Warriors Nightmare
Nachtfalke Lyrics
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And laid myself unter its mighty crown
I wouldn't see anything drying i was sleeping
No sand, no lake, no waves
I didn't see Midgard nor Valhalla
Only a yawning abyss
Ragnarok... the Ases fall
Under midgards sail another one was watching the black
Red cockin the halls of hel
Axe age, swordage, shield crash
Wind time, wolf time
Our army of brothers is fighting
Against one another before Midgard falls
In a dreamI died with big pain
A sword bored deep into my heart
There I stand in the golden hall
Where warroirs enjoy their honour
I'm falling in the battle
And Odin takes me into his legions until
In the song "Warriors Nightmare," Nachtfalke describes a dream where they are beneath Yggdrasil, the world tree of Norse mythology, as they witness the events of Ragnarok, the end of the world. The lyrics tell of the black cock, a symbol of death and decay, watching as the Ases, the gods, fall in battle. The warrior then sees the chaos and destruction of the end times: "axe age, swordage, shield crash, wind time, wolf time." Despite the intense pain of dying in battle, the warrior finds solace in the afterlife, where Odin, the head of the Norse pantheon, takes them into his army of fallen warriors. The song carries a sense of ancient mysticism and the enduring allure of Norse mythology.
Line by Line Meaning
I was walking to the tree Yggdrasil
I was wandering towards the supernatural tree Yggdrasil which is the center of the world in the Norse mythology.
And laid myself unter its mighty crown
I rested my body under its magnificent branches and leaves.
I wouldn't see anything drying i was sleeping
I didn't feel any discomfort or unpleasantness while sleeping.
No sand, no lake, no waves
There was no sight of sand, water or waves while I was in that state of rest.
I didn't see Midgard nor Valhalla
I didn't see the human world or the afterlife of warriors in Norse mythology.
Only a yawning abyss
I only saw a deep and dark empty void.
Ragnarok... the Ases fall
I realized during my rest that Ragnarok, the end of the world, has come and the gods (the Ases) are defeated.
Under midgards sail another one was watching the black
Someone else was observing the darkness and chaos in the world from afar.
Red cockin the halls of hel
There is a bloody rooster announcing the arrival of the dead warriors in the underworld (Hel).
Axe age, swordage, shield crash
This is a time of violent warfare where axes, swords and shields are constantly clashing.
Wind time, wolf time
It is a period of tumultuous changes where the winds and wolves play an important role.
Our army of brothers is fighting
The warriors are fighting fiercely against each other.
Against one another before Midgard falls
The fighting continues until the world of humans (Midgard) is destroyed.
In a dreamI died with big pain
I experienced a vivid dream where I died and felt excruciating pain.
A sword bored deep into my heart
I was stabbed in the heart with a sword in that dream.
There I stand in the golden hall
In another dream, I find myself standing in the great hall of Valhalla.
Where warriors enjoy their honour
In Valhalla, the warriors who died bravely in battle are celebrated and respected.
I'm falling in the battle
I am dying again in another dream while engaged in the battle.
And Odin takes me into his legions until
The god Odin collects the souls of brave warriors like me to fight with him in his army until the final battle.
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