Gandreið (The Witch Ride) – Seiðr Chant | Viking Music

The gandreið – the witch ride. In Old Norse sources, the vǫlva does not ride a horse. She rides the wolf, with serpents as reins, out over rain and fire, between the world and the dream. This song is sung entirely in Old Norse. "Gal, gal" comes from galdr – the chanted spell. Lyrics & translation below. 🎧 Listen everywhere: ➤ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/3F9TzfzqfNcCnNdLIOUuLh?si=4fa57afb26984d54 ➤ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/runes-of-the-north/1834777726 ➤ Tidal: https://tidal.com/artist/65784404 ➤ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.de/artists/B0FNC2ZRLL/runes-of-the-north ➤ YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCBs5X2bPMaApmCeHwNxJ0Ag ➤ Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/de/artist/342337011 ➤ Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/runes-of-the-north/ARpK9n6qqv7jfbX Follow Runes of the North: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runesofthenorth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runesofthenorth_official/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@runesofthenorth_official — LYRICS (Old Norse) Vindr ferr um vǫllinn vǫlva stendr við fjall Nóttin opnar augun djúpr er seiðar kall Vargr bítr í storminn skuggi hleypr af stað Ormar verða taumar í lófa mínum það Há raust yfir heiðum kvennrödd sker í ský Manna kveðr í myrkri hjarta slær á ný Gal, gal, gandreið ríðum yfir regn ok eld Gal, gal, gandreið vargrinn berr oss fram í kveld Hú, hoja, gal, gal nóttin syngr ok hjǫrtu falla Hú, hoja, gal, gal gandrinn vaknar, heyri þér kalla Hyndla sér í hæðum hestar eru ei hér Vargr er minn reiðskjóti ormrinn leiðir mér Fjǫllin taka andann fjǫrðrinn svarar hátt Eldar brenna innan undir tunglsins mátt Ríð, ríð, vǫlva mín ríð með vind í blóði Ríð, ríð, yfir lín milli heims ok draumi — TRANSLATION (English) Wind moves across the field the vǫlva stands by the mountain The night opens its eyes deep is the call of seiðr The wolf bites into the storm a shadow leaps forth Serpents become reins there in my palm A high voice over the heaths a woman's voice cuts the sky A chant sounds in the darkness the heart beats anew Chant, chant, the witch ride we ride over rain and fire Chant, chant, the witch ride the wolf carries us onward tonight Hú, hoja, chant, chant the night sings and hearts fall Hú, hoja, chant, chant the gandr awakens – do you hear it call? Hyndla watches from the heights there are no horses here The wolf is my mount the serpent guides me The mountains take my breath the fjord answers loud Fires burn within under the power of the moon Ride, ride, my vǫlva ride with wind in your blood Ride, ride, across the line between world and dream — #NordicFolk #vikings #VikingMusic