On 1 March 2016, A Piece for Mind & Mirror by Skuggsjá, a collaboration between Kvitrafn and Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson, was announced and streamed. Prepared for the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, the album tells the history of Norway, and was released by Season of Mist on 11 March.
Selvik has also recorded with other projects including Det Hedenske Folk, Bak de Syv Fjell, Jotunspor, Sahg, Dead to this World and Faun. Furthermore, he has worked on the soundtrack for Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Snake Pit Poetry
Einar Selvik Lyrics
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ok nær dýrum deyja.
Gnyðja mundu grísir,
ef galtar hag vissi,
mér er gnótt at grandi,
grafa inn rönum sínum
ok harðliga hváta,
nú munk nár af bragði
ok nær dýrum deyja.
Gnyðja mundu grísir,
ef galtar hag vissi,
mér er gnótt at grandi,
grafa inn rönum sínum
ok harðliga hváta,
hafa mik sogit, ormar;
nú munk nár af bragði
ok nær dýrum deyja.
Gnyðja mundu grísir,
ef galtar hag vissi,
mér er gnótt at grandi,
grafa inn rönum sínum
ok harðliga hváta,
hafa mik sogit, ormar;
nú munk nár af bragði
ok nær dýrum deyja.
Eigi hugðak orma
at aldrlagi mínu;
verðr mjök mörgu sinni,
þats minnst varir sjálfan.
Eigi hugðak orma
at aldrlagi mínu;
verðr mjök mörgu sinni,
þats minnst varir sjálfan.
(nú munk nár af bragði
ok nær dýrum deyja)
The lyrics to Einar Selvik's song "Snake Pit Poetry" convey a sense of danger, doom and intrigue. The singer states that he is close to death, as he has been bitten by snakes that he refers to as "ormar." He speaks of the snakes as if they have a will of their own, and they are drawn to him to suck the life out of him. The singer also mentions the idea of significant secrets, saying that he has dug deep into the runes, but the snakes have also been attracted to his discovery.
The repetition of the lines "nú munk nár af bragði, ok nær dýrum deyja" throughout the song emphasizes the imminent danger that the singer is in. The use of language and metaphors relating to snakes and secrets adds to the overall feeling of mystery and impending doom. The final lines state that the singer had never thought about snakes before, but now they are a constant presence in his life, causing him much trouble.
Overall, the lyrics of "Snake Pit Poetry" create a foreboding atmosphere and suggest that certain knowledge or secrets can be dangerous, and sometimes deadly.
Line by Line Meaning
nú munk nár af bragði
I am now close to death, feeling the taste of mortality
ok nær dýrum deyja.
near to dying like a beast
Gnyðja mundu grísir,
Pigs would wallow
ef galtar hag vissi,
if they knew the fate of the boar
mér er gnótt at grandi,
I have suffered enough
grafa inn rönum sínum
to carve their own runes
ok harðliga hváta,
and harshly sharpen them
hafa mik sogit, ormar;
leeching on me, snakes;
Eigi hugðak orma
I did not think of snakes
at aldrlagi mínu;
in my lifetime;
verðr mjök mörgu sinni,
becomes often
þats minnst varir sjálfan.
what least leaves oneself behind.
(nú munk nár af bragði
(I am now close to death
ok nær dýrum deyja)
near to dying like a beast)
Contributed by Madison Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@QuetzalUlisesOrion
The lyrics and their translation:
"Gnyðja mundu grísir, ef galtar hag vissi,
mér er gnótt at grandi, grafa inn rönum sínum
ok harðliga hváta, hafa mik sogit, ormar;
nú munk nár af bragði ok nær dýrum deyja."
"The young pigs would squeal if they knew
the state of the boar; of the injury done to me.
Snakes dig in my fesh, stab at me harshly,
and have sucked on me; soon now will my body die among the beasts."
“Eigi hugðak orma at aldrlagi mínu;
verðr mjök mörgu sinni, þats minnst varir sjálfan.
Nú munk nár af bragði ok nær dýrum deyja"
"I did not look to a snake to be my bane;
things happen very often to one that one thinks of the least.
Soon now will my body die among the beasts."
@dominusstyx
Good day, Sotiri. I understand the emotions the "old day" Scandinavians have on you.
Maybe it's because their culture had, in part, the same mentality as ours. Greeks.
But under no circumstances, I called it "ancient" as their history hasn't begun till the 8th or 9th century after christ.
And I agree that christianity, and All organized religion, for that matter, is the destroyer of the True identity of peoples.
Religion is the cancer of mankind.
Please, listen another Einar's song. It's from "Assassin's creed" https://youtu.be/yVaVppOkC-s
Goosebumps all across the board.
Cheers from Ottawa.
@ericericson4885
Hearing this poem
In this form
In the original language
In my favourite scene ever to be put on the small screen
Was beyond what I ever could have thought to ask.
But it was glorious, brothers.
All hail king Björn Járnsíða. The bear was greated with a horn bigger than Hárs, in his own hall.
@aayushpatel4588
Rollo : dont die stupidly
Bjorn : okay
* dies as a legend *
@MsBetke
and Rollo lives as a traitor
@fellino8049
@@MsBetke blame the seer lol
@engindenizucgun
@@fellino8049 We are all fated to die on a certain day, yes? But, it is our own choice to do as we please until that day comes.
- Ragnar
:)
@fellino8049
@@engindenizucgun Bruh if the seer dont tell rollo that he will married a princess, he won't do it because its too risk
@engindenizucgun
@@fellino8049 tell that to ragnar
@SmokeyGames420
"It's impossible."
"I told you Ivar, you can't kill him."
"He's not a god."
"Neither are you."
@shawnthompson2303
🐻🗡: COME FIND OUT.
@krispalermo8133
@@shawnthompson2303 As it is written, so shall it was, is and to be, " Come and SEE .."
@mapleman0035
it kind of doesn't make sense how Ivar stabs Bjorn in the first place as he was supposed to be leading the flanking attack on the city from the mountains and they were fighting on the beach.