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Of Wolf and Fear
Ulver Lyrics


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""Snacket blandt Folck vaer til Bestandighed Om Fuldmaanens Vee & Grue Naar det klagede op mod hendes Skjaer Fra Vintrens kolde Eensomhed Da frycktede de at Vargen vaer nær Vakt vaer dends gamle Mayestet Der vaer Døgn da nogen meenede at hafve seet I hendes Ljus som han splidder med dend Skygge som han spreer Skyggen aff een ukjend Mackt Der dend hylede mod sin Gud i infernaldsk Prackt Dende Djefvels Herold han herjede Fra Kandt til Kandt & mange aff Mandeæt forsvandt Paa dend hun lyser han binder; oc Helveds Ulv Han dræber medens Afgrunden brager Forbandelsen er her visseligen Aff Djefvlen han bleff skjænked een Gave Der ved Troldom favned han til Ulv Ey vaer han længer een Guds Slave Der ved Midnat vandred ofver hule Grave""

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ulver's "Of Wolf and Fear" are written in an old-fashioned language that talks about the fear and superstitions surrounding the full moon and the possibility of the wolf's presence. The first verse describes how people used to talk about the terror caused by the wolf's howling during the full moon. They feared that the wolf was near and nobody felt safe. The king was always alert, as were the people, and they were ever mindful of the wolf's approach.


The second verse describes a person who sees something in the moon's light, something that splits with the shadow it casts. The shadow is of a strange force that howls against God in an infernal realm. This dark force is a devil’s herald that rages from one place to the next, causing havoc and taking people away. The wolf is bound by the moon's power, and he kills while the abyss roars. The curse of the devil upon the wolf is real, and he received the gift of transformation from a slave of God into a wolf, free to roam at midnight over hollow graves.


Overall, the lyrics present the fear and superstitions around the full moon and the wolf in ancient times. The imagery and language used add to the melancholic and dark tone of the song.


Line by Line Meaning

Snacket blandt Folck vaer til Bestandighed Om Fuldmaanens Vee & Grue
People always talked about the fear and mystery associated with the full moon


Naar det klagede op mod hendes Skjaer Fra Vintrens kolde Eensomhed
When the howling was heard in the cold winter nights, people knew that the wolves were near


Da frycktede de at Vargen vaer nær Vakt vaer dends gamle Mayestet
The people feared the approach of the wolves and the old king's guard was put on alert


Der vaer Døgn da nogen meenede at hafve seet
There were days when people claimed to have seen


I hendes Ljus som han splidder med dend Skygge som han spreer
In the moonlight, shadows were split and spread by his presence


Skyggen aff een ukjend Mackt
The shadow of an unknown power


Der dend hylede mod sin Gud i infernaldsk Prackt
Where the wolf howled against his god in infernal glory


Dende Djefvels Herold han herjede Fra Kandt til Kandt & mange aff Mandeæt forsvandt
This devil's messenger ravaged from house to house and many people disappeared


Paa dend hun lyser han binder; oc Helveds Ulv
In her light, he is bound; the wolf of hell


Han dræber medens Afgrunden brager Forbandelsen er her visseligen
He kills while the abyss roars; the curse is surely here


Aff Djefvlen han bleff skjænked een Gave Der ved Troldom favned han til Ulv
He was given a gift from the devil where he transformed into a wolf through sorcery


Ey vaer han længer een Guds Slave Der ved Midnat vandred ofver hule Grave
No longer a servant of God, he wandered over hollow graves at midnight




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Written by: Haavard Joergensen, Kristoffer Rygg

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The Guard Owl Muertero Chris

If you remastered the entire album you'd be making it a dream come true to be able to hear it in this way!!!

ilias hatzis

The passage from distortionless guitar around 1:00 to the theme beginning at 1:49 is simply ingenious! Amazing stuff. Imho this is one of the best bm songs ever.

enkelt dødelig

What a relaxing music for sleeping

NOISE IS FUNTASTIC

In fact, the first time I heard this album, I was lying at night in the dark of a cold night, ready to sleep.

Daisies of Doom

What's not to hate about this masterpiece?

maoz israel

the best black metal ever recorded

La Hire

Damn this song recorded with today's technology would be insane

Aleksandr Mokin

The problem was not the technology, they purposefully made it sound awful, carrying the sound through two amps. I don't like how it sounds and I don't know why they needed to do it :( I wish someone makes a good remaster, but this is still unlistenable.

HOME INVASION

​@Aleksandr Mokin you think this is unlistenable? wow lol

AnAxeToGrind

@Aleksandr Mokinyou know what’s unlistenable? Your opinion. Leave us alone.

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