I think what they do requires skills. Do you know any better folk kind of music or is that something you don't like? Maybe it is some kind of circus act, but I still like the sound. I think what they do is a reenactment of what they think represents the history of how the music sounds and what was worn. I don't know enough of the information about the cultures and all that to judge if it's realistic to what they intend to represent or not.
@@michaelshover "I think what they do requires skills." Yes, no doubt. "Do you know any better folk kind of music or is that something you don't like?" What I don't like is fake. This ain't folk music but a highly stylized poppy fantasy. Fake.
In Heilung's music Kai routinely sings cleanly but also uses a form of Kargyraa with varying degrees of distortion, and then does straight up black metal screams. Kargyraa transitions into screams VERY easily and thus you usually get a blend of both going on within a song, just gotta drop primary cord phonation, increase compression and play with mouth shaping.
I'm not sure that what he's doing is entirely healthy. In this concert, during their performance of Fylgija Ear that Kai started reciting in his normal voice. Not sure if that was because he couldn't sustain it any longer, or if it was intentional, but if the former... not good for his voice.
I am so happy that you delved into this incredible group. Watching you experience this for the first time has been such a pleasure. It is so hard to recommend a first song for someone to listen to because it is just so different, and there are so many songs that are also so different from each other. This song definitely has a massive impact on the first-time listener, so it is a good choice. My suggestion for a song, that shows off Maria's massive vocal talent, I suggest the song "In Maidjan." From this same performance at Castlefest. Thanks for this reaction. It will probably be the reaction highlight of my week.
Nice you found Heilung. I would highly recommend seeing Wadruna feat. Aurora "Helvegen". One of the best live performances i ever saw from her and Wadruna. Also recommended with english subtitles on, because its sung in norse. It drives me to tears every time i hear it.
Enjoyed your reaction. Heilung (healing in German) is an experimental folk music band who draws inspiration for their music from texts, runic inscriptions and other artifacts from Iron Age Northern Germanic people and the Viking Age. They call their music amplified history and their goal is to connect modern society with the beginnings of humanity through music. They call their shows Rituals and having been to one it is a very apt description. It is a very spiritual experience. The show starts with all the performers coming on stage and a blessing given by one of the male singers (Kai I believe) acting as Shaman. They then recite their collective prayer. Remember, that we all are brothers All people, beasts, trees and stone and wind We all descend from the one great being That was always there Before people lived and named it Before the first seed sprouted" The rest of the ritual takes you on an amazing journey of healing and reconnection with something ancient and eternal. Highly recommend the song Anoana for it's amazing story and Maria's fantastic vocals. I think you would especially enjoy where she uses the traditional Swedish Kulning technique in the song. Very powerful and soul stirring.
Was hopping into the comments to recommend exactly this. It's absolutely stunning. I struggle with a lot of mental issues, PTSD, depression, etc, and occasionally will just take a day tripping on mushrooms to try to work through some things. I was familiar with heilung, and thought mixing that in would be an interesting addition to the trip. I ended up sitting in my room with Anoana on a loop for about 6 hours. It changed my life. I don't like to exaggerate, but I'm genuinely, fundamentally in a better place since that experience, and the song played a huge part in it.
Welcome to 9 A.D. It's a cold and damp, foggy morning you are walking in formation with thousands of your brothers in arms..... You are LEGIONAIRE of the greatest army to exist!! You hear this faint sound in the distance growing to a unfathomable level of noise..... You are in Teutoburg Forest.... And tonight you will be dining with your gods.....
There is no "Celtic" throat singing. Kai occasionally uses a Mongolian type of throat singing (undertone singing) called "kargyraa". The gutteral vocals in this song are more akin to metal vocals. All false folds, no vocal folds. Kai inspired me to learn Kargyraa myself and I'm familiar with metal vocalisations, so I notice the differences pretty clearly. Another band that uses Kargyraa in a very beautiful and nordic inspired way is Nytt Land. I highly recommend.
"These two gentlemen"...I know it shouldn't, but that made me LOL. Heilung are something else aren't they? By 'something else', I mean unique. They've developed their own culture to go with their sound. I can't get enough of them.
Heilung's "Rituals" are spellbinding live! I saw them last fall in Greensboro NC and I am driving 5 hrs to Washington DC to see them again next month. I'm 79 and an avid concert addict. They are among the top three acts I've ever seen in my lifetime. Only reason I can't choose #1 is because they're completely different genres and all excel in their particular niche.
I was at the Greensboro one as well. And am considering going to DC! I had no clue who they were previous to coming to Greensboro and boy did they change my life. You sound cool💕
If you want to hear really cool throat singing look for “The Hu”. It’s a heavy metal band from Mongolia. They use traditional singing and Mongolian instruments with the classic rock and metal ones
@jamert8820 Pagan religions are 100s of years old than Christianity, which is why you resonate with you and deep in your soul. I was "raised my Christian nationalists and always felt disconnected and sadness . The sadness was that complete damation of Pagaism. I made my 1st yule alter at around age 10yrs old. Why because I felt it was within my soul. Just look to the sky and phase of moon and it's there withing your self. As for my Christian nationalists family , I was ostracized and family members begged my to ask Jesus for forgiveness. . Forgiveness for what ?!!💔 look to the skies being Pagan has always been within me for 1000s of years. 💚So mote it be
For more by this group, I'd recommend 'In Maijan' and 'Alfadhirhaitl' from the same concert. The first song has more vocal range from Maria; the second is more like a village getting ready for battle and asking for Odin's blessing. Another band that I discovered much more recently is Otyken. Sounding a bit like a mix of Heilung and The Hu, the members are from a native tribe in Siberia.
Nothing beats listening to Alfadhirhaitl at an irresponsibly high volume in the car. It's the kind of experience that makes you feel like you need to make a spear.
Everybody who likes the voice of Maria Franz have to listen to Songleikr- Ulvetime. Its almost just her singing and playing an instrument. Very beautiful.
I love this. I own this album. I have been a Wiccan/Pagan for 20 years. This teaches to the depths of me. It feels like going to a church I didn't know I had lost. This sings on my blood and my soul. It's wonderful to see another European feel the deep touch of this ancient sound that was probably our hunter-gatherer past for millenia before the modern time. Welcome to our ancient selves, our heritage, our culture. Love. Peace. Merry meet, merry part. Blessed be.
This is so primal with a sad undertone. This is truly amazing. The primal nature of telling a story of a struggle is so compelling. This is my first time hearing them, and I am an instant fan. My heritage is viking, Norse, norwegian scandinavia, and this fascnates me and makes me feel connected to them. Thank you for doing this review!❤❤❤
This is an extension of her natural voice. When I met some of them, she spoke with this energy. Calming and grounded... I felt like Gimli talking to the Lady Galadriel.
This is so cool and haunting. I love it!! I also love watching your amazing face when you get lost in the beat. It's beautiful. Thank you and cheers from a finn in Sweden.
The languages used are english and runic ¿Old danis? The texts of the song have been extracted from the Eggia stone. Eggja's stone (also known as Eggum's or Eggjum's stone) This is a large flat stone with runic inscriptions that covered a tomb dating from the period between 650 and 700 and that was discovered while plowing a field in 1917 at Eggja farm in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. When it was found, the inscription was on the underside of the slab covering a man's grave, so that it could not be read from the outside (like the Kylver stone). The stone is currently in the Bergen museum. It has about 200 runes, making it the longest inscription engraved with letters of the ancient futhark alphabet, although some runes have a transitional form to the young futhark. The lyrics say the following: The home fades. Vil launched a deadly horde upon them. The oars and mast were destroyed. Who brought? Who brought the horde to this distant land? The fishes of the streams of Firnoy. They swim adrift. From the land of bright meadows. Who brought? Who brought the horde to this distant land? A hug.
Bethany - someone has really thrown you off the deep end here! It is definitely more to be experienced and felt, differing from contemporary music. An easier way into the band would be Anoana, or Noropo. Both are extraordinary ❤
i would suggest 'in maidjan' from the same concert or 'anoana' live in london next. they also interpreted the oldest written song hurrian hymn to 'nikkal' from around 1300BC, but i couldn't find a live version yet.
The vocal fry part are the only English lyrics. "What am I supposed to do If I want to talk about peace and understanding But you only understand the language of the sword? What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace But you only understand the language of the sword I let the blade do the talking So my tongue shall become iron and my words the mighty roar of war Revealing my divine anger's arrow shall strike All action for the good of all, I see my reflection in your eyes But my new age has just begun, the sword is soft In the fire of the furnace, it hungers to be hit And wants to have a hundred sisters In the coldest state of their existence They may dance the maddest in the morass of the red rain Beloved brother enemy, I sing my sword song for you The lullaby of obliteration So I can wake up with a smile And bliss in my heart and bliss in my heart and bliss in my heart Coexistence, conflict, combat Devastation, regeneration, transformation That is the best I can do for you I see a grey gloom on the horizon That promises a powerful sun to rise, melt away all moons It will make the old fires of purification, purification Look like dying embers, look like dying embers"
Oh yeah, Heilung, the must unique band/musical project/whatever this is thing I have heard in the last years. Absolutely love them I will see them live a a couple of months and I'm really looking forward to it
Krigs galdr = War chant. I saw Heilung (healing in English) live in Toronto a year and a half ago and, what I heard about their "concert" proved to be true - it's more of a ceremony than a concert. It stirred my Nordic roots in a way that still hasn't left me.
I saw them earlier this year in April. It was the most beautiful, moving, captivating performance I've ever been to. As someone who follows more on the Pagan side of beliefs, this was an experience I feel my soul hungers for. It felt like being home.
I was on that live concert castlefest and a fan since then. Marias voice is so mesmerizing, soothing and devouring kinda. My first thought was that she must be an angel or something. After that event i stood there with chin down and mouth wide open like when u watched very deep emotional film or a good book, feeling this void. This band is the only band who touches my inner soul.
My first time ever hearing of this group or even this type of sound. I had chills. It felt so calming to me. It felt like "home" if I had to describe my experience. I will def be looking into more from them. Thank you for sharing this experience. Absolutely incredible. I think you said it best as "indescribable" and they have indeed mastered this art. I was also blown away at the costumes/garb (whatever you'd call it). Would love to see them in person and ive NEVER been to a live concert before in my life.
The look on her face at 11:14 is priceless. It matched mine as I was reaching to turn my volume down. I've listened to heilung for a few years, but he sounds more like he's whispering in the studio version.
Heilung is a fascinating experience. I definitely recommend checking out the official video's for their songs Norupo and Anoana. The video's are amazing. Like traveling back in time. Their music feels primal.
Saw them live last year on holiday (may have timed that purposely) when they were one of the headliners for Arc Tangent. Amazingly they are coming to my hemisphere later this year. I got the early bird tickets immediately. Due to demand they just announced a second concert. I immediately lengthened my work leave request and got the pre-release tickets again. Heilung are amazing. Also the amazing talent that is Eivor is opening for them who I am beyond excited to see live!!
you're correct about the throat singing! the drone-like lower placed sound is standard kargyraa, in which the false folds and true folds vibrate simultaneously, with the false folds synchronized into a sub-octave relationship with the true folds-this is what gives it it's characteristically buzzy sound. it's considered a foundational technique in vocal distortion, and forms the basis for a lot of rock and metal distortion. the higher placed sounds are based on a related technique known in metal as "fry screaming," which is achieved at the true fold level by hovering the voice between registers, leveraging the subsequent oscillation around the vocal break to produce distortion. both are totally healthy forms of phonation when performed correctly; i practice them everyday and can easily switch between distorted sounds and clean resonant singing with no loss of range or control
Their music is very powerful, it stirs the blood, resonates in the heart. Look, I hate loud sounds, and I hate large crowds, but Heilung is one of an extremely limited number of performers who could get me to brave the storm, were I to ever get the opportunity.
Listening to Heilung is an incredible experience. The ancient and primal sounds they make are mesmerising and evoke Vikings chanting. I feel like I have been meditating deeply or have gone into a trance watching/listening to them. I can't wait to see them live when they come to Australia!
Fantastic singer. I heard the music and got goosebumps just hearing her voice and the sound environment around her. Wonderful this set of sounds and voices!
If you like this, I would highly suggest looking into Dead Can Dance (named after the instruments they play, instruments that are no longer used), and Cocteau Twins.
I saw them live in Norway on a viking ground where near it's a museum. It was simply magic... you start to dance and you feel in another world... and without drugs use. 😂❤
Grüße aus Deutschland.. als ich Heilung vor vielen Jahren das erste mal gehört habe ging es mir genau so wie dir... Analyse aller Sänger... Aber hey, das ist für mich galaktisch . Für mich ist es seit dem tatsächlich Heilung! 😊
This music is very primal, the deep drums, the bone clap (hitting bones together), the deep humming, these sounds go back millennia. So hypnotic and wonderful.
I recently (in the last week) found this group and now there is nothing on this Earth I want to do more than see a ritual for myself live. And I'm a metal head, this isn't my forte at all but there is just something so special about Heilung that I honestly can't even describe - like they're a key to the lock that is my soul. Unfortunately they just have a few tour dates in the US this year and nothing remotely close to me.... so 2025 I really hope or hell maybe something will come up. I have to see them.
i am so excited you got to hear them and react. this group is beyond beautiful, soul reaching, spiritual and healing. your reactions where fun to watch as myself love when people hear them for the first time.
There is no such thing as “Celtic throat singing” ancient Celtic peoples did not practice throat singing. And Heilung never claims that their throat singing is Nordic or Celtic. It’s a modern pagan singing tradition borrowed from traditional cultures that do practice throat singing today such as in Mongolia and Siberia.
how wonderful to hear the comments from a pro coach with humility to learn.. i have only responded to this on an emotional level the comments illuminated thoughts and understanding I had not appreciated
I have seen heilung live two times allready. I've cryed, screamed, listend, had the shivers, it got me sick, hyped, angry, relaxed all at the same time. They play even play with/on human bones from time to time and the show is just....... amazing. I literally have no words to describe what is was like.
Most amazing concert I've been to! Eviør was the opening act and she has had my heart for at least 10 years. I'd definitely listen to her if you haven't already! She's insanely powerful!
I like this one the least because it has English vocals in it, it feels jarring to me. I personally much prefer Hamrer Hippyer, In Maidjan, Fylgija Ear / Futhorck, Anoana, Norupo and Alfadhirhaiti. Safe to say, there's a lot to explore here!
I am SO glad you did this video! I only recently discovered Heilung myself, and this live version of "Krigsgaldr" was also my introduction to the band, and I've been thinking for a while of recommending them just to see your reaction-and you did not disappoint! Your face at the duet/dialogue between the two men was my face, for sure! I was so fascinated by it that I looked up the lyrics to make sure I was following along and it's just so interesting. Then your reaction to the return of the instruments and the singing! YES! And your explanations for what their voices were doing was really helpful!
An important consideration, this song is deliberately meant to be very jarring at points. Krigsgaldr means "war magic" and is part of a larger story told in other songs from Lifa. The overall story is, a village is thrust into a war they didn't want or start, but now must participate in. This performance is an actual ritual designed deliberately to induce a trance state, then break you out it just as the village was peaceful, then war-torn. This song describes the point of no return. Maria's lyrics reflect the feelings of the women who fear what is coming, while the throat singing expresses the growing aggression among the warriors as their village is drawn into war.
Thank you for taking the time to explain the meaning behind the song. It makes me appreciate it so much more.
I take it you've seen the official music video for this song. The art they used to tell the story was... visceral.
Gee, I wonder if there are any modern politics you can describe similarily.
This song live is so powerful...
Besser kann man es nicht beschreiben, vielen Dank
In Maijden really shows off Maria's vocal abilities and the primal screams from the men will jar you everytime.
Yes "In Maidjan" ruclips.net/video/kmWTZ3KfnXE/видео.html shows off the extreme quality of Mariah's voice
Completely agree. It's also kind of insane to consider that this was their first ever show.
100% agree, while Kirigsgaldr is a fantastic tune, In Maidjan is a better example of their individual skills.
I 100% agree.
PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH THAT SONG
having worked at a bar at midgardsblot when they played there, the way they captured the audience was simply amazing, it was like the audience entered a trance as no one said anything while they played.
I've been part of two of their rituals (live performance in other word) and it is just mezmerizing and uplifting for your soul. You just stand there taking it all in, either watching them or with your eyes closed and letting their sounds and singing taking you away. The second time I was going to see them I had a bad day, had not slept well, had eaten some not so good food and wasn't feeling all that great either (mentally) and was actually thinking of just not going. But I so fondly remembered the first time I saw them so I forced myself to go, and I was glad I did it. After the ritual I felt "lifted", I felt better (even though my stomach wasn't agreeing with that) and re-energized that the trip I took to didn't feel like wasted time and money.
Midgardsblot
VERY enjoyable reaction!!!! Highly recommend Anoana by them for your next reaction. The female vocalist is Maria Franz. Elizabeth (Charismatic Voice) did a teatime interview with her that I recommend checking out when you have time.
but the live version please
That interview was great and Anon is a lot more accessible for a first time listener.
Damn autocorrect Anoana
The live version that came out not to long ago is incredible
this is my current fav.
Kaunan - Vallåt (w/ Einar Selvik (of Wardruna) & Maria Franz (of Heilung))
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I find it interesting that at my old age (68) I have fallen in love with this music. Thanks for the reaction
It's the hypnotic tribal rhythm. I had the same reaction when I first heard Wardruna and Heilung. The brain is programmed recognize rhythm and there's this really primal feel to it. I think it's like genetic memory or something. It somehow feels really familiar. Like something you've known always.
Argghh.
It's in yer bones.
Me too.
Regards England
I'm 64 sind I love it
I just turned 67 and I saw them in 2020 in Montreal, it was the last show I saw before COVID.
@@Zeitgeist6 I love American indigenous music. I listen to it all the time what I find interesting is that a lot of the background music the beat and other instruments sound almost the same. After listening to a lot of different music from around the world I am convinced that it all comes from one source.
Your face while the build up is priceless...haha. I love this performance so much - it´s raw, it´s almost ancient, it´s unique. Greetings from Germany and thumbs up!
The lady and the throat singer with dreadlocks are a couple. The guy with the antlers (a tattoo artist) asked if he could record some of his poems in exchange of a free tattoo for the first guy. They ended up making this band. This was also their first live performance, so everyone else (including the falsetto guy) are guest artists. Some are now regulars, but some did not permanently join, such as the singer with the falsetto. Also, the tattoo was never executed because after this performance they were like “wow this worked?” and they now tour the world. They now have a few female back-up singers, one of which is the sister of the falsetto guy and has an amazing voice (just like basically everyone involved with them)
Sounds like them :D
Kai made for me a tattoo 11years ago. He singed for me a while during tattoo, when the pain was most intensive . Later he mentioned he and his friends planning to make a music band. Iam glad they was really did it. Because it is one of the most amazing thing what i ever seen! And of course they became my fav band :D
Great reaction, Bethany! You looked absolutely mesmerized. Heilung is a unique musical experience.
The language is Old Norse, Proto Norse and obviously English. It is about a poor but peaceful village that is forced to take up arms and defend themselves from an attack by an enemy coming from across the sea.
Lyrics.
Krigsgaldr lyrics
Min wᴀrb nᴀseu
Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim
I bormoþᴀ huni
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf
Auim suwimąde
Foki afą gąląnde
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
Min wᴀrb nᴀseu
Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim
I bormoþᴀ huni
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf
Auim suwimąde
Foki afą gąląnde
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
What am I supposed to do
If I want to talk about peace and understanding
But you only understand the language of the sword
What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall
But you only understand the language of the sword
What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace
But you only understand the language of the sword
I let the blade do the talking...
So my tongue shall become iron
And my words the mighty roar of war
Revealing my divine anger's arrow shall strike
All action for the good of all
I see my reflection in your eyes
But my new age has just begun
The sword is soft
In the fire of the furnace
It hungers to be hit
And wants to have a hundred sisters
In the coldest state of their existence
They may dance the maddest
In the morass of the red rain
Beloved brother enemy
I sing my sword song for you
The lullaby of obliteration
So I can wake up with a smile
And bliss in my heart
And bliss in my heart
And bliss in my heart
Coexistence, conflict, combat
Devastation, regeneration, transformation
That is the best I can do for you
I see a grey gloom on the horizon
That promises a powerful sun to rise
To melt away all moons
It will make the old fires of purification
Look like dying embers
Look like dying embers
Look like dying embers
Min wᴀrb nᴀseu
Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim
I bormoþᴀ huni
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf
Auim suwimąde
Foki afą gąląnde
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
Iilir men æro þeir
Er a-mela os (x8)
Min wᴀrb nᴀseu
Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim
I bormoþᴀ huni
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf
Auim suwimąde
Foki afą gąląnde
Hu wᴀʀ
Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt
Translation

Heilung
Krigsgaldr → English translation
12 translations



Translation
English, Old Norse, Proto-NorseEnglishEnglish #2FrenchFrench #2GermanNorwegianPortuguesePortuguese #2RussianRussian #2SpanishUkrainian
 English, Old Norse, Proto-Norse (Original)
War Chant
Click to see the original lyrics (English, Old Norse, Proto-Norse)
The household wanes,
Vil threw a death wave over those
the oar locks wore out for, with the tired mast-top
Who brought...
Who brought the horde over to the far country?
The godly-fish from Firnøy’s streams
Swimming in the drift
of the land of shining meadows.
What am I supposed to do
If I want to talk about peace and understanding
But you only understand the language of the sword
What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall
But you only understand the language of the sword
What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace
But you only understand the language of the sword
I let the blade do the talking...
So my tongue shall become iron
And my words the mighty roar of war
Revealing my divine anger´s arrow shall strike
All action for the good of all
I see my reflection in your eyes
But my new age has just begun
The sword is soft
In the fire of the furnace
It hungers to be hit
And wants to have a hundred sisters
In the coldest state of their existence
They may dance the maddest
In the morass of the red rain
Beloved brother enemy
I sing my sword song for you
The lullaby of obliteration
So I can wake up with a smile
And bliss in my heart
And bliss in my heart
And bliss in my heart
Coexistence, Conflict, combat
Devastation, regeneration, transformation
That is the best I can do for you
I see a grey gloom on the horizon
That promises a powerful sun to rise
To melt away all moons
It will make the old fires of purification
Look like dying embers
Look like dying embers
Look like dying embers
The household wanes,
Vil threw a death wave over those
the oar locks wore out for, with the tired mast-top
Who brought...
Who brought the horde over to the far country?
The godly-fish from Firnøy’s streams
Swimming in the drift
of the land of shining meadows.
Who brought...
Who brought the horde over to the far country?
Ylir Men Aero Their
Era Mela Os1
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What poetry - thanks for this
THANK YOU FOR THIS💜
BEST COMMENT EVER IN THE HISTORY OF COMMENTS!!! THANK YOU, AGAIN!!!
I think (but dont quote me on this) that "Iilir men æro þeir .... Er a-mela os!" (x8) means something like 'listen men that have ears... to this story of ours'
Wow, thank you very much. That surprised me.
Old Norse is what I study with the Rune gild
Yeah, these guys came out of nowhere a few years back and dominated Castlefest as a virtually unknown act. That alone is insanely impressive. Steal the show at a metal festival without actually playing Metal, lol. Granted Metalheads have eclectic tastes, but that's still virtually unheard of. They got some backlash for using a human femur as a drum stick in their early shows. But it's a very unique style, very theatrical.
It's metal in spirit
Castlefest isn't a metal festival, though, but medieval/fantasy.
If songs like Alfadhirhaiti aren't metal, then nothing is…
@@onearthonelegionpaleo metal ...metal before metal or as Douglas Adams put it ... the rest of you guys meantime, keep banging the rocks together.😉😎😂🧙🏼♂️
@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 Sooo, Rock music...?
Been a follower of this band for several years now, and every time I hear it, am amazed....am a native american, and the beat makes me want to dance!
This is my first time hearing this song and I really like it. I never heard anything like this before. Just like “The Hu”
I'm a German native and have the exact same feelings. It's just heart breaking how much all of us have in common at the core, yet some few power hungry degenerates manage to divide us so very effectively. We all just want to live in peace and love the people around us. No matter where, no matter what we look like. Heilung somehow manages to convey this incredibly well, to the point where even South Indian tribal people that haven't had any connection to African/European/American cultures inherently understand and agree.
Heilung (meaning healing) really do what they named themselves on a truly global scale. Their songs may not appear as such on the surface, but really are pure love for humankind as a whole.
That's awesome. Yea I love Heilung, I saw a video of one of their live performances somewhere in the US and they brought up some of the native peoples in their traditional regalia. Seeing them all celebrate and dance together was powerful, 2 completely different cultures from opposite sides of the world but still very much what it means to be human. Quite literally brought me to tears lol and wish I could've experienced it live.
@@mdog86 cool!
I love that your response basically mirrors everyone's first time seeing this video; just pure enchantment and an inability to stop watching. It's such a primal piece of music. Hypnotizing and beautiful.
then I'm one of the few who doesn't warm to the healing aspect, so I prefer The Hu a thousand times more.
I can't entirely remember if you've reacted to them before but if not I think you'd enjoy Wardruna. Specifically their song "Helvegen" which they have a great live version that features Aurora.
I absolutely LOVE Wardruna!!!
I was at this live performance at Castlefest in The Netherlands, I literally felt like this performance brought me in a trance. It was by far the best performance I've ever seen, and apparently it was their first live performance as well...
"best performance I've ever seen"
So you'vee seen nothing yet, have you?
I have seen some live performances in my time: Status Quo, AC/DC, Mother's Finest, Spock's Beard, Pink Floyd, X-mal Deutschland, Proclaimers, Scorpions, D:A:D, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Uriah Heep, 24/7 Spyz, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Living Color, Iggy Pop, Faith No More ... many, many smaller bands. And all of them were better than this wannabe viking nonsense.
@@orcaflotta7867is it not metal enough so you feel like you have to discriminate 🤣 I feel like the bands you mentioned aren't metal enough. You should listen to slam, brutal death metal, and black metal ❤ I jest as you have mentioned some worthy though. About 2 or 3 Just kidding. I care for about 4 or 5 of them. I am only posting this for a sake of an argument. Hints the "edited"
@@michaelshover No excuse to cheap for you, or what?
I didn't even notice most of them were rock'n'roll affine. Hubby and me care more about the musicality, virtuosity and quality of songwriting. All of which are sorely amiss at Heilung. C'mon, admit it, Heilung's a circus act, not a real pop band.
@@orcaflotta7867 I think what they do requires skills. Do you know any better folk kind of music or is that something you don't like? Maybe it is some kind of circus act, but I still like the sound. I think what they do is a reenactment of what they think represents the history of how the music sounds and what was worn. I don't know enough of the information about the cultures and all that to judge if it's realistic to what they intend to represent or not.
@@michaelshover "I think what they do requires skills."
Yes, no doubt.
"Do you know any better folk kind of music or is that something you don't like?"
What I don't like is fake. This ain't folk music but a highly stylized poppy fantasy. Fake.
In Heilung's music Kai routinely sings cleanly but also uses a form of Kargyraa with varying degrees of distortion, and then does straight up black metal screams. Kargyraa transitions into screams VERY easily and thus you usually get a blend of both going on within a song, just gotta drop primary cord phonation, increase compression and play with mouth shaping.
I'm not sure that what he's doing is entirely healthy. In this concert, during their performance of Fylgija Ear that Kai started reciting in his normal voice. Not sure if that was because he couldn't sustain it any longer, or if it was intentional, but if the former... not good for his voice.
I am so happy that you delved into this incredible group. Watching you experience this for the first time has been such a pleasure.
It is so hard to recommend a first song for someone to listen to because it is just so different, and there are so many songs that are also so different from each other. This song definitely has a massive impact on the first-time listener, so it is a good choice. My suggestion for a song, that shows off Maria's massive vocal talent, I suggest the song "In Maidjan." From this same performance at Castlefest.
Thanks for this reaction. It will probably be the reaction highlight of my week.
Nice you found Heilung. I would highly recommend seeing Wadruna feat. Aurora "Helvegen". One of the best live performances i ever saw from her and Wadruna. Also recommended with english subtitles on, because its sung in norse. It drives me to tears every time i hear it.
It's not sung in Norse, it's just in regular Norwegian, the only part of Helvegen that's norse is the spoken word poem at the end.
lol, I made same comment above, just so good, no matter the language.
Not a song, but a whole experience. Going to see them in September.
Same here! Stuttgart, Germany!
You'll love it!
Me too, Amsterdam
Also going to see them in September
Going to see them this month!
Enjoyed your reaction. Heilung (healing in German) is an experimental folk music band who draws inspiration for their music from texts, runic inscriptions and other artifacts from Iron Age Northern Germanic people and the Viking Age. They call their music amplified history and their goal is to connect modern society with the beginnings of humanity through music. They call their shows Rituals and having been to one it is a very apt description. It is a very spiritual experience. The show starts with all the performers coming on stage and a blessing given by one of the male singers (Kai I believe) acting as Shaman. They then recite their collective prayer.
Remember, that we all are brothers
All people, beasts, trees and stone and wind
We all descend from the one great being
That was always there
Before people lived and named it
Before the first seed sprouted"
The rest of the ritual takes you on an amazing journey of healing and reconnection with something ancient and eternal.
Highly recommend the song Anoana for it's amazing story and Maria's fantastic vocals. I think you would especially enjoy where she uses the traditional Swedish Kulning technique in the song. Very powerful and soul stirring.
Thank you for sharing this prayer, as well as for your insights 🙏🏼 ❤
Thanks so much, das war wirklich schön
Heilung's non-live studio recording video of "Anoana" is going to blow your mind.
the video is pure ART ❤
Seconded! Beat me to it!
I would love to see her react to this one. Especiallu with the Kulning tradition being a part of the song.
I personally enjoy the live version much more. but it is also the song that sparked my interest in them so there is that.
Was hopping into the comments to recommend exactly this. It's absolutely stunning.
I struggle with a lot of mental issues, PTSD, depression, etc, and occasionally will just take a day tripping on mushrooms to try to work through some things. I was familiar with heilung, and thought mixing that in would be an interesting addition to the trip. I ended up sitting in my room with Anoana on a loop for about 6 hours. It changed my life. I don't like to exaggerate, but I'm genuinely, fundamentally in a better place since that experience, and the song played a huge part in it.
@@TheGoIsWin21great testimony.
Welcome to 9 A.D.
It's a cold and damp, foggy morning you are walking in formation with thousands of your brothers in arms..... You are LEGIONAIRE of the greatest army to exist!!
You hear this faint sound in the distance growing to a unfathomable level of noise..... You are in Teutoburg Forest.... And tonight you will be dining with your gods.....
When the trees start speaking germanic...
"Ihr seid verfluchte Hunde!!!"
@@lanzknecht8599*Singing Germanic. And drumming.
Barbarians. Were, are, and will be.
And then some super corny, 90's tribal trance band starts cosplaying and ruins everything. lol
There is no "Celtic" throat singing.
Kai occasionally uses a Mongolian type of throat singing (undertone singing) called "kargyraa".
The gutteral vocals in this song are more akin to metal vocals.
All false folds, no vocal folds.
Kai inspired me to learn Kargyraa myself and I'm familiar with metal vocalisations, so I notice the differences pretty clearly.
Another band that uses Kargyraa in a very beautiful and nordic inspired way is Nytt Land. I highly recommend.
"These two gentlemen"...I know it shouldn't, but that made me LOL. Heilung are something else aren't they? By 'something else', I mean unique. They've developed their own culture to go with their sound. I can't get enough of them.
Heilung's "Rituals" are spellbinding live! I saw them last fall in Greensboro NC and I am driving 5 hrs to Washington DC to see them again next month. I'm 79 and an avid concert addict. They are among the top three acts I've ever seen in my lifetime. Only reason I can't choose #1 is because they're completely different genres and all excel in their particular niche.
Born in 79....
Dont know why i wrote this...
Love from Germany
I was at the Greensboro one as well. And am considering going to DC! I had no clue who they were previous to coming to Greensboro and boy did they change my life.
You sound cool💕
I was at that NC show. Just got back a week or so ago from their show at Red Rocks. Beautiful plus a full moon.
Well, I wish I had known they were touring here sooner! SOAB!
What are the other 2? :)
If you want to hear really cool throat singing look for “The Hu”. It’s a heavy metal band from Mongolia. They use traditional singing and Mongolian instruments with the classic rock and metal ones
Ya, The Hu are super duper kuul.
The HU is priceless
You're not watching a concert. You're involved in a ritual. It's mesmerizing and, as a Pagan, it speaks to my soul. The whole event is just beautiful.
This was my thought as well.
Dude, I’m Christian and this music speaks to my soul on a primal level.
@jamert8820 Pagan religions are 100s of years old than Christianity, which is why you resonate with you and deep in your soul. I was "raised my Christian nationalists and always felt disconnected and sadness . The sadness was that complete damation of Pagaism. I made my 1st yule alter at around age 10yrs old. Why because I felt it was within my soul. Just look to the sky and phase of moon and it's there withing your self. As for my Christian nationalists family , I was ostracized and family members begged my to ask Jesus for forgiveness. . Forgiveness for what ?!!💔 look to the skies being Pagan has always been within me for 1000s of years. 💚So mote it be
Yep ,today i have my Donar(Thor) Hammer@@Kim-J312
Yeah, i saw them at a festival, best act of that weekend. It was very trance inducing!
“The lullaby of obliteration” is one of my favorite all times lines.
Also, this is what I listened to during my vasectomy. True story.
For more by this group, I'd recommend 'In Maijan' and 'Alfadhirhaitl' from the same concert. The first song has more vocal range from Maria; the second is more like a village getting ready for battle and asking for Odin's blessing.
Another band that I discovered much more recently is Otyken. Sounding a bit like a mix of Heilung and The Hu, the members are from a native tribe in Siberia.
Nothing beats listening to Alfadhirhaitl at an irresponsibly high volume in the car. It's the kind of experience that makes you feel like you need to make a spear.
Otyken is so good!
@@SurfacePatternsI ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU!
IT'S FABULOUS TO FEEL & UNDERSTAND YOUR ANCIENT BLOOD AGAIN!!!
Hi, the song Anoana from them is absolutely fantastic.
Everybody who likes the voice of Maria Franz have to listen to Songleikr- Ulvetime. Its almost just her singing and playing an instrument. Very beautiful.
Love it
"Songleikr - Ulvetime" means Playsong - Wolfhour. Lots of interesting language in her music. She sound very Norwegian when singing.
I love this. I own this album. I have been a Wiccan/Pagan for 20 years. This teaches to the depths of me. It feels like going to a church I didn't know I had lost. This sings on my blood and my soul. It's wonderful to see another European feel the deep touch of this ancient sound that was probably our hunter-gatherer past for millenia before the modern time. Welcome to our ancient selves, our heritage, our culture. Love. Peace. Merry meet, merry part. Blessed be.
The official video for Anoana is a must watch. The production on the track is phenomenal and the video has become a firm favourite 😊
This is so primal with a sad undertone. This is truly amazing. The primal nature of telling a story of a struggle is so compelling. This is my first time hearing them, and I am an instant fan. My heritage is viking, Norse, norwegian scandinavia, and this fascnates me and makes me feel connected to them. Thank you for doing this review!❤❤❤
In an interview, it was mentioned that their intent is to put the audience into a sort of trance.
As part of the audience of this particular live show, I can say they succeeded 😄
A trance to suite their name Heilung or "healing" people's souls no doubt. I feel better after listening to them at least.
Definitely worked. I started nodding off at one point completely unintentionally
The front woman Maria Franz has a solo project which is very different from this. She has a very pleasant singing voice in my opinion.
Was lucky enough to see them in October. Extremely spiritual. One of a kind show.
This is an extension of her natural voice. When I met some of them, she spoke with this energy. Calming and grounded... I felt like Gimli talking to the Lady Galadriel.
heilung is like mesmerizing magic, taking me on a brand-new journey each and every time
Finally getting to see Heilung live later this year. It's gonna be such a good weekend as we're seeing Epica the night before at the same venue.
This is so cool and haunting. I love it!! I also love watching your amazing face when you get lost in the beat. It's beautiful. Thank you and cheers from a finn in Sweden.
I saw Heilung here in Portland. It was a phenomenal show
The languages used are english and runic ¿Old danis?
The texts of the song have been extracted from the Eggia stone. Eggja's stone (also known as Eggum's or Eggjum's stone) This is a large flat stone with runic inscriptions that covered a tomb dating from the period between 650 and 700 and that was discovered while plowing a field in 1917 at Eggja farm in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. When it was found, the inscription was on the underside of the slab covering a man's grave, so that it could not be read from the outside (like the Kylver stone). The stone is currently in the Bergen museum. It has about 200 runes, making it the longest inscription engraved with letters of the ancient futhark alphabet, although some runes have a transitional form to the young futhark.
The lyrics say the following:
The home fades.
Vil launched a deadly horde upon them.
The oars and mast were destroyed.
Who brought?
Who brought the horde to this distant land?
The fishes of the streams of Firnoy.
They swim adrift.
From the land of bright meadows.
Who brought?
Who brought the horde to this distant land?
A hug.
Their live performances are a lot of fun, very theatrical and generally speaking the fans who show up for them are a great community.
Bethany - someone has really thrown you off the deep end here!
It is definitely more to be experienced and felt, differing from contemporary music.
An easier way into the band would be Anoana, or Noropo. Both are extraordinary ❤
This is the only group that gives me chills with every song...even after hearing them hundreds of times❤❤❤
i would suggest 'in maidjan' from the same concert or 'anoana' live in london next. they also interpreted the oldest written song hurrian hymn to 'nikkal' from around 1300BC, but i couldn't find a live version yet.
The vocal fry part are the only English lyrics.
"What am I supposed to do
If I want to talk about peace and understanding
But you only understand the language of the sword?
What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall
But you only understand the language of the sword
What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace
But you only understand the language of the sword
I let the blade do the talking
So my tongue shall become iron and my words the mighty roar of war
Revealing my divine anger's arrow shall strike
All action for the good of all, I see my reflection in your eyes
But my new age has just begun, the sword is soft
In the fire of the furnace, it hungers to be hit
And wants to have a hundred sisters
In the coldest state of their existence
They may dance the maddest in the morass of the red rain
Beloved brother enemy, I sing my sword song for you
The lullaby of obliteration
So I can wake up with a smile
And bliss in my heart and bliss in my heart and bliss in my heart
Coexistence, conflict, combat
Devastation, regeneration, transformation
That is the best I can do for you
I see a grey gloom on the horizon
That promises a powerful sun to rise, melt away all moons
It will make the old fires of purification, purification
Look like dying embers, look like dying embers"
Very guttural sound coupled with beautiful melody. Truly unique sound
I saw them live about 1.5 years ago. Incredible experience.
Oh yeah, Heilung, the must unique band/musical project/whatever this is thing I have heard in the last years. Absolutely love them
I will see them live a a couple of months and I'm really looking forward to it
Krigs galdr = War chant. I saw Heilung (healing in English) live in Toronto a year and a half ago and, what I heard about their "concert" proved to be true - it's more of a ceremony than a concert. It stirred my Nordic roots in a way that still hasn't left me.
Maria has such a beautiful voice... I love Heilung a lot. It was fun watching your eyes sink in all the imagery. Very nice job... very entertaining.
First time watching your channel and its Heilung :D Amazing :)
You gotta hear the studio version of this song as well. Their voices are so much clearer and it's so GOOD.
I saw them earlier this year in April. It was the most beautiful, moving, captivating performance I've ever been to. As someone who follows more on the Pagan side of beliefs, this was an experience I feel my soul hungers for. It felt like being home.
Du sagst es! Es ist für Heiden wie nach Hause kommen! Einfach magisch 😊
Saw them in Pittsburgh two years ago. Amazing. In Maidjan is my favorite tune, along with Anoana, the new live version.
I was on that live concert castlefest and a fan since then. Marias voice is so mesmerizing, soothing and devouring kinda. My first thought was that she must be an angel or something. After that event i stood there with chin down and mouth wide open like when u watched very deep emotional film or a good book, feeling this void. This band is the only band who touches my inner soul.
You are such a beautiful, lively person!
You must bring light into this world.
Thank you.💖
Sweet mother of pearl... welcome to this rabbit hole (lol). Wait until you watch the live version of Anoana
My first time ever hearing of this group or even this type of sound. I had chills. It felt so calming to me. It felt like "home" if I had to describe my experience. I will def be looking into more from them. Thank you for sharing this experience. Absolutely incredible. I think you said it best as "indescribable" and they have indeed mastered this art. I was also blown away at the costumes/garb (whatever you'd call it). Would love to see them in person and ive NEVER been to a live concert before in my life.
You hit it right on the head, they make some beautiful music.
The look on her face at 11:14 is priceless. It matched mine as I was reaching to turn my volume down. I've listened to heilung for a few years, but he sounds more like he's whispering in the studio version.
By the Way,Maria plays HUMAN BONES !
Heilung is a fascinating experience. I definitely recommend checking out the official video's for their songs Norupo and Anoana. The video's are amazing. Like traveling back in time. Their
music feels primal.
Saw them live last year on holiday (may have timed that purposely) when they were one of the headliners for Arc Tangent. Amazingly they are coming to my hemisphere later this year. I got the early bird tickets immediately. Due to demand they just announced a second concert. I immediately lengthened my work leave request and got the pre-release tickets again. Heilung are amazing. Also the amazing talent that is Eivor is opening for them who I am beyond excited to see live!!
you're correct about the throat singing! the drone-like lower placed sound is standard kargyraa, in which the false folds and true folds vibrate simultaneously, with the false folds synchronized into a sub-octave relationship with the true folds-this is what gives it it's characteristically buzzy sound. it's considered a foundational technique in vocal distortion, and forms the basis for a lot of rock and metal distortion. the higher placed sounds are based on a related technique known in metal as "fry screaming," which is achieved at the true fold level by hovering the voice between registers, leveraging the subsequent oscillation around the vocal break to produce distortion. both are totally healthy forms of phonation when performed correctly; i practice them everyday and can easily switch between distorted sounds and clean resonant singing with no loss of range or control
Their music is very powerful, it stirs the blood, resonates in the heart. Look, I hate loud sounds, and I hate large crowds, but Heilung is one of an extremely limited number of performers who could get me to brave the storm, were I to ever get the opportunity.
Listening to Heilung is an incredible experience. The ancient and primal sounds they make are mesmerising and evoke Vikings chanting. I feel like I have been meditating deeply or have gone into a trance watching/listening to them. I can't wait to see them live when they come to Australia!
Their uniqueness is such a great strength.
I’ve been mesmerized with Maria’s voice for a long time.
Maria Franz is AWESOME
You are beautiful Bethany…! I love watching your reactions, real heartfelt passion. Thank you
Christopher Juul and Maria Franz also sing in the Band Songleikr. The music is flat-out Nordic folk.
Fantastic singer. I heard the music and got goosebumps just hearing her voice and the sound environment around her. Wonderful this set of sounds and voices!
If you like this, I would highly suggest looking into Dead Can Dance (named after the instruments they play, instruments that are no longer used), and Cocteau Twins.
Definitely DCD, Heilung have acknowledged them as an influence.
I saw them live in Norway on a viking ground where near it's a museum. It was simply magic... you start to dance and you feel in another world... and without drugs use. 😂❤
Loved this reaction. Heilung is hypnotizing. 💜
I love Heilung and have listened to them for years. My dream is to see them live. Love that you experienced them too. ❤
Snap out of it is right. I have not seen these guys live but I know what this music does to me, I would be tripping. Love them.
Grüße aus Deutschland.. als ich Heilung vor vielen Jahren das erste mal gehört habe ging es mir genau so wie dir... Analyse aller Sänger... Aber hey, das ist für mich galaktisch . Für mich ist es seit dem tatsächlich Heilung! 😊
i wonder that you havn't yet stumbled onto eivor. she is honestly the best of the best!
Yes, Eivor Palsdottir, her song Trolabundin, 10/08/2013. And her song Falling Free (live at the Old Theater in Torshavn).
Glad this music is spreading.
I think Norupo is also one of the greatest pieces of them.
This music is very primal, the deep drums, the bone clap (hitting bones together), the deep humming, these sounds go back millennia. So hypnotic and wonderful.
I recently (in the last week) found this group and now there is nothing on this Earth I want to do more than see a ritual for myself live. And I'm a metal head, this isn't my forte at all but there is just something so special about Heilung that I honestly can't even describe - like they're a key to the lock that is my soul. Unfortunately they just have a few tour dates in the US this year and nothing remotely close to me.... so 2025 I really hope or hell maybe something will come up. I have to see them.
i am so excited you got to hear them and react. this group is beyond beautiful, soul reaching, spiritual and healing. your reactions where fun to watch as myself love when people hear them for the first time.
There is no such thing as “Celtic throat singing” ancient Celtic peoples did not practice throat singing. And Heilung never claims that their throat singing is Nordic or Celtic. It’s a modern pagan singing tradition borrowed from traditional cultures that do practice throat singing today such as in Mongolia and Siberia.
And Canada…
See Tanya Tagaq.
how wonderful to hear the comments from a pro coach with humility to learn.. i have only responded to this on an emotional level the comments illuminated thoughts and understanding I had not appreciated
Wardruna and Aurora - Helvegen (Live) I promise you will love it.
I have seen heilung live two times allready. I've cryed, screamed, listend, had the shivers, it got me sick, hyped, angry, relaxed all at the same time. They play even play with/on human bones from time to time and the show is just....... amazing. I literally have no words to describe what is was like.
These guys are amazing 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Im a big fan of Heilung. Watching your avaliation, made me love even more. Thnaks from Brazil
Heilung is mesmerizing. I used to listen to them on my way to work. By the time I got to work, I was like a frothing berserker.
Oh Dude, I know what you're talking about. In retrospect it's damn funny.
Thank you for introducing me to Heilung.This was a very moving performance, i would love to have been in the audience. I'm off to explore.
The man singing falsetto is Jonas Lorentzen. He left the band a few years ago and went out on his own. He is a phenomenal vocalist.
Most amazing concert I've been to! Eviør was the opening act and she has had my heart for at least 10 years. I'd definitely listen to her if you haven't already! She's insanely powerful!
I like this one the least because it has English vocals in it, it feels jarring to me. I personally much prefer Hamrer Hippyer, In Maidjan, Fylgija Ear / Futhorck, Anoana, Norupo and Alfadhirhaiti. Safe to say, there's a lot to explore here!
These people are really good singers. Absolutely stellar live, just incredible.
omfg PLEASE listen to In Maijden id cry
I am SO glad you did this video! I only recently discovered Heilung myself, and this live version of "Krigsgaldr" was also my introduction to the band, and I've been thinking for a while of recommending them just to see your reaction-and you did not disappoint! Your face at the duet/dialogue between the two men was my face, for sure! I was so fascinated by it that I looked up the lyrics to make sure I was following along and it's just so interesting. Then your reaction to the return of the instruments and the singing! YES! And your explanations for what their voices were doing was really helpful!
she spent the first part analysing the male vocal thinking it was the female lol