Nostalgia
11-15-2006, 08:45 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkenbach
I spend half of my day listening to Falkenbach and the other half looking up his amazing lyrics. With Falkenbach, there really are no letdown lyrics, because each song has its own amazing story that really grasps you. First we're going to start off with his first album, ..En Their Medh Riki Fara... .
Heathenpride
Once a mighty king ruled in a northern land
his enemies he fought with steel and iron hand.
So many tales were told, his name a glorious sound,
"god-like he is" they said, and by no Christian laws was
bound.
Long ago in a northern land...
One day they came across the Nordic sea,
the man of the cross and camped beside a tree
which was called a sacred one for all thy heathen hearts,
where sacrifices were given to their northern forefathers
Gods...
The elder and wise men amongst them
watched distrustful to all those
of the foreign men with their swords in hand
.. and the mighty tree was felled...
Some days gone by and the elder men disappointed,
they found a grave with a wooden cross upon.
So they all gathered at a place near the sea at night,
they all sat around their king, and a campfire gave its
light...
First words were spoken by a maiden of great beauty,
she whispered silent words to Freya and began to speak.
Her iceblue eyes filled with tears as she told them all what
happened
in the woods three days ago when two Christian men raped
her body...
Many people told what happened and what was done by the
Christian men;
a girl was burned and three farmers died, nine children were
never seen again...
The king drew his sword and saddled his black horse,
they gave a sacrifice to Odin and to Tyr, the Gods of their
war,
that might before the morning of...
REVENGE!!!
The stars were shining from a dark black sky,
their swords reflected the light of the moon,
their torches burned red, the flames blazed up high,
the hour of their raid will come soon...
REVENGE!!!
As the sun at last arose crimson, beyond the Nordic sea,
they all stood in armour, with helmet and sword,
and with certainty of what was forever will be...
.. a furore normannorum libera nos domine...
The bells of the Christian churches tolled,
woke them up so much to late,
two ravens high above watched this bloody deeds
when the steel becomes their fate...
After hours the most of the Christian men
by the northmen all were slayed,
the sun high above was shining bright
that day of heathenpride...
In your first glance of reading this, you (probably) wouldn't believe that these lyrics are very anti-Christian, and this is because oh how they are presented. Instead of mindless bashing, these lyrics are being taken as a heathen side, so you can almost negate the actual bashing of Christianity.
If you're familiar with Norse mythology/Asatru, you will most likely catch many of his references, such as Freya, Tyr, and Odin. Each one of these individuals really fit well with the song's story because of what each God was known for, and as we learn these names, the story actually takes form.
Odin: Basically defined as the God of knowledge, death, battle, or as many call him, 'All-Father'.
Tyr: Defined mostly as the God of combat, but depending on whatever you're reading, he may be also called the god of single combat.
Freya: Basically represented as women. She's often recognized as the Godess of love, sex, and beauty.
Now that you're a little more familiar with each person, you can now successfully analyze the story. To me, Odin and Tyr are sent on this adventure or quest to stop the Christian men and receive vengeance for them raping 'the Maiden of great beauty.
Since you can now create your own opinon on this song, we'll now switch. This next song is off the same album, but is entitled:
Into The Ardent Awaited Land...
Far away beyond the horizon,
above the shadows of the horses hoofs,
a maiden behind a golden shield
in a chariot rides across the sky.
Two ravens are above us,
a long forgotten tale,
how it is to reach the utter hail
and the eyes of a Valkyrjur caress your heart...
When a lightning strikes with pride
and a thunder roars upon us,
when the trees will be beckoned by their dew
again
the icecold mist shows us our way...
Then be sure, oh thy heathenhearts,
our time will soon be there,
when the one-eyed God walks amidst us
and the neighing will be deep inside of our
hearts...
One day we will tear the hearts
of the ones who stay against us,
the nine worlds are in our hands
since we've found the key of Valgrind.
No wolf will ever subdure us,
oh Freya hear my words,
forever I'll be in your retinue
and await to sense your breath...
Once you will open your eyes
while a maiden is kneeing at your side,
and she will kiss you to awake
for you will stride the mighty rainbowbridge...
Two ravens are above you,
they will show you the final way
across the river and over the mountain,
into the ardent awaited land...
As the other song is constructed, this one also incorporates a lot of Norse mythology/Asatru references. First, let's identify who he's actually talking about:
If you're actually reading the lyrics, you can tell that ravens are mentioned a lot in the songs, but these aren't your normal ravens. These are Odin's ravens. Huginn and Muninn are usually what the ravens are called, and Odin uses them for new information and events that happen around Asgard and Midgard.
Besides the ravens, there are a lot of other references to Norse mythology thru-out the song. For example, 'the mighty rainbowbridge' is mentioned a lot, but it isn't given a specific name... until now. As some know, 'Bifrost' is a bridge that connects from Midgard (land of the people) to Asgard (home of the Gods) and that’s what’s called the rainbowbride. On the bridge lays the 7 colors of the rainbow and this is why it is often 'the rainbow bridge'.
Now that you have somewhat of a better understanding, you can now analyze these lyrics successfully. To me, I believe these lyrics symbolize the correct spiritual path. And when I say path, I mean direction. I came to this conclusion by putting together each Norse character and creating what they actually exist for.
Now I'll do my last song. This is
Walhall
Sol arose
that morning like a sunwheel at the sky...
Shallow land
two ravens high above gave me the sign...
Walhall
the hall of shining shields
where once I'll be to celebrate my death...
farewell
my sword may lead me into ancient realms...
"...now saddled is my horse and grinded my sword,
the wisest of all blacksmith's forged my shield...
...now the time to leave is near,
and all preparations done,
the twilight now heralds my farewell...
A last donation to the ones
who will guide me on my way
and who will await me if I'll die..."
Valkyrjur
will take my hand to lead me on my way...
Himinbj”rg
so soon there Heimdallr will welcome my soul...
Walhall
the hall of shining shields
where once I'll be to celebrate my death...
This actually is a very hard song to analyze, simply because there are many spelling variations in Norse mythology that cause a good amount of confusion. Sometimes 'Valhalla' (the home of where the men who died in battle go) can have many different spellings, but this usually depends on whose book you're reading or who's explaining it to you.
'Walhalla' is actually a hall of fame temple that is home to a lot of iconic people in the German's time. My best assumption is that he's talking about Vahalla, because there are many references to 'celebrate my death'. When he mentions 'celebrate my death', he's talking about the celebration of one's death once you reach Valhalla. Valhalla, like I mentioned before, is the glorious land of dead men who have died in battle, but Valhalla is more of a metaphorical way of taking death into a life celebration rather than a very depressing, mourning event.
To me, this song is based on what I had previously said: the celebration of one's life/death. Also, when the lyrics go into a more battle sequence:
Tomorrow I will ride, when morningsun arose,
to meet my fate on shadow field...
I personally believe he's talking about Ragnorak. Ragnorak is defined as the end of the Cosmos (the world). Ragnorak starts out as a huge world battle between two major groups of gods: The Aesir versus 'Jotun' and Loki's (God of evil and mischief) children. Since Ragonrak is a very long concept, I'll give the wikipedia link that described it in a very easy sense:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnorak
Now that we have all of this covered, you can now (maybe) have a better understanding of Falkenbach's lyrics and Norse references. Thanks a lot for reading.
I spend half of my day listening to Falkenbach and the other half looking up his amazing lyrics. With Falkenbach, there really are no letdown lyrics, because each song has its own amazing story that really grasps you. First we're going to start off with his first album, ..En Their Medh Riki Fara... .
Heathenpride
Once a mighty king ruled in a northern land
his enemies he fought with steel and iron hand.
So many tales were told, his name a glorious sound,
"god-like he is" they said, and by no Christian laws was
bound.
Long ago in a northern land...
One day they came across the Nordic sea,
the man of the cross and camped beside a tree
which was called a sacred one for all thy heathen hearts,
where sacrifices were given to their northern forefathers
Gods...
The elder and wise men amongst them
watched distrustful to all those
of the foreign men with their swords in hand
.. and the mighty tree was felled...
Some days gone by and the elder men disappointed,
they found a grave with a wooden cross upon.
So they all gathered at a place near the sea at night,
they all sat around their king, and a campfire gave its
light...
First words were spoken by a maiden of great beauty,
she whispered silent words to Freya and began to speak.
Her iceblue eyes filled with tears as she told them all what
happened
in the woods three days ago when two Christian men raped
her body...
Many people told what happened and what was done by the
Christian men;
a girl was burned and three farmers died, nine children were
never seen again...
The king drew his sword and saddled his black horse,
they gave a sacrifice to Odin and to Tyr, the Gods of their
war,
that might before the morning of...
REVENGE!!!
The stars were shining from a dark black sky,
their swords reflected the light of the moon,
their torches burned red, the flames blazed up high,
the hour of their raid will come soon...
REVENGE!!!
As the sun at last arose crimson, beyond the Nordic sea,
they all stood in armour, with helmet and sword,
and with certainty of what was forever will be...
.. a furore normannorum libera nos domine...
The bells of the Christian churches tolled,
woke them up so much to late,
two ravens high above watched this bloody deeds
when the steel becomes their fate...
After hours the most of the Christian men
by the northmen all were slayed,
the sun high above was shining bright
that day of heathenpride...
In your first glance of reading this, you (probably) wouldn't believe that these lyrics are very anti-Christian, and this is because oh how they are presented. Instead of mindless bashing, these lyrics are being taken as a heathen side, so you can almost negate the actual bashing of Christianity.
If you're familiar with Norse mythology/Asatru, you will most likely catch many of his references, such as Freya, Tyr, and Odin. Each one of these individuals really fit well with the song's story because of what each God was known for, and as we learn these names, the story actually takes form.
Odin: Basically defined as the God of knowledge, death, battle, or as many call him, 'All-Father'.
Tyr: Defined mostly as the God of combat, but depending on whatever you're reading, he may be also called the god of single combat.
Freya: Basically represented as women. She's often recognized as the Godess of love, sex, and beauty.
Now that you're a little more familiar with each person, you can now successfully analyze the story. To me, Odin and Tyr are sent on this adventure or quest to stop the Christian men and receive vengeance for them raping 'the Maiden of great beauty.
Since you can now create your own opinon on this song, we'll now switch. This next song is off the same album, but is entitled:
Into The Ardent Awaited Land...
Far away beyond the horizon,
above the shadows of the horses hoofs,
a maiden behind a golden shield
in a chariot rides across the sky.
Two ravens are above us,
a long forgotten tale,
how it is to reach the utter hail
and the eyes of a Valkyrjur caress your heart...
When a lightning strikes with pride
and a thunder roars upon us,
when the trees will be beckoned by their dew
again
the icecold mist shows us our way...
Then be sure, oh thy heathenhearts,
our time will soon be there,
when the one-eyed God walks amidst us
and the neighing will be deep inside of our
hearts...
One day we will tear the hearts
of the ones who stay against us,
the nine worlds are in our hands
since we've found the key of Valgrind.
No wolf will ever subdure us,
oh Freya hear my words,
forever I'll be in your retinue
and await to sense your breath...
Once you will open your eyes
while a maiden is kneeing at your side,
and she will kiss you to awake
for you will stride the mighty rainbowbridge...
Two ravens are above you,
they will show you the final way
across the river and over the mountain,
into the ardent awaited land...
As the other song is constructed, this one also incorporates a lot of Norse mythology/Asatru references. First, let's identify who he's actually talking about:
If you're actually reading the lyrics, you can tell that ravens are mentioned a lot in the songs, but these aren't your normal ravens. These are Odin's ravens. Huginn and Muninn are usually what the ravens are called, and Odin uses them for new information and events that happen around Asgard and Midgard.
Besides the ravens, there are a lot of other references to Norse mythology thru-out the song. For example, 'the mighty rainbowbridge' is mentioned a lot, but it isn't given a specific name... until now. As some know, 'Bifrost' is a bridge that connects from Midgard (land of the people) to Asgard (home of the Gods) and that’s what’s called the rainbowbride. On the bridge lays the 7 colors of the rainbow and this is why it is often 'the rainbow bridge'.
Now that you have somewhat of a better understanding, you can now analyze these lyrics successfully. To me, I believe these lyrics symbolize the correct spiritual path. And when I say path, I mean direction. I came to this conclusion by putting together each Norse character and creating what they actually exist for.
Now I'll do my last song. This is
Walhall
Sol arose
that morning like a sunwheel at the sky...
Shallow land
two ravens high above gave me the sign...
Walhall
the hall of shining shields
where once I'll be to celebrate my death...
farewell
my sword may lead me into ancient realms...
"...now saddled is my horse and grinded my sword,
the wisest of all blacksmith's forged my shield...
...now the time to leave is near,
and all preparations done,
the twilight now heralds my farewell...
A last donation to the ones
who will guide me on my way
and who will await me if I'll die..."
Valkyrjur
will take my hand to lead me on my way...
Himinbj”rg
so soon there Heimdallr will welcome my soul...
Walhall
the hall of shining shields
where once I'll be to celebrate my death...
This actually is a very hard song to analyze, simply because there are many spelling variations in Norse mythology that cause a good amount of confusion. Sometimes 'Valhalla' (the home of where the men who died in battle go) can have many different spellings, but this usually depends on whose book you're reading or who's explaining it to you.
'Walhalla' is actually a hall of fame temple that is home to a lot of iconic people in the German's time. My best assumption is that he's talking about Vahalla, because there are many references to 'celebrate my death'. When he mentions 'celebrate my death', he's talking about the celebration of one's death once you reach Valhalla. Valhalla, like I mentioned before, is the glorious land of dead men who have died in battle, but Valhalla is more of a metaphorical way of taking death into a life celebration rather than a very depressing, mourning event.
To me, this song is based on what I had previously said: the celebration of one's life/death. Also, when the lyrics go into a more battle sequence:
Tomorrow I will ride, when morningsun arose,
to meet my fate on shadow field...
I personally believe he's talking about Ragnorak. Ragnorak is defined as the end of the Cosmos (the world). Ragnorak starts out as a huge world battle between two major groups of gods: The Aesir versus 'Jotun' and Loki's (God of evil and mischief) children. Since Ragonrak is a very long concept, I'll give the wikipedia link that described it in a very easy sense:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnorak
Now that we have all of this covered, you can now (maybe) have a better understanding of Falkenbach's lyrics and Norse references. Thanks a lot for reading.