Capitel I: I Troldskog faren vild
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De entede Tøsens Hiemkomst
Hun vaer i mørck Skog faren vild
Sneens Tepper hafde bredet sig hen
Paa Stien hiem - hendes eeneste Ven

Om hun bare kunde
Folge Stiernernes Baner
Ey hun skulde vildfare
Blandt disse mørcke Graner

Skogens mørcke Arme forbarmede sig ofver dend fremmede Giæst
Giorde hende vaer i siine inderste Tankers Veemod
At i Bergekongens Kammer tørstes efter Christenblod

De Underjordiske:
"Det nærmer sig stille: Een sørgeklæst Pige
Sidder derinde med foldede Hænder
Hun sender een Bøn til det himmeldske Rige"

Ofver hendes Hode
Det drybber fra Qviist
Draabe for Draabe some Blodet
Fra Kroppen til Jesu Christ

Pigen:
"Aa, eismal i ein uggin Skog



Eg kjenn at i Kveld
I Kveld tenkjer ingen paa meg"

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ulver's song Capitel I: I Troldskog faren vild tell the story of a lost girl in a dark forest, who has only one friend, the path back home. She wishes she could follow the stars to guide her way back home, but instead, she is surrounded by the dark trees that offer comfort in her sadness. The forest seems to empathize with her plight, and she feels a sense of melancholy and yearning in her heart.


The "Underjordiske" or underground creatures, discuss her arrival and mention that they are aware of her presence. They speak of a mourning girl inside the chamber of the mountain king, thirsting for Christian blood. The lyrics make it seem as though the girl is already dead, and the forest has become her final resting place. The drops of water falling from the trees above her feel like drops of blood from Jesus Christ's body, and the girl recognizes that in the quiet of the forest, no one is thinking of her.


The lyrics create a haunting atmosphere full of sadness, despair, and a sense of isolation. The forest becomes a character on its own, offering the lost girl solace in her dark hour. The strange beings that inhabit the forest add to the mysterious ambiance, and the reference to "Christenblod" creates a sense of conflict between the worlds of Christianity and the pagan beliefs that the forest seems to embody.


Line by Line Meaning

De entede Tøsens Hiemkomst
The return of the lost girl


Hun vaer i mørck Skog faren vild
She was lost in the dark forest


Sneens Tepper hafde bredet sig hen
The snow covered the ground


Paa Stien hiem - hendes eeneste Ven
The only friend she had was the path home


Om hun bare kunde
If only she could


Folge Stiernernes Baner
Follow the path of the stars


Ey hun skulde vildfare
She wouldn't get lost


Blandt disse mørcke Graner
Among these dark pines


Skogens mørcke Arme forbarmede sig ofver dend fremmede Giæst
The forest embraced the stranger with pity


Giorde hende vaer i siine inderste Tankers Veemod
It made her aware of her innermost thoughts of sadness


At i Bergekongens Kammer tørstes efter Christenblod
That the Mountain King's chamber thirsted for Christian blood


De Underjordiske:
The underworld beings:


"Det nærmer sig stille: Een sørgeklæst Pige
"It approaches silently: a mournful girl


Sidder derinde med foldede Hænder
Sitting there with folded hands


Hun sender een Bøn til det himmeldske Rige"
She sends a prayer to the heavenly realm"


Ofver hendes Hode
Over her head


Det drybber fra Qviist
Droplets fall from the branches


Draabe for Draabe some Blodet
Drop by drop like blood


Fra Kroppen til Jesu Christ
From the body of Jesus Christ


Pigen:
The girl:


"Aa, eismal i ein uggin Skog
"Ah, alone in a dismal forest


Eg kjenn at i Kveld
I feel that tonight


I Kveld tenkjer ingen paa meg"
No one thinks of me tonight"




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