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)
His Twenty-Fourth Spring
Drudkh Lyrics
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Вечір високий, глибокий, без дна
Росяний росами-зорями сон
П'яний від пахощів мокрих сосон
Вийди самітний тоді перед дім
Тиша обійме тебе, мов мороз
Вечір шепоче в танку молодім
Чисті холодні кришталі різьбиш
З мармуру мрії, уяви, думок
Палиться росами, шепче комиш
Зорі заплутались в дивний клубок
Тихо впаде поміж трави одна
Вечір холодний. Не диво. Весна
The song "His Twenty-Fourth Spring" by Drudkh captures a cold but beautiful evening in springtime. The lyrics describe the night as deep, high and bottomless. It is a night filled with the fragrance of wet pine trees which makes the singer feel intoxicated. The song urges the singer to step out of his solitude and experience the tranquility of the night. The silence will embrace him like frost and the evening whispers to the youth who are dancing. The pure and cold crystal carvings made of dreams, imagination, and thoughts are highlighted in the lyrics. The silver sparks of dew are also captured in the song, and they whisper along with the reeds. The lyrics end with the singer observing a falling star in the sky that dissolves peacefully amongst the grass.
The song is rich in symbolism, and it paints a serene and reflective picture of a spring evening. The imagery used in the lyrics compares the cold evening with a deep, bottomless pit. The smell of pine trees that fills the air is described as intoxicating, representing a sensory experience that overwhelms the singer. The crystals made of dreams, imagination, and thoughts represent the purity and beauty of the youth who are enjoying the spring evening.
Line by Line Meaning
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It's a cold evening - this should come as no surprise during the spring season
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The evening feels expansive and infinite
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The dream is drenched in dew, like stars
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Drunk on the scent of wet pines
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Go outside alone in front of the house
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Silence will embrace you like frost
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The evening whispers to the young couple dancing
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Sparkling with silver drops of dew
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You carve pure, cold crystal
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Out of dreams, imagination, and thoughts made of marble
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Burning with dew and whispering reeds
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The stars tangled into a strange tangle
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One will quietly fall among the grass
Writer(s): bogdan- igor antonych, roman sayenko
Contributed by Annabelle P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
giorgi macharashvili
Вечір холодний. Не диво. Весна.
Вечір високий, глибокий, без дна.
Росяний росами-зорями сон,
П’яний від пахощів мокрих сосон.
Вийди самітний тоді перед дім,
Тиша обійме тебе, мов мороз.
Вечір шепоче в танку молодім,
палиться срібними іскрами рос.
Чисті холодні кришталі різьбиш
З мармуру мрії, уяви, думок.
Палиться росами, шепче комиш,
Зорі заплутались в дивний клубок,
Тихо впаде поміж трави одна.
Вечір холодний. Не диво. Весна.
Вадим
A cold evening. It's not uncommon. Spring.
A high, deep, bottomless evening.
Heavy dream from fragrance of wet pine trees
In a dewy, star night,
Get out of the house alone,
You'll find yourself in the arms of frosty silence.
The evening whispers in a young dance,
Full of silver sparks of dew.
Pure, cold crystal cutter
From the marble of dreams, imagination, thoughts.
The reed sways, all in dew,
Stars mixed up into a strange ball,
One of them will fell quietly into the grass.
A cold evening. It's not uncommon. Spring.
Вадим
A cold evening. It's not uncommon. Spring.
A high, deep, bottomless evening.
Heavy dream from fragrance of wet pine trees
In a dewy, star night,
Get out of the house alone,
You'll find yourself in the arms of frosty silence.
The evening whispers in a young dance,
Full of silver sparks of dew.
Pure, cold crystal cutter
From the marble of dreams, imagination, thoughts.
The reed sways, all in dew,
Stars mixed up into a strange ball,
One of them will fell quietly into the grass.
A cold evening. It's not uncommon. Spring.
nihilo
Drudkh really are a criminally underrated band.
Eternal Slumber
Ye with like 100k views on every song they are very underrated... I on the other hand are ,what i do with nothing is godly but then again ,i am one
Todeswalzer
they are really not underrated
Black Metal Promotion
Drudkh never disappoints!
kolato
And what about their last split? It was pretty bad in my opinion.
Black Metal Promotion
The split with Hades Almighty is also very enjoyable to me. Drudkh rules! :)
Vivre Sainplement
The 2 tracks of last split are very very good.
Pure fucking riffing !
DRUDKH, yeah !!!
Benedict Donald
never. this song is fantastic!
MarieJude Smart
never \m/
Michael Vortex
Прекрасная песня группы на стихи Богдан-Игорь Антонича, украинского поэта. Это стихотворение называется "Весна", и написано оно им в 24 года, отсюда и название песни.