Seiðr (The Winter Rite)

VERSE 1

Frost on the pine, cold breath
Vetr has come, cold death
Carving the wood, deep lines
Reading the rúnar, (blind signs)
Calling the nornir,
Threads start to fray!
Shadows fall,
Fading away,

CHORUS

Hear the cry of the hungry crow!
Standing firm in the bitter snow!
We drink the blóð in the pale moonglow!
Into the dark we fearless go! (fearless go)

VERSE 2

Skjaldmær stands, shield raised
Debt to the gods, now paid
Seiðr magic, takes hold
Bones in the earth, so cold! (cold)
Calling the nornir,
Threads start to fray!
Shadows fall,
Fading away,

CHORUS

Hear the cry of the hungry crow!
Standing firm in the bitter snow!
We drink the blóð in the pale moonglow!
Into the dark we fearless go! (fearless go)

VERSE 3

Drengr fall, spirits rise
Smoke ascends, to the skies
Find the halls, of Valhöll
Leave the flesh, heed the call!
Hugr fades, in the mist
Nothing left, but this
Spirits walk, the grey
Waiting for, the day, (the day)

CHORUS

Hear the cry of the hungry crow!
Standing firm in the bitter snow!
We drink the blóð in the pale moonglow!
Into the dark we fearless go!

OUTRO

Into the dark we go,
Spirits walk, the grey
Waiting for, the day
Breaking free, from the snare
Breath in the, winter air, (winter air)

The rúnar speak,
We fearless go.