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Vardlokk
Soul Calling Song*

No kalle kvinnene saman te sang
Now the women are calling for the song
Dei ber meg sende mine gander
They ask me to send my soul out
Krafta i kvadet eg lærde ein gang
The power of the song I learned long ago
Spinne tråd, lokke så ander gjer klang
To spin a thread, call to the spirits to respond

Frykte sangen vil fløyma min sans
I fear that the song will flood my senses
Kvie for makta i kvar tone
I shy away from the power of each note
Dei seie lokken kan danna ein krans
They say the chant can form a circle
Der me to atter forsone te dans
Where we two can reconcile once again to dance

Drøyme, vinde deg inn
Dreaming, winding you in
Tia fer sitt spinn
Time's web is set

Volva vente i innerste ring
The volva** is waiting in the innermost circle
Krev at eg varde ho med gander
Demanding that my soul sing the way for her
Eg ska kvea og festa mitt sting
I shall sing and fasten my stitches
Finna deg blant ander
Find you among the spirits

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* Vardlokk doesn't have a direct translation. It's adapted from "varde", meaning to set road markers, and "lokk" meaning a calling-song.

** The song is based on Old Norse folk tales of a "volva", a shamanic seeress. Legends told that they could send their soul into the world of spirits with the help of a circle of chanting women. When it was time for the seeress to return, a woman would sing a "vardlokk" in order to make sure the seeress' soul would be safely returned to her body.

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