A little more than an year ago, Wardruna revealed Kvitravn, its fifth studio album which conquered the hearts not only of their loyal fanbase, but from many other souls eager for good and deep music. The release still produces fruits and we can now experience Skugge, the fourth music video taken from it.
Another piece of art filmed and produced by Ragnarok Film in Norway, Skugge features Einar Selvik asking the shadows for guidance.
“It is a song about shadows, echoes and the balance between seeking answers and wisdom internally and externally.”
Wardruna decided to shorten a bit the wait for the release of First Flight of the White Raven, the physical edition of the live performance streamed online last year which will come out on April 22nd. To this end, they also revealed the live version of Skugge.
The live album is already available for pre-order in many different formats.
DVD and Video on Demand
Digital + Double CD, Jewelcase with 28 pages booklet
Limited wooden box set
Double LP editions with 8 pages booklet
See also:
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Wardruna to unleash ‘Kvitravn – First Flight of the White Raven’ physical editions
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Einar Selvik & Julie Fowlis reveal soundtrack for ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ 1st expansion ‘Wrath of the Druids’
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Review: Wardruna – Kvitravn (Album, 2021)
Lyrics – Skugge
Eismal sat eg ute
Ved fot av fjell
Ved dagsvinn vitja meg
Skugge heitir
Eg stirde rakt
Skugge, rakt attende
I mitt innerste indre
I mitt ytterste ytre
Båe held blikket
Med skriande tagnad
eg spurde vegen
Men skugge tagde
Med skriande tagnad
eg spurde meiningi
Men Skugge tagde
Alt ljos rann
Skugge inn
i bjarget svann
Med hamrande hjarte
gol eg mot hjell
Med dvergtungetale
mol Skugge or fjell
Elden tvingar deg or meg
Sporlaus inn i notti fér
Enn du vakar djupt i meg
Vilt du dansar, tveim blir ein
Skugge, kan du svara? – Svara
Som heile sanning eig! – Eig
Når eg fyl, kvi hastar du? – Du
Finn eg deg, eg finn meg sjølv – Sjølv
Svara eig du sjølv
Translation – Shadow
Alone, I sat outside
At the foot of the mountain
As the daylight was fading, a visitor came
Shadow was the name
I stared straight towards
Shadow straight in return
In my innermost inside
At my outermost outside
We both held the gaze
With howling silence
I asked the way
Shadow gave no answer
With howling silence
I asked the way
Shadow gave no answer
As the sunlight leaves
Shadow slips away
Into the stonewall
As my heart was hammering
I croaked at the rock
With a dwarven tongue (echoes)
Shadow replied
The fire forces you from within
without a trace, slips into darkness
Still you slumber deep inside
wildly dancing, two becomes one
Shadow, give me answers
The truth is known to you
I feel your haste when I try to find
In searching you I find within
Answers you find within
Wardruna – Tour Dates
UK, IRELAND, FRANCE TOUR 2022
* with JO QUAIL
** with KALANDRA
17.03.22 | Royal Festival Hall | London, UK *
18.03.22 | Albert Hall | Manchester, UK | SOLD OUT *
20.03.22 | Cambridge Corn Exchange | Cambridge, UK *
21.03.22 | Symphony Hall | Birmingham, UK *
22.03.22 | Royal Concert Hall | Glasgow, UK *
23.03.22 | Vicar St. | Dublin, IE | SOLD OUT *
25.03.22 | L’Olympia | Paris, FR **
26.03.22 | Le Liberté | Rennes, FR **
27.03.22 | L’Amphithéâtre | Lyon, FR **
29.03.22 | Zénith | Toulouse, FR **
NORWAY TOUR 2022
28.04.22 | Sentrum Scene | Oslo, NO
29.04.22 | Kilden | Kristiansand, NO
30.04.22 | Konserthuset | Stavanger, NO
01.05.22 | Grieghallen | Bergen, NO
ICELAND 2022
26.05.22 | Harpa | Reykjavik, IS
NORDIC NIGHT OPEN AIR TOUR 2022
with KALANDRA and LINDY-FAY HELLA & DEI FARNE
* with EIVØR
01.07.22 | Augusta Raurica | Augst, CH
02.07.22 | Amphitheater | Gelsenkirchen, DE *
03.07.22 | Tollwood | Munich, DE
05.07.22 | Arena Open Air | Vienna, AT
06.07.22 | Barba Negra Main Stage | Budapest, HU
08.07.22 |Arenele Romane | Bucharest, RO
09.07.22 | Roman Theatre of Philippopolis | Plovdiv, BG
11.07.22 | Tasmajdan Stadium | Belgrade, RS | NEW VENUE
13.07.22 | Castle Devin | Bratislava, SK | NEW VENUE
14.07.22 | Weisser Hirsch | Dresden, DE | SOLD OUT
15.07.22 | Colours of Ostrava | Ostrava, CZ
17.07.22 | Rivierenhof | Antwerpen, BE
FESTIVALS 2022
23.06.22 | Hellfest | Clisson, FR
30.07.22 | Savonlinna Opera Festival | Savonlinna, Finland
18.08.22 | Midgardsblot | Horten, Norway
US AND CANADA 2022
11.10.22 | Atlanta Symphony Hall | Atlanta, GA
12.10.22 | DPAC | Durham, NC
14.10.22 | The Warner Theatre | Washington, DC
15.10.22 | Kings Theatre | Brooklyn, NY
17.10.22 | The Orpheum Theater | Boston, MA
18.10.22 | M Telus | Montreal, QC | SOLD OUT
19.10.22 | Meridian Hall | Toronto, ON
21.10.22 | Auditorium Theatre | Chicago, IL
22.10.22 | The State Theater | Minneapolis, MN
24.10.22 | MacEwan Ballroom | Calgary, AB
26.10.22 | The Orpheum Theater | Vancouver, BC
28.10.22 | The Moore | Seattle, WA | SOLD OUT
29.10.22 | Elsinore Theatre | Salem, OR | SOLD OUT
30.10.22 | Elsinore Theatre | Salem, OR
01.11.22 | Paramount Theatre | Oakland, CA
02.11.22 | Magnolia | El Cajon, CA
04.11.22 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
05.11.22 | Ikeda Theatre | Phoenix, AZ
07.11.22 | The Complex | Salt Lake City, UT
08.11.22 | The Paramount Theatre | Denver, CO
10.11.22 | The Majestic Theatre | Dallas, TX | SOLD OUT
POLAND TOUR 2022
02.12.22 | Shakespeare Theatre | Gdansk, PL | NEW
03.12.22 | Centre for the Meeting of Cultures | Lublin, PL | NEW
05.12.22 | ICE Congress Center | Krakow, PL | SOLD OUT
06.12.22 | Sala Ziemi | Poznan, PL | LOW TICKET WARNING
07.12.22 | Palladium Theatre | Warszawa, PL | LOW TICKET WARNING
SWITZERLAND, ITALY TOUR 2023
20.01.23 | Theatre du Leman | Genève, CH
22.01.23 | Teatro dal Verme | Milano, IT | NEW
23.01.23 | Teatro dal Verme | Milano, IT | SOLD OUT
BENELUX TOUR 2023
23.02.23 | Rockhal | Esch-sur-Alzette, LU
24.02.23 | Cirque Royal | Brussels, BE | LOW TICKET WARNING
25.02.23 | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, NL | SOLD OUT
26.03.23 | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, NL | NEW
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