Drudkh was founded by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Hate Forest; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes; and Yuriy Sinitsky, of Lucifugum and Definition Sane. Their strongly folk-influenced music focuses on a dense atmosphere with a lot of feeling, and the lyrical contents embrace Slavic mythology, seasons and poetry. Many of the band's lyrics are derived from the works of nineteenth and twentieth century Ukrainian poets, especially Taras Shevchenko.
"During all its history, the band followed a 'no photos, no interviews, no website, no gigs' policy, which was nobly accepted by Drudkh's new label Season of Mist. The absence of any comments or information from Drudkh's side gave an opening to a few ignorant internet warrior-fans to spread rumors, that the band embraces extreme political views. This is absolutely misleading and a total profanation, since there is nothing in Drudkh's music or lyrics that would suggest any political outlook. Drudkh praise individualism, self-improvement and estrangement from modern values." Roman Saenko (2008)
Discography:
2003 – Forgotten Legends
2004 – Autumn Aurora
2005 – Лебединий шлях (The Swan Road)
2006 – Кров у наших криницях (Blood in Our Wells)
2006 – Пісні скорботи і самітності (Songs of Grief and Solitude)
2007 – Anti-Urban (EP)
2007 – Відчуженість (Estrangement)
2009 – Microcosmos
2010 – Пригорща зірок (Handful of Stars)
2010 – Slavonic Chronicles (EP)
2012 – Вічний оберт колеса (Eternal Turn of the Wheel)
2014 – Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates (split with Winterfylleth)
2014 – Eastern Frontier in Flames (Compilation)
2015 – Борозна обірвалася (A Furrow Cut Short)
2016 – Той, хто говорить з імлою / Pyre Era, Black! (One Who Talks with the Fog / Pyre Era, Black!) (split with Hades Almighty)
2016 – Зраджені сонцем / Hägringar (Betrayed by the Sun / Hägringar) (split with Grift)
2017 - Десь блукає журба / Schnee (IV) (Somewhere Sadness Wanders / Schnee (IV)) (split with Paysage d'Hiver)
2018 - Їм часто сниться капіж (They Often See Dreams About the Spring)
Eternal Sun
Drudkh Lyrics
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All flows and all passes - this goes on forever
Yet where does it vanish? And whence did it come?
The fool does not know, and the sage knows no better
Life... Death... As here blossoms a one,
Another there withers, beyond a returning...
Its yellow leaves fall to be green never more
At nightfall the stars will come out as before
To swim in the heavens, and then, gentle sisters
You too, silver moon, will come out for a stroll,
You'll glance as you pass into puddles and cisterns
And sparkle the oceans, you'll shine as of old
You shone over babylon's fabulous gardens
And as ages from now you will still be regarding.
And as the blue sky overhead has no limit,
There's also no start and no end to the spirit.
In the song "Eternal Sun" by Drudkh, the lyrics speak about the theme of life, death and the eternal cycle of nature. The opening verse talks about the constant flow of everything and how it keeps passing by forever. The lyrics ask where does it vanish and where did it come from? The fool does not know and the sage knows no better. This refers to the fact that one cannot control the cycle of life and death, it is a part of nature's plan. The following line speaks of how life and death go together, blossoming in one place and withering in another. The yellow leaves of the withered plants will never turn green again. However, the bright sun will come up in the morning and the stars will shine at night, indicating the continuous cycle of nature.
The next verse speaks about swimming in the heavens and calling out to the gentle sisters- the stars. The moon joins them and they pass by puddles and cisterns, sparkling the oceans as they go. The lyrics talk about the moon shining over Babylon's fabulous gardens, which refers to the ancient city of Babylon and its famed Hanging Gardens. The last line in the song states that the spirit has no start and no end, just like the blue sky overhead that has no limit. This speaks to the eternal nature of existence, as the cycle of life and death goes on regardless of human perception.
Line by Line Meaning
All flows and all passes - this goes on forever
Everything in this world is transient and constantly changing and this process will continue to exist forever
Yet where does it vanish? And whence did it come?
No one knows where things go when they pass away, or from where they originate
The fool does not know, and the sage knows no better
Neither the ignorant nor the wise understand the true nature of existence
Life... Death... As here blossoms a one,
Life and death are interconnected, and as one life arises, another passes away
Another there withers, beyond a returning...
Once something dies, it cannot be brought back to life
Its yellow leaves fall to be green never more
When something dies, it cannot be revived and brought back to life again
But still the bright sun will come up in the morning,
Despite the cycles of life and death, the sun still rises every day
At nightfall the stars will come out as before
Similarly, the stars will reappear in the sky every night as they always have
To swim in the heavens, and then, gentle sisters
The moon and stars exist in the great expanse of space
You too, silver moon, will come out for a stroll,
Just like the stars, the moon appears in the sky
You'll glance as you pass into puddles and cisterns
The moon's reflection can be seen in bodies of water like puddles and wells
And sparkle the oceans, you'll shine as of old
The moon also reflects on the surface of the ocean
You shone over babylon's fabulous gardens
The moon has been a constant in human history and culture, even shining over ancient gardens
And as ages from now you will still be regarding.
The moon will still be present in the sky for generations to come
And as the blue sky overhead has no limit,
The sky is infinite and has no boundaries
There's also no start and no end to the spirit.
Similarly, the spirit is eternal and cannot be defined by time or space
Contributed by Katherine H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Greg Quady
The riff at 00:30 is one of my favorite Metal riffs of all time.
KierDarkOne
Drudkh and Winterfylleth embody the sound of Fall / Winter for me
R. K.
I came here for this 6:12
Joel Allen
Their fuckin' leads...
jdferfe Asdfgh
maybe some black metal is ok
Cory LeBlanc
man