VIKING COVER – Vinland Saga Season 2 OP [River – Anonymouz]

A Viking version of River – Anonymouz, the new Season 2 OP for Vinland Saga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-uTOWL8X0w

It would mean a lot to me if you went and checked out my friend Carl, who helped me record the Didgeridoo for this project:

:https://www.youtube.com/@UCG-tzqdvUEQShl7R7vsJGjA
https://callegustafsson01.wixsite.com/website/en

Just some disclaimers: I apologize profuesly to the native speakers of Iceland. I tried my best to get all the pronunciations and meanings correct to the best of my ability, but as I listen through the song, there are undoubtedly some MAJOR mistakes. For me it was an aesthetic choice to fit with the character Thorfinn’s background, seeing as his origins in the story are Icelandic. I hope you can offer some leniency.

I also know now in the aftermath that I got some of the original lyrics wrong too, Whoopsie. I wrote them down whilst listening to the intro, and did not have the lyrics at hand at that moment, so it is what it is.

Lyrics:

Ríst þú, Ríst þú
Ríst þú, Ríst þú

Water, running, stronger, rougher
Holding on to Any (any) anything
All our oneness
Serve it, love it
If I let go
Will it be the end of me?

Got to move on
Held on too long
Sweep me away
Run into the ocean…

Mighty river release my soul
I need to see the world
To the unknown I’ll go against my sorrow (sorrow)
Mighty river release my soul
Until they owe the gold
I can stay here forever in this hollow (hollow)

Oh river , take me out
Take me away river
Oh river, take me out
Take me up to the unknown
Oh river , take me out
Take me away river
Oh river, take me out
Take me up to the unknown (up to the unknown)

Vatn, Rennur
stöðugt, í mér
ég reyni að halda i hvað sem er

Eining, Frelsi, Aflausn, Vona
Ef ég sleppti, verður það endirinn á mér?

Halda áfram
Til annars lands
Berjast áfram!

Voldugur haf
Slepptu sál minni
Leyfðu mér að sjá heiminn
Í nýjum löndum
Ég mun hugleiða allar syndir og sorgir

Voldugur haf
Slepptu sál minni
Leyfðu mér að sjá heiminn
Mun ég alltaf vera kaldlyndir, Thunglyndir?

Oh river , take me out
Take me away river
Oh river, take me out
Take me up to the unknown
Oh river , take me out
Take me away river
Oh river, take me out
Take me up to the unknown