My mother-in-law requested that this was played at her funeral. I can't really describe it, but it somehow managed to soothe and yet amplify the grief of the mourners simultaneously. I'll always think of that wonderful woman when I listen to this song
I am considering the same request. Its absolutely a power house of a tune and big respect to your mother in law. Or maybe grótti intimate version by SKÁLD
I too have requested this and My Name is Night by Amorphis for my death (not having a funeral). I love this version and Sabina put into words what I could not. Those two songs on repeat helped me deal with my dad’s death from Covid and everything that happened to me during that time. So powerful!
You are not the only one. I have seen this video many times and it still hits me in the gut and soul to where it makes me want to cry, especially after knowing the translation of the lyrics and the powerful message. It really takes you into a time in history in the viking era of sorts and you feel immersed in the tribal community of that time... and I am not even from that part of the world. Beautiful reaction Sabina.
I'm mostly of English and German descent, but I think ancient sounding music of any area hits us in this inner primitive part locked away in our brains.
@@Brendo2386 it must, I got shivers when I first heard it and broke down crying, felt like it triggered some kind of dormant, ancient memory/connection in me
Reason you wanna cry while listing to this song is because is a last wish song about death and who will carry you to the after life even if you can't understand the language he dose a very good job at projecting the feeling
This is the best reaction video so far, without interrupting the music, so I like it when more is said at the end and subtitles are displayed during the song. Well done!
Most people equate silence to "non-reactive", which is weird. I like it when people actually listen and don't have a need to stop all the time, it irritates me to Hel and back.
You can always trust that Wardruna does a song about Norse mythology spot on. This song is focused on a very important aspect of Norse mythology and that is how anyone is remembered after death. On the road to Hel (Helvegen), who will sing about me? In old old times one of the only ways to be remembered was to be told stories about at the fireplace. Often in the form of a song. There is songs for the heroes and songs for the one we don't like (nidviser). After the drumbeats stops (he mimics the last heartbeats of a person), Einar sings two verses from Håvamål (verse 76+77) that is exactly about being remembered. Only people with a good reputation will be remembered. Also as a side note, Hel has nothing to do with Hell. Hel is not a place of punishment. Hel is a place for gathering of the dead, ruled by the queen Hel. Some of the dead will be selected for special parts of Hel. They are brave warriors and maidens. First Freya will chose half to join her in Folkvangr and Odin takes the rest to join him in Valhalla. In Valhalla they prepare for the big battle to come, Ragnarok. If you die during training in Valhalla it is of no consequence as you are revived every day to join the daily party before continuing training the next day.
The only question now is what kind of Norse the mean Helvegen translates into.Nynorsk, bokmål eller gammelnorsk.For a while I was looking for what the word actually means, and the road to hell somehow didn't make sense to me. I would compare it to something like a whole journey or a journey through life. It's just about how a person can actually interpret the meaning of these two words combined.
Hello from Germany! I love how emotional you are! I feel the same way every time I hear this song! I also chose this song for my funeral, and my friends promised me that it would be played then! I've had two heart attacks and two strokes. And has been resuscitated three times. I hope this song lasts a long time before it rings out across the graveyard! I play it daily for all those pointless letting you live in this current damn war! I like your reactions, they are always great! Keep it up! Greetings Nephilim
@@MjosvaturThe song isn't about the past, but about here and now. Einar has explained this :) It's about who will be there when you die - how you live your life until that day. Hel isn't really hell, but it is NOT paradise - it is a very bad place to end up.
Thank you for this! I would recommend you watch it again with subtitles. The lyrics are so beautiful and powerful. It moved me even more today than usual, I just found out my grandad doesn't have long left. I'm not a religious person, but it somewhat comforts me thinking there's life after death (even though I don't believe in such).
My pleasure. Thanks for sharing, sorry about your granddad. ❤️ and I get what you mean.. this also made me feel something special and made me get in contact with something else - that's the best way I can explain it. powerful.
Hello, Sabina. This hit me the exact same way as it did for you. Very primal, raw and beautiful at the same time. And this stuff reminds us of your and my heritage, being Nordics. Much love from Norway ♥♥♥
Lovely you to do an reaction to Wardruna and Aurora. I already know from start it would be a homerun. Love her voice as usual but here she also shows her vibes for the song. She immediately goes into a kind of trance which is lovely to watch. She is so genuine. Hope we get a Aurora reaction from you soon. I think you would like (love) Aurora - A potion for love - Live vevo. This is a emotional rollercoaster in so many ways. Ha nu ett fint avslut på helgen. ❤💯❤
This will be played at my funeral as well. It is about crossing the rainbow to enter into Hel. Or Valhalla for those chosen in battle. Amazing song. So beautiful.
They couldn't have picked a better person to do a Collab with. Aurora makes everything magical. You're right about how it makes you feel. It's so intense.
Bruh embrace the emotion, and cry the tears of your ancestors. I really loved the genuine reaction though, this is such a powerful song. Love from Scotland.
Thank you, Sabina, for your reaction video to Aurora and Wardruna performing 'Helvegen' on 22 August 2018 in Bergen, Norway. I completely agree with your feelings that it brings a primal inner return to 'who we are'. Did you know that there are English subtitles on the original video - specifically good for the spoken part at the end? Also, there is another superb YT video of them doing this song again outdoors during the day on a rock outcropping way in the north of the country - Nordland. It was with a large choir, a year earlier on 8 July 2017. Here is the YT title search: Wardruna, Aurora and Oslo Fagottkor: "HELVEGEN"
What a wonderful reaction. I could see it in your face as it moved you and echoed the same forces which I know are working on me as I watch this video (for the 50th time, perhaps). It's powerful and primal.
Thanks for reacting to this amazing colab - it obviously hit you the same way it did me- instant chills. While im glad you did a first reaction without the subs to distract you, i'd suggest listening to it yourself with them on at least once- it adds another layer to future listens, knowing its about travelling to the afterlife etc. p.s When you see mention of Hel - (1 L) that is NOT the bad christian place- Hel just is the norse word for the afterlife - that contains the other realms like valhalla. Its obvious that christianity nabbed the word for the viking afterlife for their own 'evil' place sinners go to tho..
I think the overall meaning of this song and its lyrics, together with the verses from the Hávamál (the part Einar sings with no music at the end) make it a perfect funeral song. I sure would love to have people listen to it while they send me off. I'm Italian, this has nothing to do with my culture and land, but I'm sure it would resonate with people, probably in a different way than how it did with me, for different reasons...but it still would. P.S. While Hel isn't necessarily a bad place, it IS different from Valhalla. One is not part of the other, they're two separate reigns in the Norse cosmology 😉
I also cried the first time I heard this. All the same words you used; powerful, primal, yearning, hypnotic, crystal for Aurora…ancestral. For those open to it, it reaches a very ancient part of our soul… it feels like actually hearing the past, and sharing a message from those of long ago. Those sounds must be in our DNA. It comes as no surprise to know that this is a funeral chant. That is exactly what it feels like I want to have this played at my memorial
Norwegian here. This song always brings me to a place where I shed tears. Not tears of sadness, but something else. Like a deep remembrance of something pure and primal. I think you did as well and It was most joyful to watch. Thank you.
You have shown your vulnerable side today and that is ok. It is ok to shed a tear. Music is very powerful in it's many forms and brings forth emotion a lot of times when we don't expect it to. Aurora is magical here. How someone so demure in stature can bring forth a voice like that is nothing short of amazing. She is amazing...
This song, and especially that Aurora participation version does still have this very effect on me every time I listen to it. Can I say a special thank you for delivering such content, not interrupting the song and instead writing, and at the end you say what you have to say. I mean, it's the best format I have seen up to now for video reaction. It's so respectful. I'm subscribing to your channel right now!
There is music and then there is music that open portals to the whole spectrum of powerful emotions . This most certainly did and cut deep into old wounds and very strangely did so in a soothing and beautiful experience. I put this in the same category as the recording of Gilmour's live from the Pulse tour solo on Comfortably Numb.❤
Great reaction! I had a similar experience the first time i heard it; touched me to the core. Also, I can relate that you appreciate those instrumental moments for their significance, power and beauty. Aurora's voice in Helvegan makes me tear up every time.
Hi this is my first time too your channel , just wanted to say hi and, love your written comments. From Boyd TommyBee Northern England once called the Dane Law. This song lights me up, think I might have some Viking blood in my veins or I hope I do ha,ha,hs
The first time I watched that video I was so captured, I'm from New Zealand and im into carving timber. It inspired me to carve a viking Axe from head to toe for my best mate. This song stays in your soul. Great reaction vid. 🙂
I can't express how much I agree with you. My ancestors are from Norway and surrounding areas. EVERY time I listen to this, literally, my flesh just crawls with goosebumps and I feel this connection to souls I have never met. The tear that slid down your cheek was so heartwarming and punctuated how viscerally this song impacts me. Dear Sabrina, you did this a year ago and I doubt you will see this comment, from thank you from the depths of my very being. Much love.
I love listening to music like this (especially where the lyrics are in a language that I don't understand) as I can just let it inhabit me. It is particularly powerful while doing yoga practice, but that might be just me. I feel as though I am travelling back in time towards our roots. There seems to be a lot of good music coming out of Norway recently (or I have just noticed it recently).
Well, I’m really late to this particular party @Sabina . I’ve no idea how/why I missed this originally! The only thing for me to say is that’s *truly* one of the most beautiful and soul-stirring reactions I’ve ever seen! Top 5 easily - and I’ve seen thousands. Your facial expressions at certain passages said far more than words ever could. Even though I don’t have a drop of Norse blood (unfortunately!), I could feel the powerful pull of the music to your soul…as you said, calling you to your ancestors. Watching a reaction like that is a rare treat and gift. Thank you!
If you haven't already done so, re-watch this video with captions on, as it gives the lyrics in english. And you thought that it hit hard just hearing the voices and music? The lyrics are deep more than double the effect of hearing the song without knowing them. It's a song about death, dying and honoring the deceased. The Vikings were very kin oriented and the children were nearly always named after recently departed ancestors. Often the next child born would be named after the last deceased. The Norse venerated their forefathers and the story-telling of them was a frequent pastime. Very important since they were a people of oral tradition. Their history was recorded in poems and songs. This song pays homage to the old Viking tradition where the friends and family of the dying would sit and sing for them while they passed. For days if necessary. Dying was for the time needed to journey to the afterlife, and death was when they arrived. "Who will sing me, into death-sleep sling me". Refers to this, and tells of how the dying could hear these songs on their journey to the afterlife in Hel. (which has nothing to do with the christian concept of Hell. It was the common afterlife for those who were not honored heroes for whom Valhalla would be their final destination.) "the tracks that I tread are cold, so cold." The norse believed that Hel was located to the north, and the journey would be cold. "I shall follow you across the Bridge of Gjöll with my song." Like many spiritual traditions, the passing into the afterlife involved a crossing, like with the river Styx. After the bridge they came to "Helgrindi" the gates of Hel, after which the deceased has passed from our world into the afterlife, where they would have to bid farewell to all they had known, and they would cease to hear the songs being sung for them. Before crossing the bridge "you will be freed from the (earthly) bonds that bind you". Passing through the gate, "you ARE free from the bonds that BOUND you". The spirit is free. Inevitably, hearing these words being sung reminds you of lost loved ones. You will cry, and experience catharsis. For the songs are also sung also for those left behind. Such a beautiful tradition. This will be played at my funeral, among others.
How nice that you are also making a reaction video to "Helvegen" 👍 I really like your thoughts on this 🙂 I actually feel it every time I listen to this song. Admiration and awe are also included. The translation of the lyrics are just beautiful and makes it even more powerful and mystical ❤
Enjoyed your heartfelt reaction Sabina . Have seen Heilung live and it touched my soul , Wardruna and Heilung evoked something primal ,if you are a true Dane as i am Anglo-saxon all our ancestors came from early germanic and celtic tribes . By the way where is your friend that you used to react with i am sure she would love this too!.
The lyrics are so important in this song. I highly recommend you watch with the lyric video. The heart and soul of this collab is the Aurora and Wardruna are Norse pagan religious believers and this song expresses their core beliefs about dying and death and passing over to the other side: that songs follow our dying loved ones and in singing we accompany them on their journey with our love and deep respect.
Have been waiting for you to react to this for three years. Understand how much it would connect you with your ancestry. It does for me anyway. The way to Hel (not the way to Hell, Hel is a goddess) is the way to the death realm for people dying not I battle. The walk (!) to Hel is cold, not warm which would be good. This can be sung at the prelude to igniting the boat which is the funeral vessel. The last sentence of the first part (“du är löyst fra banda som bat dig”) is when the boat takes fire. The last sentences is requiem… Tack snälla!
As soon as i saw you were doing this one, i though "ey up, there will be tears". Such a powerfull song, i reccomend searching for the other live version of this set in a Nordic coast outside, truley powerful :)
In Norse mythology, Hel is the daughter of Loki and Angerboda and ruler of the dead.Everyone who dies ends up with her, however, there are ways for those who die as heroes on the battlefield, or who die as pawns. They can go to Odin's Valhall and Frøya's Folkvang (as these two divided the fallen between them), or to Gjevjon's sanctuary (Lejre). Most often, it is interpreted to mean that everyone who dies of old age or illness ends up in Hel's shadow world.
Lyrics are taken from a Viking age poen by Snorre Sturlausson and describes the final walk into death(Hel). A contemplation of the past life, what deeds you will remebered for, reputation and track record are the only to be counted , as now and back then. Last part is sung in Icelandic, the orgiginal lyrics from Heimskringla written around 900AD, References to the old pre-christianpagan Gods. Try to listen to Kalandra, think their version
Holy hell. You didn't listen to this. You felt it - all of it, deep inside. Exactly how I felt the first time hearing this. Rewatch and turn on captions for the translation. Its about singing beloved ones to the other side.
Daaamn! I hoped im not the only one hearing their music and just sob or cry really hard ( happens to me. But not at this song alone) i always thought it would be strange to just cry. But yeah it touches deep inside. Greetings to my german folk❤ ( and of course everyone else ❤❤❤)
I had the same reaction to this colab, tears running down my cheeks! It had such an effect on me that I spent the entire night with it playing round-and-round in my head. This video is in my go-to RUclips playlist that I play practically every day. Stunning performance from both Wardruna and Aurora. Another Wardruna video you should watch is Kvitravn, and the track Solringen is amazing too! ♥I love your reactions, by the way, very honest and real x
Translation of lyrics below. I saw Wardruna live at the Gothenburg house of Culture in 2017, sadly without Aurora but with the other woman who is also a fantastic vocalist and they BLASTED this song at such incredible volume that I thought we where on the front seats for witnessing the beginning of Ragnarök. The cold darkness of this kind of song just grabs your soul and throws it back in time. I think Einar (the singer) said something like; We used to sing people into this world and we used to sing them out of it to. We generally need to sing more, as our ancestors did. Something like that. Powerful! Who shall sing me, Into deathsleep sling me, When I on the path to Hel go, And this track I tread Is cold, so cold, so cold. I sought the songs, I sent the songs. Then the deepest well Gave me tears so harsh From the Slain-father's1 pledge. I know everything, Odin, To whom you gave your eye. Who shall sing me, Into deathsleep sling me, Whence I on the path to Hel go, And this track I tread Is cold, so cold, so cold. Early or in the day's end, The raven still knows if I fall. Once you stand at the gate to Hel And when you have to tear free, I shall follow you Over Gjallarbrú2 with my song. You will be free from the bonds that bind you, You are free from the bonds that bound you! "Cattle die, Friends die, So, too, must you die. Though one thing Never dies; The fair fame one has earned. Cattle die, Friends die, So, too, must you die. I know one, That never dies; Judgement of a dead man's life.
Love your reaction to this. I suggest you check also FAUN - Odin (feat. Einar Selvik / WARDRUNA & Martin Seeberg). Like this, it speaks directly to my German soul! The only other band that can achieve that is Eluveitie ... Guess my ancestry deep in the past is even more celtic than it is German. 🤘🤘 By the way, Kalandra also did a great cover of this!
Kalandra made a great live studio cover of this song. More intimate, less trance. You probably don't want to react to the same song twice, so just a suggestion for your own time.
We had very similar reactions to this song.. it absolutely moved me, “I feel like a part of my soul is finding home” I could not have put that better myself .. beautiful.
You can view this as a Norse pagan version of a Requiem. You sing for the ones who have passed and helping them ascross Gjöll. Aurora is dressed as a white Raven, Odins Raven maybe? Before it saw the evil souls of men and turned black. It should be viewed as a religious act. "Road to Hel" Edit: to be totally clear for anyone wondering. The Raven part is an add on on the sagas. So not really a part of true mythology but "mythology built on mythology". So I don't teach someone a false statement.
Please please please PLEASE react to the original music video to Anoana from Heilung! It's by far the most primal, esoteric tear jerking experience I've ever had the privilege of witnessing
May I advice you to see Eivør cover "Verd Mín" by Jaroslav Bajarunas & Darja Janvarina? I got a miracle by seeing and listening to them... Ah, thanks for not interrupting the music in your reacts!
I don't think anyone who has ever reacted to this, whether they knew what was being sung or had any connection to the Norse culture at all, has managed to be unaffected by it. Wardruna is just that powerful. Einar's performance at the TV show gala has already been recommended, but as wonderful as that is, I personally think another performance of Völuspá is even more powerful: ruclips.net/video/-8ah846uyw0/видео.html Just Einar, some strings from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir. The song is the prophecy of a seeress from the Poetic Edda, basically about the end of the world and its eventual rebirth. Incredibly powerful.
I agree…this song would make a fabulous film score. The theme and mood of the song conjures up the celebration of one’s passing to the afterlife..Valhalla perhaps. Without doubt, this song has a beautiful tone, a pure remembrance of a departed life. This is truly a class performance and one of the most moving sounds I have heard. Sabina…your reaction..pure beauty.🙏
Naked and raw, beautiful all the same. I know you like good singers, if you haven't already heard LP (Lisa Pergilizzi) I strongly recommend: LP - Lost On You (Live) Keep on reacting, you have a good show here!
My mother-in-law requested that this was played at her funeral. I can't really describe it, but it somehow managed to soothe and yet amplify the grief of the mourners simultaneously. I'll always think of that wonderful woman when I listen to this song
I am considering the same request. Its absolutely a power house of a tune and big respect to your mother in law.
Or maybe grótti intimate version by SKÁLD
Well, I just want to give my condolences. Losing a loved one is hard. But she picked the best song to be sent off to! Hope you’re all doing better
I have also requested this at my funeral as the main song (I don't want a long funeral so there aren't many).
I too have requested this and My Name is Night by Amorphis for my death (not having a funeral). I love this version and Sabina put into words what I could not. Those two songs on repeat helped me deal with my dad’s death from Covid and everything that happened to me during that time. So powerful!
I am going to make the same request for myself,
But only if I do something worthy of song.
You are not the only one. I have seen this video many times and it still hits me in the gut and soul to where it makes me want to cry, especially after knowing the translation of the lyrics and the powerful message. It really takes you into a time in history in the viking era of sorts and you feel immersed in the tribal community of that time... and I am not even from that part of the world.
Beautiful reaction Sabina.
Love this. thank you for sharing and thanks for saying that ❤️🙏🏻
I'm mostly of English and German descent, but I think ancient sounding music of any area hits us in this inner primitive part locked away in our brains.
@@Brendo2386 it must, I got shivers when I first heard it and broke
down crying, felt like it triggered some kind of dormant, ancient memory/connection in me
Ja-ja, dyr dør. Venner dør. Og dø selv skal vi... hvad er det nye?
Reason you wanna cry while listing to this song is because is a last wish song about death and who will carry you to the after life even if you can't understand the language he dose a very good job at projecting the feeling
This is the best reaction video so far, without interrupting the music, so I like it when more is said at the end and subtitles are displayed during the song. Well done!
Thank you! ❤️
Most people equate silence to "non-reactive", which is weird.
I like it when people actually listen and don't have a need to stop all the time, it irritates me to Hel and back.
You can always trust that Wardruna does a song about Norse mythology spot on. This song is focused on a very important aspect of Norse mythology and that is how anyone is remembered after death. On the road to Hel (Helvegen), who will sing about me? In old old times one of the only ways to be remembered was to be told stories about at the fireplace. Often in the form of a song. There is songs for the heroes and songs for the one we don't like (nidviser).
After the drumbeats stops (he mimics the last heartbeats of a person), Einar sings two verses from Håvamål (verse 76+77) that is exactly about being remembered. Only people with a good reputation will be remembered.
Also as a side note, Hel has nothing to do with Hell. Hel is not a place of punishment. Hel is a place for gathering of the dead, ruled by the queen Hel. Some of the dead will be selected for special parts of Hel. They are brave warriors and maidens. First Freya will chose half to join her in Folkvangr and Odin takes the rest to join him in Valhalla. In Valhalla they prepare for the big battle to come, Ragnarok. If you die during training in Valhalla it is of no consequence as you are revived every day to join the daily party before continuing training the next day.
The only question now is what kind of Norse the mean Helvegen translates into.Nynorsk, bokmål eller gammelnorsk.For a while I was looking for what the word actually means, and the road to hell somehow didn't make sense to me. I would compare it to something like a whole journey or a journey through life. It's just about how a person can actually interpret the meaning of these two words combined.
This song is definitely going to be in a movie in the future
I hope!!
Already has, at least in a series, multiple times in Vikings.
@@jp16k92 to be more specific, Season 3 Episode 2, ruclips.net/video/hBY7b-cz5co/видео.html
@@Andy_from_de yes, and not just there. The music, without the lyrics appears other times as background music.
Hello from Germany! I love how emotional you are! I feel the same way every time I hear this song! I also chose this song for my funeral, and my friends promised me that it would be played then! I've had two heart attacks and two strokes. And has been resuscitated three times. I hope this song lasts a long time before it rings out across the graveyard! I play it daily for all those pointless letting you live in this current damn war! I like your reactions, they are always great! Keep it up! Greetings Nephilim
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets emotional about this song. A totally supernatural experience!
Nice that im not only thinking that im depressed abd overreacting
It gets me every single time
Aurora seems to be vibrating with divine power, teetering on the brink of madness as she channels the gods.
There’s another Norwegian singer that did a cover of this, “Kalandra” I think she also did amazing and may be worth a watch!
@@MjosvaturThe song isn't about the past, but about here and now. Einar has explained this :) It's about who will be there when you die - how you live your life until that day. Hel isn't really hell, but it is NOT paradise - it is a very bad place to end up.
Ur reaction is so pure...me also got tears in my eyes every time hearing this song
1st time watching you loved the subtitles instead of pausing all the time
Thank you for this! I would recommend you watch it again with subtitles. The lyrics are so beautiful and powerful. It moved me even more today than usual, I just found out my grandad doesn't have long left. I'm not a religious person, but it somewhat comforts me thinking there's life after death (even though I don't believe in such).
My pleasure. Thanks for sharing, sorry about your granddad. ❤️ and I get what you mean.. this also made me feel something special and made me get in contact with something else - that's the best way I can explain it. powerful.
Hello, Sabina. This hit me the exact same way as it did for you. Very primal, raw and beautiful at the same time. And this stuff reminds us of your and my heritage, being Nordics.
Much love from Norway ♥♥♥
Lovely you to do an reaction to Wardruna and Aurora. I already know from start it would be a homerun. Love her voice as usual but here she also shows her vibes for the song. She immediately goes into a kind of trance which is lovely to watch. She is so genuine. Hope we get a Aurora reaction from you soon. I think you would like (love) Aurora - A potion for love - Live vevo. This is a emotional rollercoaster in so many ways. Ha nu ett fint avslut på helgen. ❤💯❤
She did!! Well Said 😍 and Noted :)
Absolutly gorgeous ! I love the emotion from these two incredibles voices...👍
This will be played at my funeral as well. It is about crossing the rainbow to enter into Hel. Or Valhalla for those chosen in battle. Amazing song. So beautiful.
Definitely a powerful performance. Aurora's white outfit brings to mind The White Raven. I would also recommend the version with the Translation.
Like the way, you approach your videos, commenting through captions and letting the song flow, thank you lass!
They couldn't have picked a better person to do a Collab with. Aurora makes everything magical. You're right about how it makes you feel. It's so intense.
That´s a song and performance that gets to me every single time I listen and watch - like for the first time.
Bruh embrace the emotion, and cry the tears of your ancestors. I really loved the genuine reaction though, this is such a powerful song. Love from Scotland.
Thanks!
Whenever I listen to this song, it feels like something is calling me. My soul finds so much peace in this sound
Thank you, Sabina, for your reaction video to Aurora and Wardruna performing 'Helvegen' on 22 August 2018 in Bergen, Norway. I completely agree with your feelings that it brings a primal inner return to 'who we are'. Did you know that there are English subtitles on the original video - specifically good for the spoken part at the end? Also, there is another superb YT video of them doing this song again outdoors during the day on a rock outcropping way in the north of the country - Nordland. It was with a large choir, a year earlier on 8 July 2017. Here is the YT title search: Wardruna, Aurora and Oslo Fagottkor: "HELVEGEN"
There is another open air version where they are based in a quarry. Also absolutely brilliant, and one I regularly go back and watch and listen.
It is without doubt one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Perfectly balanced between the male and female voices
It takes your breath away, doesn't it. It's powerful and you can feel the heartbeat...
Thank you for the reaction!
Saludos desde Valencia España ✌️
My pleasure,. It sure does 😍
Definitely love that you truly feel the music. Spoken like a true empath. Cheers.
What a wonderful reaction. I could see it in your face as it moved you and echoed the same forces which I know are working on me as I watch this video (for the 50th time, perhaps). It's powerful and primal.
Same experience here. Touches the soul.
Love this primal performance with authentic vocals and beautiful contrasts that do stir the soul
Thanks for reacting to this amazing colab - it obviously hit you the same way it did me- instant chills.
While im glad you did a first reaction without the subs to distract you, i'd suggest listening to it yourself with them on at least once- it adds another layer to future listens, knowing its about travelling to the afterlife etc.
p.s When you see mention of Hel - (1 L) that is NOT the bad christian place- Hel just is the norse word for the afterlife - that contains the other realms like valhalla.
Its obvious that christianity nabbed the word for the viking afterlife for their own 'evil' place sinners go to tho..
My pleasure!! Wow that's what it's about!! I felt that without knowing. amazing!!!
I think the overall meaning of this song and its lyrics, together with the verses from the Hávamál (the part Einar sings with no music at the end) make it a perfect funeral song. I sure would love to have people listen to it while they send me off. I'm Italian, this has nothing to do with my culture and land, but I'm sure it would resonate with people, probably in a different way than how it did with me, for different reasons...but it still would.
P.S. While Hel isn't necessarily a bad place, it IS different from Valhalla. One is not part of the other, they're two separate reigns in the Norse cosmology 😉
I also cried the first time I heard this. All the same words you used; powerful, primal, yearning, hypnotic, crystal for Aurora…ancestral. For those open to it, it reaches a very ancient part of our soul… it feels like actually hearing the past, and sharing a message from those of long ago. Those sounds must be in our DNA.
It comes as no surprise to know that this is a funeral chant. That is exactly what it feels like
I want to have this played at my memorial
So Well Said!!!
"I feel like a part of my soul is finding home.' Yes.
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Norwegian here. This song always brings me to a place where I shed tears. Not tears of sadness, but something else. Like a deep remembrance of something pure and primal. I think you did as well and It was most joyful to watch.
Thank you.
This is the music of our people, our ancestors.
Vi trenger mer av dette og mindre av det kunstige.
Not Norwegian here but I feel the same
You have shown your vulnerable side today and that is ok. It is ok to shed a tear. Music is very powerful in it's many forms and brings forth emotion a lot of times when we don't expect it to. Aurora is magical here. How someone so demure in stature can bring forth a voice like that is nothing short of amazing. She is amazing...
This song, and especially that Aurora participation version does still have this very effect on me every time I listen to it. Can I say a special thank you for delivering such content, not interrupting the song and instead writing, and at the end you say what you have to say. I mean, it's the best format I have seen up to now for video reaction. It's so respectful. I'm subscribing to your channel right now!
@sabina1118 can you look at the following replies. Someone is trying to impersonate you I think
There is music and then there is music that open portals to the whole spectrum of powerful emotions . This most certainly did and cut deep into old wounds and very strangely did so in a soothing and beautiful experience. I put this in the same category as the recording of Gilmour's live from the Pulse tour solo on Comfortably Numb.❤
Great reaction! I had a similar experience the first time i heard it; touched me to the core. Also, I can relate that you appreciate those instrumental moments for their significance, power and beauty. Aurora's voice in Helvegan makes me tear up every time.
Thanks for sharing this! ❤️
I always get teary, and get the same feeling as you do! Please get and read the lyrics, they are powerfull! ❤️
the last part is the speech of odin!
This is outstandingly brilliant..❤❤❤
Hi this is my first time too your channel , just wanted to say hi and, love your written comments. From Boyd TommyBee Northern England once called the Dane Law. This song lights me up, think I might have some Viking blood in my veins or I hope I do ha,ha,hs
One of the absolute best concerts I've ever been to.
Lucky you!!!
The first time I watched that video I was so captured, I'm from New Zealand and im into carving timber. It inspired me to carve a viking Axe from head to toe for my best mate. This song stays in your soul.
Great reaction vid. 🙂
YES! A wonderful reaction..could it be in any other way? This is powerful ..so powerful. 👍❤️❤️
Thank you!! 😍
Look at her, she feel it too ☝😌
As you have discovered, Wardruna is legendary.
So much so that I have the bindrune as a tattoo
This music awakens the deep forgotten primal feelings within us - amazing!
I can't express how much I agree with you. My ancestors are from Norway and surrounding areas. EVERY time I listen to this, literally, my flesh just crawls with goosebumps and I feel this connection to souls I have never met. The tear that slid down your cheek was so heartwarming and punctuated how viscerally this song impacts me. Dear Sabrina, you did this a year ago and I doubt you will see this comment, from thank you from the depths of my very being. Much love.
Thank you for sharing this ❤️
Thank you for this reactor this amazing song.
It’s quite a primal experience, and for me it hits and resonates in the right places.
I love listening to music like this (especially where the lyrics are in a language that I don't understand) as I can just let it inhabit me. It is particularly powerful while doing yoga practice, but that might be just me. I feel as though I am travelling back in time towards our roots.
There seems to be a lot of good music coming out of Norway recently (or I have just noticed it recently).
Helvegen, the last way everyone goes.
it is normal shedding tears because we feel exactly whats about it in this song.
LOved your reaction here Sabina! Yes, it is a performance you are moved by.
This will be my funeral song... I can’t hear it without tears
I have the same reaction of you… always… whenever I listen to this music… you made me drop a tear ❤️
The song was deep in so many levels. It is indeed a masterpiece and an excellent collaborstion between Wardruna and Aurora 🙏🏻
One of my most favourite performances, ever. I fully understand your feelings.
when I listened to it at a live concert, it sent shivers down my body
Well, I’m really late to this particular party @Sabina . I’ve no idea how/why I missed this originally! The only thing for me to say is that’s *truly* one of the most beautiful and soul-stirring reactions I’ve ever seen! Top 5 easily - and I’ve seen thousands. Your facial expressions at certain passages said far more than words ever could. Even though I don’t have a drop of Norse blood (unfortunately!), I could feel the powerful pull of the music to your soul…as you said, calling you to your ancestors. Watching a reaction like that is a rare treat and gift. Thank you!
I love this song, its a very unique song. Makes everything make sense.
It really is such a piece of music/art that connects so deep, very deep in the soul & heart!
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Absolutely gr8! Thx for sharing...subsrcribed 🙂
I buried my son to this track a year ago. It seems im not the only one it touched
This song gives you something that you didn't know you needed.
Yes
Or as another reactor put it:
It makes you homesick for a place you've never seen.
If you haven't already done so, re-watch this video with captions on, as it gives the lyrics in english.
And you thought that it hit hard just hearing the voices and music? The lyrics are deep more than double the effect of hearing the song without knowing them.
It's a song about death, dying and honoring the deceased. The Vikings were very kin oriented and the children were nearly always named after recently departed ancestors. Often the next child born would be named after the last deceased. The Norse venerated their forefathers and the story-telling of them was a frequent pastime. Very important since they were a people of oral tradition. Their history was recorded in poems and songs.
This song pays homage to the old Viking tradition where the friends and family of the dying would sit and sing for them while they passed. For days if necessary. Dying was for the time needed to journey to the afterlife, and death was when they arrived.
"Who will sing me, into death-sleep sling me". Refers to this, and tells of how the dying could hear these songs on their journey to the afterlife in Hel. (which has nothing to do with the christian concept of Hell. It was the common afterlife for those who were not honored heroes for whom Valhalla would be their final destination.)
"the tracks that I tread are cold, so cold." The norse believed that Hel was located to the north, and the journey would be cold.
"I shall follow you across the Bridge of Gjöll with my song."
Like many spiritual traditions, the passing into the afterlife involved a crossing, like with the river Styx.
After the bridge they came to "Helgrindi" the gates of Hel, after which the deceased has passed from our world into the afterlife, where they would have to bid farewell to all they had known, and they would cease to hear the songs being sung for them.
Before crossing the bridge "you will be freed from the (earthly) bonds that bind you".
Passing through the gate, "you ARE free from the bonds that BOUND you".
The spirit is free.
Inevitably, hearing these words being sung reminds you of lost loved ones.
You will cry, and experience catharsis. For the songs are also sung also for those left behind.
Such a beautiful tradition.
This will be played at my funeral, among others.
It is your Viking blood that, makes you feel this strong. Greetings from a Norwegian Viking
Takk bróðir mín……..frá Norðurland eystra
Noregsmen allar bestur ók hetjur í heimin.
How nice that you are also making a reaction video to "Helvegen" 👍 I really like your thoughts on this 🙂 I actually feel it every time I listen to this song. Admiration and awe are also included. The translation of the lyrics are just beautiful and makes it even more powerful and mystical ❤
Thank you!! ❤️🙏🏻
Enjoyed your heartfelt reaction Sabina . Have seen Heilung live and it touched my soul , Wardruna and Heilung evoked something primal ,if you are a true Dane as i am Anglo-saxon all our ancestors came from early germanic and celtic tribes . By the way where is your friend that you used to react with i am sure she would love this too!.
The lyrics are so important in this song. I highly recommend you watch with the lyric video. The heart and soul of this collab is the Aurora and Wardruna are Norse pagan religious believers and this song expresses their core beliefs about dying and death and passing over to the other side: that songs follow our dying loved ones and in singing we accompany them on their journey with our love and deep respect.
She's Danish. She should be able to understand the lyrics natively.
Your reaction is so fundamental beatiful!
Thanks! ❤️
@@sabina1118 🧡💛💚💙 you are an amazing soulfull emotional being
This feels like a song about a tribe on a journey trying to get back home.
Not too far off, it's a funeral song about going back to a final rest.
the best kombination of singers.
Can't have been the only one suggesting this one hahah. Fantastic song👍
It is amazing, and now you were a bunch 😍😂
@@sabina1118 hehehe. Life on mars is another fantastic aurora cover btw ;)
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Wardruna is absolutely amazing. Please do more of them, I recommend you Raido, Isa, Kvitravn and Rotlaust tre fell ^^ Greeting from France !
Noted, Thanks 😍
Dagr is my favourite but you can really so no wrong them
Just crying.... deep emotions.... an echo from our history here in Scandinavia
Have been waiting for you to react to this for three years. Understand how much it would connect you with your ancestry. It does for me anyway.
The way to Hel (not the way to Hell, Hel is a goddess) is the way to the death realm for people dying not I battle. The walk (!) to Hel is cold, not warm which would be good. This can be sung at the prelude to igniting the boat which is the funeral vessel. The last sentence of the first part (“du är löyst fra banda som bat dig”) is when the boat takes fire. The last sentences is requiem…
Tack snälla!
The last part is from Havamal
As soon as i saw you were doing this one, i though "ey up, there will be tears".
Such a powerfull song, i reccomend searching for the other live version of this set in a Nordic coast outside, truley powerful :)
You know me too well!!
In Norse mythology, Hel is the daughter of Loki and Angerboda and ruler of the dead.Everyone who dies ends up with her, however, there are ways for those who die as heroes on the battlefield, or who die as pawns. They can go to Odin's Valhall and Frøya's Folkvang (as these two divided the fallen between them), or to Gjevjon's sanctuary (Lejre). Most often, it is interpreted to mean that everyone who dies of old age or illness ends up in Hel's shadow world.
Lyrics are taken from a Viking age poen by Snorre Sturlausson and describes the final walk into death(Hel).
A contemplation of the past life, what deeds you will remebered for, reputation and track record are the only to be counted
, as now and back then. Last part is sung in Icelandic, the orgiginal lyrics from Heimskringla written around 900AD, References to the old pre-christianpagan Gods. Try to listen to Kalandra, think their version
You are so awesome and beautiful. Aurora is a weirdo but I like her in this song.🙂
Thanks! ❤️ haha, she is such a peal imo 😁💥
Holy hell. You didn't listen to this. You felt it - all of it, deep inside. Exactly how I felt the first time hearing this. Rewatch and turn on captions for the translation. Its about singing beloved ones to the other side.
Well Said, i did. I Will, Thanks!! 🙏🏻
Im proud to be from Scandinavia 💙💙
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Daaamn! I hoped im not the only one hearing their music and just sob or cry really hard ( happens to me. But not at this song alone) i always thought it would be strange to just cry. But yeah it touches deep inside. Greetings to my german folk❤ ( and of course everyone else ❤❤❤)
This is so beautifulll🥺🥺
Yes!!!
I had the same reaction to this colab, tears running down my cheeks! It had such an effect on me that I spent the entire night with it playing round-and-round in my head. This video is in my go-to RUclips playlist that I play practically every day. Stunning performance from both Wardruna and Aurora. Another Wardruna video you should watch is Kvitravn, and the track Solringen is amazing too! ♥I love your reactions, by the way, very honest and real x
Thanks for sharing this and thank you for your kind words ❤️🥰
@@sabina1118 🤗
Translation of lyrics below.
I saw Wardruna live at the Gothenburg house of Culture in 2017, sadly without Aurora but with the other woman who is also a fantastic vocalist and they BLASTED this song at such incredible volume that I thought we where on the front seats for witnessing the beginning of Ragnarök. The cold darkness of this kind of song just grabs your soul and throws it back in time.
I think Einar (the singer) said something like; We used to sing people into this world and we used to sing them out of it to.
We generally need to sing more, as our ancestors did. Something like that. Powerful!
Who shall sing me,
Into deathsleep sling me,
When I on the path to Hel go,
And this track I tread
Is cold, so cold, so cold.
I sought the songs,
I sent the songs.
Then the deepest well
Gave me tears so harsh
From the Slain-father's1 pledge.
I know everything, Odin,
To whom you gave your eye.
Who shall sing me,
Into deathsleep sling me,
Whence I on the path to Hel go,
And this track I tread
Is cold, so cold, so cold.
Early or in the day's end,
The raven still knows if I fall.
Once you stand at the gate to Hel
And when you have to tear free,
I shall follow you
Over Gjallarbrú2 with my song.
You will be free from the bonds that bind you,
You are free from the bonds that bound you!
"Cattle die,
Friends die,
So, too, must you die.
Though one thing
Never dies;
The fair fame one has earned.
Cattle die,
Friends die,
So, too, must you die.
I know one,
That never dies;
Judgement of a dead man's life.
Love your reaction to this. I suggest you check also FAUN - Odin (feat. Einar Selvik / WARDRUNA & Martin Seeberg). Like this, it speaks directly to my German soul! The only other band that can achieve that is Eluveitie ... Guess my ancestry deep in the past is even more celtic than it is German. 🤘🤘 By the way, Kalandra also did a great cover of this!
Kalandra made a great live studio cover of this song. More intimate, less trance. You probably don't want to react to the same song twice, so just a suggestion for your own time.
PLEASE REACT TO SOLRINGEN by Wardruna. Please Please please.
I was tearing up with you
We had very similar reactions to this song.. it absolutely moved me, “I feel like a part of my soul is finding home” I could not have put that better myself .. beautiful.
sabin the norse gods are with you
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sabin listen to wardruna they did the soundtrack to the viking series
You can view this as a Norse pagan version of a Requiem. You sing for the ones who have passed and helping them ascross Gjöll. Aurora is dressed as a white Raven, Odins Raven maybe? Before it saw the evil souls of men and turned black. It should be viewed as a religious act. "Road to Hel"
Edit: to be totally clear for anyone wondering. The Raven part is an add on on the sagas. So not really a part of true mythology but "mythology built on mythology". So I don't teach someone a false statement.
Pleease react AURORA Exhale Inhale live VEVO studio, a emotion in performance, the lyrics
As you maby know, both Aurora and Wardruna are from Hordland. They sing in the old tongue here, but our dialect is not too far off.
Please please please PLEASE react to the original music video to Anoana from Heilung! It's by far the most primal, esoteric tear jerking experience I've ever had the privilege of witnessing
May I advice you to see Eivør cover "Verd Mín" by Jaroslav Bajarunas & Darja Janvarina? I got a miracle by seeing and listening to them...
Ah, thanks for not interrupting the music in your reacts!
I don't think anyone who has ever reacted to this, whether they knew what was being sung or had any connection to the Norse culture at all, has managed to be unaffected by it. Wardruna is just that powerful.
Einar's performance at the TV show gala has already been recommended, but as wonderful as that is, I personally think another performance of Völuspá is even more powerful: ruclips.net/video/-8ah846uyw0/видео.html Just Einar, some strings from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir. The song is the prophecy of a seeress from the Poetic Edda, basically about the end of the world and its eventual rebirth. Incredibly powerful.
Some thing evil wrog with LATE GREAT PLANTET EARTH TO DAY BATTALL OF ARMAGEDON Have a anice day boo
Sabina, do yourself a favor and have a look at Wardruna, Aurora and Oslo fagottkor Helvegen. It's an amazing version outside.
I agree…this song would make a fabulous film score. The theme and mood of the song conjures up the celebration of one’s passing to the afterlife..Valhalla perhaps. Without doubt, this song has a beautiful tone, a pure remembrance of a departed life. This is truly a class performance and one of the most moving sounds I have heard. Sabina…your reaction..pure beauty.🙏
Wardruna's music was used a lot in the show "Vikings", including this one.
Thank you so much, Chris ❤️❤️🥰
Naked and raw, beautiful all the same.
I know you like good singers, if you haven't already heard LP (Lisa Pergilizzi)
I strongly recommend: LP - Lost On You (Live)
Keep on reacting, you have a good show here!