Um Heilage Fjell
Ivar Bjørnson Lyrics
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Tegnar klårt mot himmelrand
Kvar ein vind der frå
Bér eit minne om deg
Vissa om at du veit og er nær
Bøter på min eismal-sorg
Tvifelt svir dei sår
Gjest i Dáinns sal
Til du endbåren vært
Til nornesong i nornevev
Tråden magna av hamingja
Frå forne fedre forne mødre
Bér du ætta vidare
Gjest i Dáinns sal
Til nornar spinn deg ny ein tråd
Av vind er du kommen
Til vind skal du bli
Av vind er du kommen
Til vind skal du bli
The lyrics to Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik's song "Um Heilage Fjell" are about the passing of time and the cyclical nature of life. The song is about a person who is facing their own mortality and reflecting on their life as they approach the end. The lyrics speak of looking towards a holy mountain and seeing the clear sky in the horizon. Every wind that blows brings back memories of that person. The person believes that the mountain and the sky hold wisdom.
The person in the song acknowledges that they are close to death and hopes that the knowledge they have gained can help heal others. They speak of the wounds that cannot be seen and the agony they feel. The person sees themselves as a guest in the hall of Dáinn and knows that they will soon pass away. They hope to continue their lineage with their descendants. They know that their fate is to be reborn, and that the spinning of the Norns will weave a new thread for them.
Line by Line Meaning
Augo dreg mot heilag tind
Eyes turn towards the sacred peak
Tegnar klårt mot himmelrand
Clear signs towards the sky's horizon
Kvar ein vind der frå
Each breeze there from
Bér eit minne om deg
Carries a memory of you
Vissa om at du veit og er nær
Certain that you know and are near
Bøter på min eismal-sorg
Mends my freezing grief
Tvifelt svir dei sår
Doubtful pains are felt
Som ingen andre kan sjå
That no one else can see
Gjest i Dáinns sal
Guest in Dáinn's hall
Til du endbåren vært
Until you have been fully carried
Til nornesong i nornevev
To the song of the norns in their weaving
Tråden magna av hamingja
The thread is spun from luck
Frå forne fedre forne mødre
From ancient fathers and mothers
Bér du ætta vidare
You carry on the lineage
Til nornar spinn deg ny ein tråd
Until the norns spin you a new thread
Av vind er du kommen
You come from the wind
Til vind skal du bli
And to the wind you shall return
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Einar Selvik, Ivar Peersen
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@wardruna
LYRICS:
Holy Mountains
Eyes pulled to the holy peak
Outlined clearly by the brink of the sky
Every wind from that direction
carries memory of you
Awareness of your knowing
and that you are near
Mends my lonely sorrow
Double is the sting of wounds
which others cannot see
Guest of Dáinn’s hall
Until you’re born again
To the song of the norns, in the norns weave
Thread powered by fate fortunate
From ancient fathers, ancient mothers
You carry the people forth
Guest of Dáinn’s hall
Until norns weave another thread for you
By wind you came
And wind you shall be
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Um Heilage Fjell
Augo dreg mot heilag tind
Tegnar klårt mot himmelrand
Kvar ein vind der frå
bér eit minne om deg
Vissa om at du veit og er nær
Bøter på min eismal-sorg
Tvifelt svir dei sår
som ingen andre kan sjå
Gjest i Dáinns sal
Til du endbåren vært
Til nornesong, i nornevev
Tråden magna av hamingja
Frå forne fedre, forne mødre
Bér du ætta vidare
Gjest i Dáinns sal
til nornar spinn deg ny ein tråd
Av vind er du komen
Til vind skal du bli
@bishop1412
Einar's the kinda dude who can wear jeans and you still think he's just a typical viking
@lisasmith4189
Einar's voice was made for this genre, for making Nordic Viking Music, and for teaching us through their songs!
@Zeitgeist6
Einar has such a moving voice. Love this performance.
@scray00
Agreed !! I’ve never listened to a band that moves me more than wardruna. Then I found the collaboration with ivar. It’s like just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, there’s this.
@GrimkhazThalassa
Einar + Ivar= The most iconic duo ever
@hunsuconab9538
If you are interested in Nordic music, I strongly recommend you to look at this music though. :))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJAYwsmRl5o
@94Eowyn
That wind is my Father. ♥ He will always be with me.
Only Einar's voice can describe my sorrow. Love him.
@My2Cents1
Pretty much everyone I have loved and lost is in that voice and those lyrics.
@danieldavidson2387
This is my grieving song for my brother. Twice is the pain unseen. Thank you Einar. Your music sent a profoundly spiritual song that called me back into alignment with narure; where my soul resides and is renewed.
@thevikingoli8847
Never get enough of this guy, his music changed my life and my way of thinking, it's fantastic to Listen to respect and pleace go on like you do............