helene boksle - vardlokk

Thread: helene boksle - vardlokk

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  1. escjoe said:

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    hi all
    I need translation for this song
    Thanks in advance

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    No kalle kvinnene saman te sang
    dei ber meg sende mine gander
    krafta i kvadet eg lærde ein gang
    spinne tråd, lokke så ander gjer klang

    Frykte sangen vil fløyma min sans
    Kvie for makta i kvar tone
    Dei seie lokken kan danna ein krans
    Der me to atter forsone te dans

    Drøyme. Vinde deg inn. Tia fer sitt spinn.

    Volva vente i innerste ring
    Krev at eg varde ho med gander
    Eg ska kvea og festa mitt sting
    finna deg blant ander
     
  2. Vaientidos said:

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    Vardlokk
    Soul Calling Song*

    No kalle kvinnene saman te sang
    Now the women are calling for the song
    Dei ber meg sende mine gander
    They ask me to send my soul out
    Krafta i kvadet eg lærde ein gang
    The power of the song I learned long ago
    Spinne tråd, lokke så ander gjer klang
    To spin a thread, call to the spirits to respond

    Frykte sangen vil fløyma min sans
    I fear that the song will flood my senses
    Kvie for makta i kvar tone
    I shy away from the power of each note
    Dei seie lokken kan danna ein krans
    They say the chant can form a circle
    Der me to atter forsone te dans
    Where we two can reconcile once again to dance

    Drøyme, vinde deg inn
    Dreaming, winding you in
    Tia fer sitt spinn
    Time's web is set

    Volva vente i innerste ring
    The volva** is waiting in the innermost circle
    Krev at eg varde ho med gander
    Demanding that my soul sing the way for her
    Eg ska kvea og festa mitt sting
    I shall sing and fasten my stitches
    Finna deg blant ander
    Find you among the spirits

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    * Vardlokk doesn't have a direct translation. It's adapted from "varde", meaning to set road markers, and "lokk" meaning a calling-song.

    ** The song is based on Old Norse folk tales of a "volva", a shamanic seeress. Legends told that they could send their soul into the world of spirits with the help of a circle of chanting women. When it was time for the seeress to return, a woman would sing a "vardlokk" in order to make sure the seeress' soul would be safely returned to her body.
     
  3. escjoe said:

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    thanks a lot