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Ep 142 - Songs of Ravens With Benny Bråten

Ep 142 - Songs of Ravens With Benny Bråten

FromNordic Mythology Podcast


Ep 142 - Songs of Ravens With Benny Bråten

FromNordic Mythology Podcast

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Length:
106 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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In this week's episode Dan sits down with Benny once more for a deep and meaningful conversation about emotions in music and Benny sings a few songs in Norwegian.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Song 1: A World Of RuinsI cultivated my defeatsI licked my woundsTill I understoodThat the path is created as we walkThere are no lossesEverything can be a new startWhen the night is at its darkestThe morning is coming soonIn a world of ruinscan we build ourselves a castleBy laying stone upon stoneOf what has passedOf a world in ruinsCan we create something greatWe can build something newWhere the old one has stoodI needed a fallTo get up and standI needed to stopTo start to walkI felt crushedPut the pieces togetherThe picture is newIn the same frameIn a world of ruinscan we build ourselves a castleBy laying stone upon stoneOf what has passedOf a world in ruinsCan we create something greatWe can build something newWhere the old one has stoodSong 2: I Mirror In The WaterI mirror in the waterSometimes with a smileOther times there is more doubtWhen my thoughts are darkLike a winter nightThen it´s hard to standEven when I give my bestI can fail with brillianceBut it's part of the dance of lifeAll the choices I´ve madeThey have brought me hereTo this place on the path of lifeI'm not better than othersNot at allBut I probably once thought soYes, I probably once thought soIf I feel lonelyI get company fromAll the errors of yesterdayWhen I go in depthThey look likeLarge scars and open woundsIf this is the hour of accountingIt doesn’t look too goodBut I'll make up as good as I canWhen it storms at the seaThe bottom is calmAnd I strive to be like thatI strive to live like thatI'm not better than othersNot at allBut I probably once thought soI'm not better than othersNot at allBut I think that I once thought soYes I see that I once thought soI see that I once thought soSee that I once thought soI see I once thought so-------------------------------------------------------------------------Check out Benny's Bandcamp here:https://folketbortafornordavinden.bandcamp.com/album/ett-liv-uten-ende-2?fbclid=IwAR1ofH7Atjnii3qCdQZGjjsEA4945w68x9m_27yABkSP5p43M8R6Nn3wlOQCheck out Benny's Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/folketbortafor/Check us out on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcastIf you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience for live streams of new episodes to ask questions please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NordicMythologypodcastCheck out Dan's company, Horns of Odin, and the wide range of handmade items inspired by Nordic Mythology and the Viking Age. Visit: https://www.hornsofodin.comSupport the show
Released:
Jan 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In this podcast Dr Mathias Nordvig (Nordic Studies Professor at University Colorado Boulder) and Daniel Farrand (Co-owner of Horns of Odin) sit down and discuss various topics from the Viking Age and Norse Mythology.