Wake the Völva (Vǫlva, Vakna) | Viking Music & Nordic Ritual Folk

Around an ancient burial mound, women join hands and call a sleeping seeress back to the living. Skavira’s "Vǫlva, Vakna (Wake the Völva)" tells of a night when ritual dance and song awaken a voice long silent beneath the earth. Feet strike the ground, fire lights the gathering, and a repeated call rises above the grave: awaken, völva, hear us. Among the women stands the seeress’s granddaughter, who still remembers her mother’s song. When the völva finally answers, she asks why her rest has been disturbed, then speaks gently to the young woman who has called her. Listen to Skavira: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/6kmWgpQc79YHb8v0tl1X77?si=9Ijquw4tS02pdx6Qy2-Cpw Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ch/artist/skavira/1838348341 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.de/artists/B0FQ4T2CZC/skavira?marketplaceId=A1PA6795UKMFR9&musicTerritory=DE&ref=dm_sh_DTEnUIjnwqtpIOLEHfj52WDFY Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/de/artist/344998131 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@Skavira?si=bkf0v5Ka9h19qmev The lyrics are written in Old Norse. English Translation Seeress, awaken. Hear us. Seeress, awaken. We call to you. Night has come, the fire glows red. Women walk, hand in hand. Feet upon the earth, stone beside stone. Beneath the mound, you sleep alone. We bear fire, we bear glowing coals. Beside your grave, we sing our song. Tell us, tell us, what do you see? Ancient seeress, awaken now. Seeress, awaken, rise, rise. Seeress, awaken, show us the way. Hear us calling, hear our song. Speak, seeress, give us your words. Your staff lies beside your cold cheek. The earth holds your body. Here stands the daughter of your daughter. She still knows her mother’s song. She strikes the earth with both her feet. She asks you to come home again. Tell us, tell us, what do you see? Ancient seeress, awaken now. Seeress, awaken, rise, rise. Seeress, awaken, show us the way. Hear us calling, hear our song. Speak, seeress, give us your words. Why do you call? Why do you wake me? I slept for so long. Now I hear you. Do not fear, my daughter. The earth is still beneath your feet. Seeress, awaken, rise, rise. Seeress, awaken, show us the way. Hear us calling, hear our song. Speak, seeress, give us your words. Hand in hand. Foot beside foot. Still we sing at the foot of the mound. Sleep, seeress. Sleep in peace. Your words live on. We carry them. --- Follow Skavira on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and YouTube Music. Subscribe for more Old Norse, Viking and Nordic music. #VikingMusic #NordicMusic #OldNorse #NordicFolk #VikingSong #OldNorseMusic #NorseMusic #VikingFolk #DarkFolk #RitualFolk #Volva #Seeress #NorseMythology #PaganMusic #Skavira #WakeTheVolva