Wardruna and Aurora (Helvegen- Live) Kel-n-Rich React
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a close friend off mine from scandinavia recently died and we played this song at his funeral
respect.
@Ezra Gilgeours or Folkvagnr, Freyas hall where half of the fallen warriors go. People don't seem to know that.
@@informitas0117 yes xD.
What an Honor!! Odin is watching him !!
Hvil i fred Kamerat
Wardruna is actually magical. I mean that literally. Many of these songs are actual spells aimed at connecting you to your ancestors, to your heart, and to the land around you. Go deep into the origin story of the band and you will see. I love them, they remind us of our roots in an era of rootlessness.
The rootlessness is manufactured my friend. This history was supposed to be erased by now so we would forget everything we came from and accept the new masters. Thanks to the strength of our ancestors we still have memories of the times before Christianity, Islam, Judaism, the wicked 3 came to Europe.
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Like Einar often says in interviews: "A tree without roots will fall."
@@Assdafflabaff Where is the common sense in believing in multi culture while being told to be ashamed, and erasing ours.
@@Assdafflabaff: Judaism never forced itself on others the way Christianity did and Muslims in Europe got threated the same as pagans. They don't really deserve to be mentioned side by side like they are equaly as responsible as Christianity.
The guy in front with the braided goatee is Einar Selvik. He did a lot of the music for the tv show Vikings.
Yes, lead singer, writer, etc., of the band Wardruna from Bergen, Norway. They are a favorite of mine, Aurora too. She is from the same town.
@@AnitaStewart405 Aurora is from a small town called Os outside of Bergen
@@ragnarravnulv8870 She always says in interviews that she is from Bergen. Had no idea she was in the "burbs." Thanks for that.
@@AnitaStewart405 It's easier for her to say Bergen than Os because more people have heard of it. Os it's only a 40 min drive from Bergen
@@ragnarravnulv8870 I think I saw the town in one of her videos...looked beautiful there! Actually the video might have been shot in Bergen AND Os...ruclips.net/video/4vdBorK67tk/видео.html
Billie Eilish has said that Aurora is one of the inspirations who got her into music:
“When I was 12, I saw Aurora’s ‘Runaway’ music video,” she once told Vanity Fair. “Something inside me clicked, like, that is what I want to do, no matter whether it goes anywhere or not.”
Aurora was 11 when she wrote 'Runaway'.
That apple fell far from the tree 😂
Check out Aurora live at Nidarosdomen ,one of the best live concerts on you tube ........
Wanted to say the same ;)
There are english subtitles, so they can see whats the song about =)
Aurora - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) is my fav preformance
The version of this Live in the cave is even MORE incredible.. (Live at Traena Festival.)
@@Severienne indeed
We just watched that for the first time. Amazing!
...Aurora is unique and wonderful singer 🙂. Her cover of "God is a Woman" is beyond words 🤗
Considering she never wanted to be an artist, she doesn't like Arianas music and this cover was a challenge from a radiostation where she got only hours to learn, arrange and perform... I'ld say "beyond words" is an understatement 🤣
God is a woman. lol
@@EngForArabs Not sure if you find the statement itself funny or that Aurora covered that song or the song itself. Considering your profile picture (symbolic of a religion who professed many female gods) I'll assume it's not the first one. Anyway I'm glad you were amused.
@@BrimirMe Yes it did include a lot of goddesses, But it never said All Gods are women :D
Don't mind me I just really hate feminism and anything remotely related to that cancerous ideology.
@@BrimirMe Swedish beta male with no balls and no spine.
This song is very emotional, very spiritual. The old ways, our old traditions and beliefs are still very much alive. We call this way of life forn seidr (old traditions).
The song is about walking on the road into the realm of death, about not being afraid. Its like singing to a friend and guiding him/her on this way over the bridge of Gjallar, they sing ” I will follow you over the bridge of Gjallar with my song”. Its so beautiful.
And the end of the song:
”You will be free from the bonds that bound you,
You are free from the bonds that bound you!”
The old Gods are old, not dead.
"The old ways, our old traditions and beliefs are still very much alive" This is relieving to know. ❤️ from 🇫🇮
i was born a catholic christian, but essentially forced into it. im drawn to the old gods through nature and the music.
I really wanna learn your cultur how can ı learn from online ?
The goosebumps we all feel and have is the most powerful part of this music. It speaks to your spirit. It's as if you're hearing the truth for the first time, and you will never forget it.
Wardruna’s music was featured a bit on “Vikings”
It gladdens my heart to see the resurgence of pagan European music that is cropping up.
Warrior hearts still beat.
hell yes
Vi ská aldri dö. Krigerhjärter ännu slå, ehuru vi vále få. Krige på, vi kämper små. Unner Odens fane vi alle må stå. För Svea Rike, för Norden, för Odens barn. Ansatte vi ä, innifrá som mest, härde vi må, alle vi Odens barn. Sjung för Tyr, sjung för Tor, sjung för döden vi ská alle utstå.
Litte solidaritet ä va vi behöver i desse dager.
Uschäkt min half-ass poesi. ;)
When I first heard this I cried, I knew it was about death before I done research. I found a few years later my great grandfather was Norwegian. Incredible
One of the most stunning songs, to emerge from Norway.... Truly Haunting......
The last part is from Havamal. An old norse writing
Deyr fé, deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
en orðstírr deyr aldregi,
hveim er sér góðan getr.
Deyr fé, deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
ek veit einn, at aldrei deyr:
dómr um dauðan hvern.
Martin Olsson What does it translate into?
@@The_Lone_Outlaw Cattle die, and kinsmen die.
And so one dies one's self;
But a noble name will never die,
If good renown one gets.
Cattle die, and kinsmen die,
And so one dies one's self
One thing now that never dies,
The fame of a dead man's deeds
Definitively check out Aurora live at Nidarosdomen! Cheers from Norway!
When her name is mentioned in the music industry, it is associated with quality!
Hope next one is Wardruna - Voluspa
HeavyRulez or Solringen. That’s one of my all time favourites. But Voluspa would be awesome too.
Live @Castlefest that one will blow everyone's mind away 👍
Yessssss!
Yessssss
Or Raido. This my fev
Aurora is awesome! Fun fact: She is a huge metalhead and her favorite band is Gojira! You have to check out Aurora - "Lucky" (live, Vevo discover version) you won't regret it.
Haha I just found out about that too, it's funny Gojira is one of my favorite bands as well and I definitely like listening to Aurora even though I generally hate pop music. She's just as unique in pop as Gojira is in heavy metal.
@@sovex9331 Same! I'm a huge meathead as well.
I made this request just a few days ago, glad to see that someone had requested it before me! This song is truly immersive, and passionate. Helvegen means ‘The Road to Hel’
. This is a song about dying and honoring those who have died. In the past, they had songs for everything. When someone was dying, people would sit by their beds and sing them over to the other side. The author of this song wrote it wondering who would sing him to the other side. He says the old songs are gone and they need to make new ones.
Its Norwegian. Aurora is an pop artist, just way above most of the POP artists out there. There are quite alot of Aurora videos here on YT. Nice react btw. :)
Aurora is not pop... she's in her own world. Can't compare her to other pop artists even though you can recognize some of the influences. But man, her voice is so unique.
@@sovex9331 Aurora is definitely pop man. Call it electropop, synth-pop, it's still pop
Im Norwegian, and this song is not in Norwegian
@@sovex9331 She is pop artist. But yes here voice is unique and her stuff is way above most pop
@@terjes7548 I'm Norwegian too. And its Norwegian(old norse/ny norsk)
AURORA IS MY HEART AND SOUL And she is mother earths child.
She is Gaia.
Awesome! Finally someone reacts to Wardruna! And the version with Aurora. This video is filmed from a concert in Wardruna and Aurora´s hometown, Bergen in Norway. My daughter and I was on this concert, and it was awesome. They use replica of old ages instruments. The song Helvegen is about death, dying and remembering those who have passed. About crossing over and about letting go.
I highly recommend listening to Aurora's "Through The Eyes of a Child" (live) - Stripped. It's one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. It made me cry the first time I heard it just from the sheer haunting beauty of it. It just hit me like a ton of bricks, in a wonderful way. It shouldn't be missed.
Rich's reaction to closing his eyes, is how I feel every time I listen to ANY of their songs. Especially this one. They are even more phenomenal in person live. I will be seeing them live a second time at Red Rocks in Colorado this October. I have had my tickets since April.
We are traveling from Seattle by car to see that show as well. Saw them last year in both Seattle and Portland and it was absolutely magical. I cannot wait to see them at Red Rocks! That setting will be perfect and I hope it's raining lightly that night. 🖤
Wardruna is magical, their music stirs the soul. This song will be played at my funeral lol.
Same
Totally blown away.
I of course love the music, the tone , and the mood.
Love the vocals, all of them.
this is new to me as well and being descendent Scottish Irish and Dutch, I'm all for Scandinavia!
Heilung, Wardruna, Danheim, Skáld are some of the more popular bands in this genre.
Oh my Lord! I've seen this clip several times, approximately 10+ times. I got goose bumps instantly when Aurora started to sing, and it continued for a long time.
I don't know why, maybe it is because I'm Scandinavian, but I feel such strong connection to Wardrunas music.
This is a masterpiece.
Samme her
Amazing song. Love the reaction.
Love Wardruna and had the pleasure of seeing them live here in Norway 2 years ago, a truly magical and spiritual evening! And yes, they sing mainly in Norwegian (west coast dialect), sometimes in old Norse. (like the last bit of Helvegen, which is two phrases from the poem Hávamál, the words of Odin teaching man how to act in life)
The way they take old instruments and (probably) music they played here a thousand years ago and make something new (lyrics) with it.
This song especially has a special place in my heart... and it asks the question "Who will sing for me when I die?" , since we in modern times don't have songs like they used to. When it was time to sow, time to harvest, when someone was born and when someone died.
There is so many songs I could recommend by this group... Solringen, Jara, Raido, Völuspá, Rotlaust Tre Fell, Bjarkan, Isa...
I loved your emotional and so pure reactions . Best Regards from Italy
Rich looks like someone slapped his soul awake 😂, same happened to me tbh incredible piece of music.
I love your reactions to the song. I felt the same way after I heard it for the first time on the series Vikings, it was playing in the background in Kate Kat. I reacted just like you after hearing the whole song here on RUclips. I still cry today, it's so emotional for me. Greetings from Germany. ✌️🌞
I like it.. Just dont know what they are saying.. great vocals.. I feel like rowing a Viking ship or being in a big hut feasting.. just the mood i get
Love this band, seen them twice and blown away both times! It's like it taps into something primal from the past
Haven't seen you guys in a while. This video is 3yrs old, but new to me. Nice to have this come up in my feed and bring me back to your fun and honest reactions. This seems like a weird genre of youtube vids to be watching, but honestly, the appeal is that it's like sitting around and listening to new albums with friends. Thanks for sharing!!
Einar brings the heat here and aurora really compliments him well. I listen to Wardruna in the gym. It’s savage stuff. Beware.
Max Power A Vegvísir hmm? I see u are a man of culture
It's powerful!!
I was present at this performance! :) 22 August 2018, Bergen, the home city of the band. Phenomenal experience.
Highly recommend to check more materials by them, all 4 albums they have put out are musical time machines as you said. Outstanding ones.
This song is btw probably one of their most famous ones, and is personally the dearest to Einar, the lead singer guy you can see. I remember at this concert before playing it (it was the last song), Einar said that this song is kinda the core of what Wardruna is about, etc. If you want to understand why, I highly recommend you to check out the translation of the lyrics and most importantly the explanation he gives in this video: ruclips.net/video/1fE02cU7ALs/видео.html
Cheers guys!
I use today play this tune in my car when I go to the gym. Its definetly a mental and physical boost.
Same! I sometimes play it during my workouts, as well, in order to ritualize the death of my old self.
Hits you right in the old soul...
i can't imagine the amount of chills the audience seeing it live must've gotten; i was absolutely covered in them the whole time watching this.
Seeing wardruna live is out of this world. The first time I saw them it was in a church, a working Christian church it was very surreal but the entire performance moved me to tears. It's magical there's no other way to describe it. The second time it was ruined by people talking constantly. It's one you need to be engulfed in.
I looked around me during the first one and everyone had tears in their eyes. It was intense and a massive spiritual experience/awakening
I love Wardruna , I go to know this band by watching Vikings . Def worth watching their live shows when they come back to Canada.
"Vikings" brought me to Wardruna, and I will cherish both to death!
"Helvegen" is not of our world... it is celestial and, thus, invigorates the soul itself!
🌷❤🌷
my story exactly gahahaha
@@_joerooney 🤘🏼😎👍🏼
The moment, he lays his head on his wife's shoulder and she answers with a stroke, is magical. This cohesion and love became visible because of a special song.
I freaking love Aurora. It's something out of this world. She is my Queen.
This scratches that spot you never reached
This is the only proper reaction out there to this song, thank you both :)
The first time I heard this I was in tears. Who knew a song about dying could be this beautiful?
The song is about remembering those who have passed on....Greetings from Sweden.....
Followed Aurora down the rabbit hole and discovered these guys awhile back. Just breathtaking.
Btw, check out Aurora performing the Murder Song at the Nobel Prize ceremony.
I suggested this as well....my handle is TwinRavens( Odin's ravens , Huginn and Muninn) for a reason. My family is Danish ( Jutland), and my family are proud of it's Norse heritage.
Love Wardruna. Gets my blood boiling! Try "Rotlaust Tre Fell", which was my introduction to them....
you two are such beautiful souls thanks again for the amazing shared experience!
I was at that concert, Bergen last year 🤘
Ready for a new wardruna-concert in april 2020
Huge fan 🙏
You forgot about Aurora 😂 this song is amazing, nice reaction.
My favorite band hands down
I saw both live separately. They're both hypnotic. Scandinavia has lots of amazingly talented artists.
Heilung's LIFA concert will give you this affect as well. They make nordic folk music too.
I love how u just listen and dont talk too much, u just enjoy Songs about my culture, thank you.
I also like the fact, that u turn ur head on the shoulder of ur wife when the lyric are like
"når eg helvegen går
og dei spora eg trår
er kalde, så kalde"
May u both stay together, till the end, if he come, embrace him.
Thanks for this reaction . Wardruna.....unique..... 🙏💪👊
That last resitation part is from Håvamål; The norse equivalent to the old testament Proverbs: 'Cattle die, friends die. Even you die. But if your legacy lives on, you will live for ever' (or something in that direction)
Fantastic music that makes me feel proud of the Scandinavian folk tone soul and my roots.
Please react more AURORA'S live performances!!
I Love your reactions. Wardruna rarely comes to the states. Their only show this year in the states is at Red Rocks in Colorado, which I am fortunate enough to be able to go see in October.
You two are wonderful in your reactions. You understand and live what makes people.
Gotta love Aurora and this song...she lifts it up the sky
Welcome to Scandinavia. Sweden, Norway, Denmark. Here are we all Wikings !
So I think this language resonates with every soul in the world. Cause I am from Russia and though I do not understand, I can totally catch the idea. And I just feel like my soul is gonna explode or burst away from my body
Who will sing me
Into the death-sleep sling me
When I walk the road to Hel
And the tracks I tread
Are cold, so cold
I sought the songs
I sent the songs
When the deepest well
Offered drops so mighty
Of Valfather’s pledge
I know it all, Odin
Where you hid your eye
Early or in fading day
Still the raven knows if I fall
When you stand by the gate of Hel
And when you must tear loose
Follow you I shall
Across the bridge of Gjöll
With my song
You will be free from the bonds that bind you
You are free from the bonds that bound you
[Håvamål - The High Ones' Speech, Poetic Edda]
Cattle die, kinsmen die
You yourself will also die
But the word about you will never die
If you win a good reputation
Cattle die, kinsmen die
You yourself will also die
I know one thing that never dies
The reputation of those who died
The Lyric Translation in English HELVEGEN = ROAD TO HELL.....the language is Norvegian!
As a norwegian, can confirm these lyrics are correct.
@@ingovonderluhe2174 "Road to Hel", not "hell" as there is no realm of the dead in the same way as hell in Christianity. But the lyrics are spot on :)
@@kheidal It is even translated into German as "Der Pfad zur Hölle" ,and,as you remember your Black Metal History,there was a Record Shop in Oslo called "HELVETE" (Hell),so HELVEGEN is a short form of HELVETE VEGEN......
@@ingovonderluhe2174 It has nothing to do with the shop Helvete nor Christianity and their Hell. At all. The realm of Hel comes from Norse mythology, one of the Nine realms. The word/name Hel means something like "the one/it who hides" , also can mean simply "death" and Hel and the realm of the dead are supposedly far older than the notion of Valhall. Long before Christianity even arrived in Scandinavia, and Hell with it.
So yeah. Helvegen = the road to Hel. Not Hell.. and any translation making it "the road to Hell" is just wrong and translated by assumption and not real knowledge. So.. yeah.
I have no idea why but every time I listen to this song I tear up.
One of my favorite songs of all time, it’s something out of this world...thank you guys for reacting to it!
Einar Selvik is from Norway, and his music is based on norse culture from the bronze age, he use also some traditional instruments! I love his work!
The blond girl is Aurora. She was the voice Elsa was hearing in the Disney Frozen 2.
Aurora live is awesome.
I adore her reaction to his growl at the end. Her eyes went as wide as mine when he sings Du er løyst frå banda som batt deg!
So haunting and beautiful
Love you guys. Greetings from Norway!
i'm a great fan of Wardruna, which leads you into ancient scandinavian people and mythology and spirit... i've been fascinated for ancient scandinavia history (usually called Viking age), for years :)
Einar is such a beast... such an unbelievable voice
You guys are beautiful and genuine:) I saw aurora live in Nidarosdomen Trondheim, where I live.. That was pure magic. The sound in that enormous church is awesome. Helvegen is the path to hereafter. Subbed
I was at that exact concert in the very first row and I am going to see them again this November in Wuppertal. It's an otherworldly experience to be at one of their concerts.
Every time that I listen to this, I can not even speak.It is so very epic and moving.
YES! Wardruna is one of my favourite bands! I’d suggest the song ”Runaljod” by them next! 😎😍
I got to experience this very performance live that evening, and it was just magnificent! So happy you seemed to love it as well :D
This song is on my playlist. I'm so glad you reacted to this song . It's a song about death . It's beautiful. Much love from KY Poet Girl
Awesome Song!!! One of my favorites ❤
Nothing American can beat wardruna, Scarl!!!!
Funfact. Old Norse mythology is an adaption of Proto-germanic Mythology. Odin was Wotan/Wodan/Woden before and Thor was Donar (wich is still present in the German word for Thunder "Donner") before. Of course over the hundrets of years they had many names, though the old norse are the most known thanks to music, movies and series. OH and Germany has no royalty anymore btw. All royal titles any germans had are LONG removed by law.
Wow. What an amazing song!
I've been listening to this song for years now and it never got boring.
If you wondered about the trumpet sound. It's a birch-trumpet, much shorter than a lur.
yes it was Norwegian. the song is called Helvegen which means Way to Hel . not to hell itself but the underworld .Wardruna is from norway . its all Pagan most of there songs are about Vikings and the way life was back then . this coming from a guy whos grandma came from there . heh who married a scottsman (my grandpa) guess that makes me a celting on my dads side . hehe but yeah wardruna is just pure power and pride . just hear one song from them all day . you feel like you can take on a whole army by yourself . lol
Helvegen was sung in the show Norsemen during the cheiftain's funeral in Norheim
This is one of the best a most genuine reactions I've watched on youtube..good job. what a song too...amazing.
I love Your love ❤, Bestrgrds from Norway
I listen to this to fall asleep every night
This song makes me wanna cry.
Every single time i listen to this band, this song, i get all all emotional.
The sound guy or girl from this wardruna video made great job true great quality.
This is the first video I've watched of you guys and I'll tell you what...to see you two get immersed in the song was amazing!!!!! I love aurora and wardruna
It works because no matter who you are or where your from,it connects deep down into your DNA,the DNA of your ancestors,it's a connection that you can't hide or run away from.
Our Hearth (Norse Pagan group) did a funeral for our friend and we carried the coffin into this piece of music,apparently because we were all robed up and with the music it was extremely moving and emotional and looked impressive.
But for us it was just sending our friend on his journey with love and song to carry him away.
If your ever in the North of England you would be more than welcome to attend a ritual,it's ok,we no longer sacrifice humans lol
Aurora just adds some special magic to this song
Yes Kel & Rich, I agree with both of you this song is very hypnotic, and I felt like I was on a journey through centuries of Nordic traditions. I felt like I was in a trance, I felt like i was flying or like I was soaring. It was spellbinding, powerful, and it made me feel at peace. This was an awesome reaction to this song.
I saw them at Red Rocks last year before all the mess. Thank the Gods I saw them
Wardruna is playing at Red Rocks treatre in Boulder Colorado in october
I saw them live and it was so awesome, standing in front of the stage and listening to them