Heilung Reaction - Vocal coach hears "Krigsgaldr" LIVE for the first time! 

An important consideration, this song is deliberately meant to be very jarring at points. Krigsgaldr means "war magic" and is part of a larger story told in other songs from Lifa. The overall story is, a village is thrust into a war they didn't want or start, but now must participate in. This performance is an actual ritual designed deliberately to induce a trance state, then break you out it just as the village was peaceful, then war-torn. This song describes the point of no return. Maria's lyrics reflect the feelings of the women who fear what is coming, while the throat singing expresses the growing aggression among the warriors as their village is drawn into war.

In Maijden really shows off Maria's vocal abilities and the primal screams from the men will jar you everytime.

You're not watching a concert. You're involved in a ritual. It's mesmerizing and, as a Pagan, it speaks to my soul. The whole event is just beautiful.

The language is Old Norse, Proto Norse and obviously English. It is about a poor but peaceful village that is forced to take up arms and defend themselves from an attack by an enemy coming from across the sea. Lyrics. Krigsgaldr lyrics Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt What am I supposed to do If I want to talk about peace and understanding But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace But you only understand the language of the sword I let the blade do the talking... So my tongue shall become iron And my words the mighty roar of war Revealing my divine anger's arrow shall strike All action for the good of all I see my reflection in your eyes But my new age has just begun The sword is soft In the fire of the furnace It hungers to be hit And wants to have a hundred sisters In the coldest state of their existence They may dance the maddest In the morass of the red rain Beloved brother enemy I sing my sword song for you The lullaby of obliteration So I can wake up with a smile And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart Coexistence, conflict, combat Devastation, regeneration, transformation That is the best I can do for you I see a grey gloom on the horizon That promises a powerful sun to rise To melt away all moons It will make the old fires of purification Look like dying embers Look like dying embers Look like dying embers Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Iilir men æro þeir Er a-mela os (x8) Min wᴀrb nᴀseu Wilʀ mᴀde þᴀim I bormoþᴀ huni Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Gotnᴀ fiskʀ oʀf Auim suwimąde Foki afą gąląnde Hu wᴀʀ Hu wᴀʀ ob kąm hᴀr ą hią ląt Translation  Heilung Krigsgaldr → English translation 12 translations    Translation English, Old Norse, Proto-NorseEnglishEnglish #2FrenchFrench #2GermanNorwegianPortuguesePortuguese #2RussianRussian #2SpanishUkrainian  English, Old Norse, Proto-Norse (Original) War Chant Click to see the original lyrics (English, Old Norse, Proto-Norse) The household wanes, Vil threw a death wave over those the oar locks wore out for, with the tired mast-top Who brought... Who brought the horde over to the far country? The godly-fish from Firnøy’s streams Swimming in the drift of the land of shining meadows. What am I supposed to do If I want to talk about peace and understanding But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace But you only understand the language of the sword I let the blade do the talking... So my tongue shall become iron And my words the mighty roar of war Revealing my divine anger´s arrow shall strike All action for the good of all I see my reflection in your eyes But my new age has just begun The sword is soft In the fire of the furnace It hungers to be hit And wants to have a hundred sisters In the coldest state of their existence They may dance the maddest In the morass of the red rain Beloved brother enemy I sing my sword song for you The lullaby of obliteration So I can wake up with a smile And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart And bliss in my heart Coexistence, Conflict, combat Devastation, regeneration, transformation That is the best I can do for you I see a grey gloom on the horizon That promises a powerful sun to rise To melt away all moons It will make the old fires of purification Look like dying embers Look like dying embers Look like dying embers The household wanes, Vil threw a death wave over those the oar locks wore out for, with the tired mast-top Who brought... Who brought the horde over to the far country? The godly-fish from Firnøy’s streams Swimming in the drift of the land of shining meadows. Who brought... Who brought the horde over to the far country? Ylir Men Aero Their Era Mela Os1 lyricstranslate.com/en/krigsgaldr-war-chant.html

Been a follower of this band for several years now, and every time I hear it, am amazed....am a native american, and the beat makes me want to dance!

Yeah, these guys came out of nowhere a few years back and dominated Castlefest as a virtually unknown act. That alone is insanely impressive. Steal the show at a metal festival without actually playing Metal, lol. Granted Metalheads have eclectic tastes, but that's still virtually unheard of. They got some backlash for using a human femur as a drum stick in their early shows. But it's a very unique style, very theatrical.

having worked at a bar at midgardsblot when they played there, the way they captured the audience was simply amazing, it was like the audience entered a trance as no one said anything while they played.

Heilung's non-live studio recording video of "Anoana" is going to blow your mind.

VERY enjoyable reaction!!!! Highly recommend Anoana by them for your next reaction. The female vocalist is Maria Franz. Elizabeth (Charismatic Voice) did a teatime interview with her that I recommend checking out when you have time.

The lady and the throat singer with dreadlocks are a couple. The guy with the antlers (a tattoo artist) asked if he could record some of his poems in exchange of a free tattoo for the first guy. They ended up making this band. This was also their first live performance, so everyone else (including the falsetto guy) are guest artists. Some are now regulars, but some did not permanently join, such as the singer with the falsetto. Also, the tattoo was never executed because after this performance they were like “wow this worked?” and they now tour the world. They now have a few female back-up singers, one of which is the sister of the falsetto guy and has an amazing voice (just like basically everyone involved with them)

I find it interesting that at my old age (68) I have fallen in love with this music. Thanks for the reaction

I love this. I own this album. I have been a Wiccan/Pagan for 20 years. This teaches to the depths of me. It feels like going to a church I didn't know I had lost. This sings on my blood and my soul. It's wonderful to see another European feel the deep touch of this ancient sound that was probably our hunter-gatherer past for millenia before the modern time. Welcome to our ancient selves, our heritage, our culture. Love. Peace. Merry meet, merry part. Blessed be.

I was at this live performance at Castlefest in The Netherlands, I literally felt like this performance brought me in a trance. It was by far the best performance I've ever seen, and apparently it was their first live performance as well...

Not a song, but a whole experience. Going to see them in September.

In Heilung's music Kai routinely sings cleanly but also uses a form of Kargyraa with varying degrees of distortion, and then does straight up black metal screams. Kargyraa transitions into screams VERY easily and thus you usually get a blend of both going on within a song, just gotta drop primary cord phonation, increase compression and play with mouth shaping.

This is an extension of her natural voice. When I met some of them, she spoke with this energy. Calming and grounded... I felt like Gimli talking to the Lady Galadriel.

Welcome to 9 A.D. It's a cold and damp, foggy morning you are walking in formation with thousands of your brothers in arms..... You are LEGIONAIRE of the greatest army to exist!! You hear this faint sound in the distance growing to a unfathomable level of noise..... You are in Teutoburg Forest.... And tonight you will be dining with your gods.....

The vocal fry part are the only English lyrics. "What am I supposed to do If I want to talk about peace and understanding But you only understand the language of the sword? What if I want to make you understand that the path you chose leads to downfall But you only understand the language of the sword What if I want to tell you to leave me and my beloved ones in peace But you only understand the language of the sword I let the blade do the talking So my tongue shall become iron and my words the mighty roar of war Revealing my divine anger's arrow shall strike All action for the good of all, I see my reflection in your eyes But my new age has just begun, the sword is soft In the fire of the furnace, it hungers to be hit And wants to have a hundred sisters In the coldest state of their existence They may dance the maddest in the morass of the red rain Beloved brother enemy, I sing my sword song for you The lullaby of obliteration So I can wake up with a smile And bliss in my heart and bliss in my heart and bliss in my heart Coexistence, conflict, combat Devastation, regeneration, transformation That is the best I can do for you I see a grey gloom on the horizon That promises a powerful sun to rise, melt away all moons It will make the old fires of purification, purification Look like dying embers, look like dying embers"

"These two gentlemen"...I know it shouldn't, but that made me LOL. Heilung are something else aren't they? By 'something else', I mean unique. They've developed their own culture to go with their sound. I can't get enough of them.

I can't entirely remember if you've reacted to them before but if not I think you'd enjoy Wardruna. Specifically their song "Helvegen" which they have a great live version that features Aurora.

I love that your response basically mirrors everyone's first time seeing this video; just pure enchantment and an inability to stop watching. It's such a primal piece of music. Hypnotizing and beautiful.

Nice you found Heilung. I would highly recommend seeing Wadruna feat. Aurora "Helvegen". One of the best live performances i ever saw from her and Wadruna. Also recommended with english subtitles on, because its sung in norse. It drives me to tears every time i hear it.

Heilung's "Rituals" are spellbinding live! I saw them last fall in Greensboro NC and I am driving 5 hrs to Washington DC to see them again next month. I'm 79 and an avid concert addict. They are among the top three acts I've ever seen in my lifetime. Only reason I can't choose #1 is because they're completely different genres and all excel in their particular niche.

The man singing falsetto is Jonas Lorentzen. He left the band a few years ago and went out on his own. He is a phenomenal vocalist.

There is no "Celtic" throat singing. Kai occasionally uses a Mongolian type of throat singing (undertone singing) called "kargyraa". The gutteral vocals in this song are more akin to metal vocals. All false folds, no vocal folds. Kai inspired me to learn Kargyraa myself and I'm familiar with metal vocalisations, so I notice the differences pretty clearly. Another band that uses Kargyraa in a very beautiful and nordic inspired way is Nytt Land. I highly recommend.

Enjoyed your reaction. Heilung (healing in German) is an experimental folk music band who draws inspiration for their music from texts, runic inscriptions and other artifacts from Iron Age Northern Germanic people and the Viking Age. They call their music amplified history and their goal is to connect modern society with the beginnings of humanity through music. They call their shows Rituals and having been to one it is a very apt description. It is a very spiritual experience. The show starts with all the performers coming on stage and a blessing given by one of the male singers (Kai I believe) acting as Shaman. They then recite their collective prayer. Remember, that we all are brothers All people, beasts, trees and stone and wind We all descend from the one great being That was always there Before people lived and named it Before the first seed sprouted" The rest of the ritual takes you on an amazing journey of healing and reconnection with something ancient and eternal. Highly recommend the song Anoana for it's amazing story and Maria's fantastic vocals. I think you would especially enjoy where she uses the traditional Swedish Kulning technique in the song. Very powerful and soul stirring.

Great reaction, Bethany! You looked absolutely mesmerized. Heilung is a unique musical experience.

In an interview, it was mentioned that their intent is to put the audience into a sort of trance.

Your face while the build up is priceless...haha. I love this performance so much - it´s raw, it´s almost ancient, it´s unique. Greetings from Germany and thumbs up!

Everybody who likes the voice of Maria Franz have to listen to Songleikr- Ulvetime. Its almost just her singing and playing an instrument. Very beautiful.

Hi, the song Anoana from them is absolutely fantastic.

This is so primal with a sad undertone. This is truly amazing. The primal nature of telling a story of a struggle is so compelling. This is my first time hearing them, and I am an instant fan. My heritage is viking, Norse, norwegian scandinavia, and this fascnates me and makes me feel connected to them. Thank you for doing this review!❤❤❤

For more by this group, I'd recommend 'In Maijan' and 'Alfadhirhaitl' from the same concert. The first song has more vocal range from Maria; the second is more like a village getting ready for battle and asking for Odin's blessing. Another band that I discovered much more recently is Otyken. Sounding a bit like a mix of Heilung and The Hu, the members are from a native tribe in Siberia.

“The lullaby of obliteration” is one of my favorite all times lines. Also, this is what I listened to during my vasectomy. True story.

The languages used are english and runic ¿Old danis? The texts of the song have been extracted from the Eggia stone. Eggja's stone (also known as Eggum's or Eggjum's stone) This is a large flat stone with runic inscriptions that covered a tomb dating from the period between 650 and 700 and that was discovered while plowing a field in 1917 at Eggja farm in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. When it was found, the inscription was on the underside of the slab covering a man's grave, so that it could not be read from the outside (like the Kylver stone). The stone is currently in the Bergen museum. It has about 200 runes, making it the longest inscription engraved with letters of the ancient futhark alphabet, although some runes have a transitional form to the young futhark. The lyrics say the following: The home fades. Vil launched a deadly horde upon them. The oars and mast were destroyed. Who brought? Who brought the horde to this distant land? The fishes of the streams of Firnoy. They swim adrift. From the land of bright meadows. Who brought? Who brought the horde to this distant land? A hug.

I am so happy that you delved into this incredible group. Watching you experience this for the first time has been such a pleasure. It is so hard to recommend a first song for someone to listen to because it is just so different, and there are so many songs that are also so different from each other. This song definitely has a massive impact on the first-time listener, so it is a good choice. My suggestion for a song, that shows off Maria's massive vocal talent, I suggest the song "In Maidjan." From this same performance at Castlefest. Thanks for this reaction. It will probably be the reaction highlight of my week.

heilung is like mesmerizing magic, taking me on a brand-new journey each and every time

The front woman Maria Franz has a solo project which is very different from this. She has a very pleasant singing voice in my opinion.

This is the only group that gives me chills with every song...even after hearing them hundreds of times❤❤❤

By the Way,Maria plays HUMAN BONES !

Krigs galdr = War chant. I saw Heilung (healing in English) live in Toronto a year and a half ago and, what I heard about their "concert" proved to be true - it's more of a ceremony than a concert. It stirred my Nordic roots in a way that still hasn't left me.

Their live performances are a lot of fun, very theatrical and generally speaking the fans who show up for them are a great community.

If you want to hear really cool throat singing look for “The Hu”. It’s a heavy metal band from Mongolia. They use traditional singing and Mongolian instruments with the classic rock and metal ones

you're correct about the throat singing! the drone-like lower placed sound is standard kargyraa, in which the false folds and true folds vibrate simultaneously, with the false folds synchronized into a sub-octave relationship with the true folds-this is what gives it it's characteristically buzzy sound. it's considered a foundational technique in vocal distortion, and forms the basis for a lot of rock and metal distortion. the higher placed sounds are based on a related technique known in metal as "fry screaming," which is achieved at the true fold level by hovering the voice between registers, leveraging the subsequent oscillation around the vocal break to produce distortion. both are totally healthy forms of phonation when performed correctly; i practice them everyday and can easily switch between distorted sounds and clean resonant singing with no loss of range or control

Was lucky enough to see them in October. Extremely spiritual. One of a kind show.

The official video for Anoana is a must watch. The production on the track is phenomenal and the video has become a firm favourite 😊

Oh yeah, Heilung, the must unique band/musical project/whatever this is thing I have heard in the last years. Absolutely love them I will see them live a a couple of months and I'm really looking forward to it

I saw them earlier this year in April. It was the most beautiful, moving, captivating performance I've ever been to. As someone who follows more on the Pagan side of beliefs, this was an experience I feel my soul hungers for. It felt like being home.

Wardruna and Aurora - Helvegen (Live) I promise you will love it.

I was on that live concert castlefest and a fan since then. Marias voice is so mesmerizing, soothing and devouring kinda. My first thought was that she must be an angel or something. After that event i stood there with chin down and mouth wide open like when u watched very deep emotional film or a good book, feeling this void. This band is the only band who touches my inner soul.

Bethany - someone has really thrown you off the deep end here! It is definitely more to be experienced and felt, differing from contemporary music. An easier way into the band would be Anoana, or Noropo. Both are extraordinary ❤

Very guttural sound coupled with beautiful melody. Truly unique sound

i would suggest 'in maidjan' from the same concert or 'anoana' live in london next. they also interpreted the oldest written song hurrian hymn to 'nikkal' from around 1300BC, but i couldn't find a live version yet.

Finally getting to see Heilung live later this year. It's gonna be such a good weekend as we're seeing Epica the night before at the same venue.

I think Norupo is also one of the greatest pieces of them.

Grüße aus Deutschland.. als ich Heilung vor vielen Jahren das erste mal gehört habe ging es mir genau so wie dir... Analyse aller Sänger... Aber hey, das ist für mich galaktisch . Für mich ist es seit dem tatsächlich Heilung! 😊

The look on her face at 11:14 is priceless. It matched mine as I was reaching to turn my volume down. I've listened to heilung for a few years, but he sounds more like he's whispering in the studio version.

Christopher Juul and Maria Franz also sing in the Band Songleikr. The music is flat-out Nordic folk.

I saw Heilung here in Portland. It was a phenomenal show

I saw them live about 1.5 years ago. Incredible experience.

You gotta hear the studio version of this song as well. Their voices are so much clearer and it's so GOOD.

Their music is very powerful, it stirs the blood, resonates in the heart. Look, I hate loud sounds, and I hate large crowds, but Heilung is one of an extremely limited number of performers who could get me to brave the storm, were I to ever get the opportunity.

My first time ever hearing of this group or even this type of sound. I had chills. It felt so calming to me. It felt like "home" if I had to describe my experience. I will def be looking into more from them. Thank you for sharing this experience. Absolutely incredible. I think you said it best as "indescribable" and they have indeed mastered this art. I was also blown away at the costumes/garb (whatever you'd call it). Would love to see them in person and ive NEVER been to a live concert before in my life.

I recently (in the last week) found this group and now there is nothing on this Earth I want to do more than see a ritual for myself live. And I'm a metal head, this isn't my forte at all but there is just something so special about Heilung that I honestly can't even describe - like they're a key to the lock that is my soul. Unfortunately they just have a few tour dates in the US this year and nothing remotely close to me.... so 2025 I really hope or hell maybe something will come up. I have to see them.

This is so cool and haunting. I love it!! I also love watching your amazing face when you get lost in the beat. It's beautiful. Thank you and cheers from a finn in Sweden.

Heilung is mesmerizing. I used to listen to them on my way to work. By the time I got to work, I was like a frothing berserker.

I’ve been mesmerized with Maria’s voice for a long time.

Heilung is a fascinating experience. I definitely recommend checking out the official video's for their songs Norupo and Anoana. The video's are amazing. Like traveling back in time. Their music feels primal.

Maria Franz is AWESOME

Saw them in Pittsburgh two years ago. Amazing. In Maidjan is my favorite tune, along with Anoana, the new live version.

To anyone that doesn’t know. They actually made there instruments the way the Vikings did ( from bones and hides) and if this music scares you have no Viking blood in you and that’s ok. If it gives you goosebumps and awakens you have Viking blood or descendants. Please don’t take any of this badly. I’ve heard this from descendants from Vikings. This music is ancient and powerful. Vikings like native Americans, Indians or an ancient culture were so in-tuned with nature and what music was supposed to be and sound like.

Their uniqueness is such a great strength.

Their live performances are absolutely unreal.

If you like this, I would highly suggest looking into Dead Can Dance (named after the instruments they play, instruments that are no longer used), and Cocteau Twins.

One of Maria Franz's other bands is called "Euzen" and I would SO VERY MUCH like to recommend the "EUZEN | Metamorph LIVE @ Castlefest 2015" video. It's a very different style from Heilung, but her singing, especially in the second half of the song, is just... primordial are the most fitting words I can find for it. When I first heard Euzen and Heilung I showed it to my mother and told her that if I was going through a deep dark forest in the middle of the night and heard her singing voice, I would just have to follow it. Like a siren's song. It really is captivating. I don't think I can recommend you (and other viewers of course) anything more than that performance. Cheers!

Sweet mother of pearl... welcome to this rabbit hole (lol). Wait until you watch the live version of Anoana

This music is very primal, the deep drums, the bone clap (hitting bones together), the deep humming, these sounds go back millennia. So hypnotic and wonderful.

"Krigsgaldr" = "war magics". The entire song is a warning to those who would invade.

They have been a bucket list performer since I first saw the whole LIFA concert from which this is taken.

i wonder that you havn't yet stumbled onto eivor. she is honestly the best of the best!

how wonderful to hear the comments from a pro coach with humility to learn.. i have only responded to this on an emotional level the comments illuminated thoughts and understanding I had not appreciated

Loved this reaction. Heilung is hypnotizing. 💜

Her voice is eerily inviting and soothing

First time watching your channel and its Heilung :D Amazing :)

I saw them live in Norway on a viking ground where near it's a museum. It was simply magic... you start to dance and you feel in another world... and without drugs use. 😂❤

Saw them live last year on holiday (may have timed that purposely) when they were one of the headliners for Arc Tangent. Amazingly they are coming to my hemisphere later this year. I got the early bird tickets immediately. Due to demand they just announced a second concert. I immediately lengthened my work leave request and got the pre-release tickets again. Heilung are amazing. Also the amazing talent that is Eivor is opening for them who I am beyond excited to see live!!

Fun fact: When watching one of our Middle Eastern cousins react to Hielung, his facial expression went from comedic to severe and nervous concern to the point, clearly stating that we cannot win.

I'd call it harsh vocals, which is a whole rabbit hole. I saw a video on another channel of a singer making harsh vocals with a scope down his throat, and it seems that the tissues constrict and twist above the true vocal folds with a lot of saliva percolating to produce this growling sound.

Ive seen them twice here in Berlin.😊 I’m not a spiritual/religious person, nor is the music historically accurate, but you could easily allow yourself to imagine being transported to ancient times and ancient gods. ❤

Anoana is a wonderful video, both visually sound. The live performance of Anoana is also very good, with more vocalists.

I love this group. And I love your reactions and breakdown of your thoughts about the techniques and vocal sound generation in such a technical manner. I found that fascinating, Thank you. I've subscribed :)

Heilung fans, check out the band Otyken if you dont know them. MOre electronic and contemporary sounding but has the same kind of spirit I think. They use a lot of similar vocal techniques as well

She didn't even notice the throat singing until over 11 minutes in, what????? all she heard was the female vocals for soooooooo long.

Welcome to your trip down the rabbit hole

I caught wind of these artists right after Covid hit. So we are all on lockdown and trying to keep our minds engaged. I saw these wonderful artists being interviewed where they explained their music as art and they are artists. It’s primal, and mesmerizing. Watch their other videos and interviews. They are so easy to fall in love with for so many reasons and at so many levels. I Hope someday to see them live.

omfg PLEASE listen to In Maijden id cry

You hit it right on the head, they make some beautiful music.

These guys are amazing 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

i am so excited you got to hear them and react. this group is beyond beautiful, soul reaching, spiritual and healing. your reactions where fun to watch as myself love when people hear them for the first time.

I like this one the least because it has English vocals in it, it feels jarring to me. I personally much prefer Hamrer Hippyer, In Maidjan, Fylgija Ear / Futhorck, Anoana, Norupo and Alfadhirhaiti. Safe to say, there's a lot to explore here!