I have seen an interview where when asked about their 'fans' they looked at each other,stopped the interviewer,and said... "We don't have 'fans',We have Brothers and Sisters "
@@ChingelBopDingelFlop They truly mean it... they don't have "concerts" they are rituals where everyone is welcomed and brought in to experience it. I am not a religious person but do feel spiritual and their songs effect me like few others.
In my opinion, her Merging with the bison symbolized her final stage of stepping into her power as Anoana, protector of the people and the land. It was not suicide or end of life. It was transcendence, complete fulfillment of her shamanistic powers.
I was wondering if she wasn't in fact taking the ox's life. We saw that she could give life back with the bird, but in Nature things need to die too, things that have grown too old may need to be put down. What made me think of this is the fact that we see images of the same ox with the child petting it. She's older now, but so is it. My 2 cents.
@@xen0bia the ox depicts and symbolizes the rune Uruz. The man dancing around the fire with the antlers also makes the Uruz rune (also seen in the clip of Norupo where they dance the shapes of the runes). Uruz is the runic symbol of unstoppable primal force (anger, fear, hope, survival etc. in their purest form) . While she was younger she would caress and embrace her primal force (coping mechanisms/survivalmechanisms) but she now reached a point where she realized that these patterns don't work anymore and she had to face and battle herself. Trandenscending beyond who she used to be stepping into a new phase of her life. It was a symbolic battle/death but mostly a new birth. Born as a new person. The whole clip is about birth, the phases of life and then rebirth. Death is seen by us as the end but by the ancient germanic people, Death was the start, feeding and nourish the soil for new life in a never ending cycle. The moment she hit the ox, was the very moment she would be reborn.
@@arjantjeee I Think yours is one of the best reviews of Anoana I have seen! You have obviously studied (and absorbed) the video itself, but you are clearly knowledgeable about Norse culture and language (unlike most of us who comment here). Thanks so much from a noviate for sharing your insights! P.S. I read somewhere that there is a legend that the runes were given to Odin as bird song notes (see SAYGE WITCH comment below from two months ago). Have you ever heard this? Is there any chance the runes (both old and new) are an alphabet, each with its own "meaning", but musical notes as well? Just a thought.
this music feels like my germanic ancestors are speaking to me and waking something very deep down in my soul that i never new i had or existed. it's sad that so many of our ancestoral past was more or less lost in the modern world and i envy you norse people for living it, or at least have it much more present in modern society. german nazis back in the days tried to integrate much of the old myths into their propaganda and i guess thats why our ancestoral history has still a bitter taste for many of us germans. but i guess bands like heilung help to heal even these things. i am happy that the past is not forgotten...
I was shocked to see myself become teary eyed in the soft lullaby section of the song. This is an indeed amazing song. Also loved the new single “Asja”
Real magic? Their intentions when forming Heilung was to spread the healing and use media in a way no other shaman had before. Magic? my experiences in life tells me there is much more to life than what we see. I recently had a very traumatic experience on top of PTSD I already suffered. Anoana in particular has been very healing to hear. It helps take those sights from my memories and I cry but it's okay
american first nations originate from siberia, but before they crossed the bering straight, they probably met european/nordic first nations, in central asia, or eastern europe. DNA tests showed that american natives originated from asia, but some of them had also european/caucasian ancestors : that's very interesting ! you can notice similarities in the outfits, rituals, instruments, beliefs, respect to nature, etc... of all these first nations, and it appears now logic, since we found their common origins.
I came across Heilung just after they began. Blown away is an understatement. I love nordic / experimental folk but these guys are next level. They sit above my top 10 favourite groups. League of their own. ⚔🛡⚡
A music video has never touched me as much as this one. Taken on a journey to the roots, to the reason of our existence. I wish I never had to come back from this trip.
Great reactions, AileenSenpai! Might I suggest Warduna "White Raven" and "Helvegen", the live with Aurora version. I think you'll love them if you're finding this genre relaxing. Two of my favorites. Keep up the great vids!
As much as I love insane screaming metal sometimes I actually do need find my baseline. These folks, the Hu, Nytt Land, they do that, find that basic uncomplicated human in there. Great reaction!
This band got me through one of the hardest times of my life. About the time their second album dropped, my dad and my oldest friend died within a day of each other. Heilung's music was all I listened to for weeks, and I credit it with helping me more than anything.
That’s amazing. I can attest to something similar. When I listened to Heilung’s live performance on TH-cam back in 2018 it changed my life. That change paved the way for the spiritual growth I would definitely need and rely on from 2020 to the present.
I have listened to this every day since it came out. It is incredible. I am currently suffering from a herniated disc in my neck and an inflammation of nerve roots which in turn cause quite some pain in my shoulder and arm - especially at night, which prevents a healthy sleep. When I listen to this, I forget the pain and am transported to some other sphere. The name "Heilung" (I am German) fits so well!
If you like this kind of music, the kind of music that fuels ur senses, you should really try out wardruna as well. Einar Selvik is inzane in bringing emotions into his singing. This one is a really good choice: Fmf 2015: International tv series gala: viking suite, trevor morris, Einar selvik Einar and Maria got a song together as well, cant remember its name now. Its a swedish old fashion lullaby i believe. Really good song, but it aint got a music video, or well it has 1 taken from clips of the viking serie. Its very normal for people to suggest wardruna and aurora - helvegen Which is a Great song as well, i just prefer the other :)
I can’t really explain how much the helvegen version with aurora impacts my emotions. I love it so much. I wish they would release it officially on iTunes but unfortunately there’s just the live videos on TH-cam.
Its been a while since I started to feel my mental health spiriling into something I want to scape from. There are good days, there are bad days, and last week held me in a dark place like never before. I was feeling it mentally, but also physically. My whole body was in pain, I had no apetite and I was exausted. Yesterday, in the way back from my college, Anuana playing in my earphones on repeat, I slept peacefully for the first time in a month. No dreams, no intrusive toughts. I didnt even realise I had fell asleep and only woke up one hour later, close to home. I know music alone isnt going to save me (Therapy has been really important) but there is so much power in this song. So much confort, like I didnt feel in months. Like someone was deeply caring for me. Like I can scape to somewhere else, to nature, even if only for 5 minutes. This is the power of something made out of love, out of care. This is Heilung.
The comments here are wonderful and informative. Thanks to all. Just listened to drif three times in a row. It’s a masterpiece. Thanks so much for your reaction. I feel the same emotions. So happy I found Heilung.
I found Heilung through youtube about 4 years ago and I have been totally hooked ever since. I can't even explain how their music has somehow connected to something within me I didn't even know was there ? I very often fall into a deep sleep when I listen to them...a sleep like I've never known before ? I am lucky enough to work in an outdoor environment and very often on my own and to have Heilung music going through my mind when I am in woodland early in the morning with nothing but the sound of nature around me makes me feel more connected to it....as Heilung say 'we are all brothers/sisters.
I fell in love with the woman who played Anoana grown up. The most beautiful woman I've ever seen....lol....and as a 57 yr old man, I cried watching this video. Absolutely the best music video there is.
Your comment halfway through about being emotional listening to the mother chanting/singing to her child also touched me in the same way. I lost my mother to cancer and despite being an adult, that moment was comforting in a maternal way. ❤️ Beautiful. Thank you for also identifying that moment🙏
this is the first reaction video i've seen to anoana & ur reaction was MEEE [& as a massive fan of heilung, U KNOW im gonna watch your other heilung reactions!]. pls keep the heilung reactions coming!!
In the part of the video where shes singing to the infant, to me the cadence sounds like that of a nursery rhyme, at that moment i went from goose bumps to totally relaxed.
To me, a german guy, this feels like being greeted by my germanic ancestors i have never known, invited to keep their traditions alive and be more a part of nature like they used to be.
What happened is that Anoana ( meaning protector of the land, the people and of nature) finally came into her full power. This is something that she had been trying to do all her life as was shown in her interactions with the moose, the bird and finally the bison. In Game of Thrones they called this warging, a slightly different concept though.
Following this group and watching their rays of light shine into all sorts of new places has been one of the best parts. I love seeing more and more people have the visceral reactions like I did as we all tap into something we can't quite describe but know to be true.
would like to mention that there is two female singers in this song, Maria Franz and Kirsten Bråten Berg. Kirsten Bråten Berg chants anoana toa toa, when the camera is focused in the woman giving birth. Greets from Norway
So beautiful, so uplifting and transcendental. I haven't listened to Heilung for quite a while but I'll be going back to them. Excellent reaction Aileen. btw. According to A&P Reacts, they're touring in North America in October.
The drums are very primal. If I had to guess, drums were probably the very first instrument ever created by our ancestors. 2 sticks and a hollow log, very simplistic, then as time went on, they added animal hide. Almost every ancient culture used drums in one way or the other. Also, the tempo (beats per minute) has a lot to do with it. If the bpm matches our heart rate, it can be very hypnotic. So I believe drums and their effects connect all of us at the primal level. I don't know if there is any science to back up my beliefs, it's just what I feel. And watching all these reaction videos to this sort of music and everyone having the same reaction, makes me believe it even more. I don't know if you have watched Wardruna with Aurora in the song Helvegen, but you should put it on your to do list. As well as the cover of Helvegen by Kalandra. I would watch the Wardrun version first as it has subtitles.
This song is for me just a form of true love/peace/meditation. It feels just right to close the eyes and listen. Thanks for introducing this song to me and my life. Greetings from Germany
I love that you said listening to Heilung is a type of 'self care', that's exactly how I feel when I listen to their music. It's so hypnotic that it just takes into you into a really peaceful trance.
I would definitely recommend viewing the vid for Norupo, it is yet another amazing Heilung video. Their music is so helpful for me I suffer badly with depression and listening to Heilung helps me and pulls me back to a quiet state of mind. @ aileensenpai tyvm for all your vids, keep up the amazing work.
Great reaction, music and what happens really reflects in your face. Can I just add some points that are important in seeing this? The most important being that the child is born under an eclipse (seen in background several times). According to previking believs they had very special gifts: hamnskifte (= the ability to change appearance), age shift, talking to animals, healing (of the bird) etc The previking time and it's religion in nordic countries is much more female directed than the religion in the later years (viking gods like Tor and Oden... ). Also healing = heilung in the german name of the band. ...and she is born with antlers which scares here moother. Heilung sing in a reconstructed version of the previking proto norse language....
I am going to see them in Worcester MA in September so excited to be a part of their ritual. You don't even need to understand what is being said to feel the emotion in the music. They purposely use certain sounds and pitches to incite certain responses and feelings from their listeners.
The last scene is about meeting one's fate head-on as in the culture being portrayed, the belief in reincarnation after death was real, and just a new cycle.
Great to see your journey discovering Heilung, you're right about it being like self care! It speaks to something deep in all of us. When I get stressed I'll pour a drink into a horn, sit by my fire pit and listen to my Heilung and Wardruna playlist and it just feels like a renewal. Some of their more chant like songs, like Alfadhirhaiti are great for a work out too lol I'd definitely recommend Alfadhirhaiti or Othan from Heilung. And not to make too many suggestions, but Wardruna is another great band in this same genre. Thanks for your great reactions!
The Musk ox is a creature of the Old tundra regions its one of the creatures on the walls of caves drawn by Neanderthal's. The girl is linked to the deer ...forest creatures from later times.. creatures of the Boreal landscapes...but one is the past the girl the returning of new life growth and warmth of the long spring.. 🤔 .. thats how i read it. Cernunnos en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernunnos is the horned god of the hunt ... In the 🇬🇧 theres an old tradition dance called the Abbots Bromley horn dance...its later but it links back to the stories of the great hunt... Music, Anthropology and cultural mythology... Which is what Heilung are about.🧙♂️ add a touch of Carl Jung on archetypes and Joseph Campbell's ..Way of the animal powers. 🦌🦡🐗🐻🐺🦊
So if you're looking for similar sounding bands, the holy trinity is Wardruna, Danheim and Heilung. And then as a fourth, Munknorr. If you haven't already, start with Wardruna's Kvitravn - it's an instant favourite of anyone who ever heard it.
A couple years ago, I was in a deep dark place. This was before I knew anything about Amplified History style of music. I randomly looked up for some kind of meditative music and Heilung was the first one to catch my eye, their song Norupo. I've been hooked since, and even made a Playlist on Spotify based all around this style of music from different bands in the same genre. I recommend looking into Skald and Danheim. Skald has a beautiful lead singer that you may like, and Danheim is more about the rhythmic tantric hypnosis part of that genre. Of course, there so many more. It's a wonderful rabbit hole to jump down.
I also just found this spectacular sound, Very fulfilling and powerfull. Almost scary the power of there sound. Getting so much emotion from language not of our time. Also the timing of there work where the world is on the spiral down. Breathtaking !! I had just missed seeing them live in Dallas. Like you said there sounds transport you to a child like happyness. Cheers
I've seen a few of your reactions now & see how you truly feel when listening to the voice, you should seriously listen to Eivor - Trodlabundin as Eivor has an extremely enchanting voice & you certainly will not be disappointed!
The lullaby for Anoana is telling her what she is. Landawarjer Anoana means Land Warrior or Land Guardian Anoana. Her high kerning voice, and the setting means that Anoana, being born in a solar eclipse, guards sea, land and air. She calls them and blesses all life.
I think the reindeer-woman died at the end. The whole video is centered about life and death and its circle. The baby was born in a hut without a light (an eclipse). The mother of the baby even looked up into the ceiling and we saw the twisted branches, which seem to form a round shape. The child grew up as a child of nature, learned about the languages of the animals and the call of nature and was acting as a protector (helping the dead bird, overlooking the isles and so on). Then, when a new child was born, her role ended and her time as a protector came to an end. There was an eclipse during the ceremony, where all the people danced around the fire and thats the sign that she will die. And so she sought out and died against the musk-ox and a new horned child will take up her mantle.
I too have to catch myself around the point where they show the newborn swaddled. That's one point. The other thing I wanted to point out was the ending, where you expressed some confusion about it. This is my opinion though. Look at her when she was young. So in love and respect for nature, she was able to bring back a dead bird. Let's not forget to mention that a bison even allowed her to hug it. But, by the end, her adult self saw nature as something to be challenged. That too is a part that catches me off guard no matter how many times I watch it.
Ya this song and video are both stunning. Heilung is a favourite of mine and Maria is a treasure in any of her groups. Definitely check out Ulvetime by Songleikr if you haven't already for more Maria Franz. Cool shirt btw and cheers ☺️
Hej from Sweden! ❤️ I like to describe their style of music as 'Viking-trance' 😂 The deep drumbeats and harmonies are very soothing for the soul and mind. Likewise with other similar bands like 'Forndom', 'Wardruna' and 'Danheim'. Depending on the mood I also like to describe 'Meshuggah' as 'Trance' 😅 Anyways, I like to watch 'Reactions' on music I've listen to 'all my life' such as Opeth, Tool and other metal-ish bands, and I must say you are one of my favorite channels. I like your sincere reflections and when it sometimes comes from personal life experience. You seem openminded, empathic and down to earth and I believe you're a great role model for many but maby in particular for younger girls. 😊 Take care! ❤️
The beast is a Musk OX, native the the arctic. Well known for the bulls going head to head in dominance battles. The main tribe of the largest native peoples of the animals home range is OO-Ming-Mac.
I love that, every reaction video to this awesome song/video, even though the men's reactions do not alter when the baby belly is shown, every woman goes on instant high alert! 😍 And, beautiful reaction. When you talked about the "lullaby" being sung to the baby, it made me tear up in the remembering and renewed gratitude that I had that kind of music, stories, and exposure to Nature when I was a child.
my mother... was a healer... a birth doula.. lactation counselor, childbirth educator.... physical and massage therapist. pain fled in her presence... 5 1/2 yrs w/o her.... my core is broken....
Fun fact, there is only a single word in this song that can be roughly translated. "LadawarijaR" kind of means "protector of the land." Also the reason you feel like Heilung is a form of self care makes sense. Heilung means "Healing"
I believe they will be touring the U.S. soon. If you live in the States and can make the time, absolutely go see them. We've seen two live performances and loved both of them. As for other bands, Warduna is awesome...."Helvegen" and "Lyfjaberg" are stunning pieces. Faun, Gealdyr, Grai, Skald and my current favorite Trobar de Morte ("Sacrifice" and "Summoning the Gods") are all good listens although each band has a different vibe to it. Welcome to a new world. Have fun.
Heilung always manages to be contemplative and mystical at the same time. Maybe the best word to describe their work is "primal." It doesn't need to be "understood" for the power to be felt. Oddly, Pink Floyd can accomplish the same thing with a completely different musical style. Try the A side of Atom Heart Mother for an example. It has the added benefit of an ending which will leave you feeling triumphant.
Ya gotta listen to Wardruna Helvegen feat Aurora. Norse Folkmusic from Norway. The live show for Helvegen featuring Aurora is just stunningly beautiful
I know it's been a while since you reacted to this, but in the Norse alphabet, the letter Uruz stands for auerochs and endurance at the same time because young warriors used to measure their strength and endurance on sparring with auerochses. so the landwarrior, land protector - the spirit of the land is enduring. that's my interpretation, at least. she was measuring her strength as someone who is nurturing, who is *life* as well, not just a warrior with a sword, for the land, for the people, for herself
If you like healing music, you might like Norwegian songwriter and singer Aurora. Maybe start with her collaboration with Wardruna (a Norwegian group similar - maybe not as ancient - to Heilung) on the song "Helvegen", then move on to Aurora's own songs like "Runaway" and "Running with the Wolves".
I have studied old english and germanics. I'm getting the same vibe as you. A sort of see the sky and find your wings, see the beast and find your legs. : Funny when you say " it's not your language" it's much closer that you think.
Listen to Heilung's "Traust". Her voice sings the vocals, and then with the end of each verse she's worshipped by an all male chorus chanting a reply. It's incredible.
Heilung is magic. Bringing the old world into the new. I've always been drawn to this style of music. But Heilung stands out more from say Wardruna or Danheim.
🥰 Heilung is absolutely EPIC 🥰 I have been able to experience this Formation Live several Times (for example the MEGA Lifa Concert, at the "Castlefest", Netherlands & at the "WGT" (Wave Gotik Fest((ival)), Germany Many greets from the Middle of Germany
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I have seen an interview where when asked about their 'fans' they looked at each other,stopped the interviewer,and said...
"We don't have 'fans',We have Brothers and Sisters "
wow that is just so beautiful! so much respect for them
I love that
Her Audio doesn't match your mouth movements.
to be honest that sounds pretentious as hell to me, but hey, they might really mean it, im not a hardcore follower
@@ChingelBopDingelFlop They truly mean it... they don't have "concerts" they are rituals where everyone is welcomed and brought in to experience it. I am not a religious person but do feel spiritual and their songs effect me like few others.
In my opinion, her Merging with the bison symbolized her final stage of stepping into her power as Anoana, protector of the people and the land. It was not suicide or end of life. It was transcendence, complete fulfillment of her shamanistic powers.
I was wondering if she wasn't in fact taking the ox's life. We saw that she could give life back with the bird, but in Nature things need to die too, things that have grown too old may need to be put down. What made me think of this is the fact that we see images of the same ox with the child petting it. She's older now, but so is it. My 2 cents.
@@xen0bia the ox depicts and symbolizes the rune Uruz. The man dancing around the fire with the antlers also makes the Uruz rune (also seen in the clip of Norupo where they dance the shapes of the runes). Uruz is the runic symbol of unstoppable primal force (anger, fear, hope, survival etc. in their purest form) . While she was younger she would caress and embrace her primal force (coping mechanisms/survivalmechanisms) but she now reached a point where she realized that these patterns don't work anymore and she had to face and battle herself. Trandenscending beyond who she used to be stepping into a new phase of her life. It was a symbolic battle/death but mostly a new birth. Born as a new person. The whole clip is about birth, the phases of life and then rebirth. Death is seen by us as the end but by the ancient germanic people, Death was the start, feeding and nourish the soil for new life in a never ending cycle. The moment she hit the ox, was the very moment she would be reborn.
This is Not e bison! This is an Musk Ox!
I agree with your interpretation. That’s how I feel as well.
@@arjantjeee I Think yours is one of the best reviews of Anoana I have seen! You have obviously studied (and absorbed) the video itself, but you are clearly knowledgeable about Norse culture and language (unlike most of us who comment here). Thanks so much from a noviate for sharing your insights!
P.S. I read somewhere that there is a legend that the runes were given to Odin as bird song notes (see SAYGE WITCH comment below from two months ago). Have you ever heard this? Is there any chance the runes (both old and new) are an alphabet, each with its own "meaning", but musical notes as well? Just a thought.
This song made me cry, it totally felt it in my soul! Really crazy! Heilung is healing.
I feel you!! I felt the exact same way.. 🖤
@@AileenSenpai Yep you got it, good inituition. It's healing the wounds of the mother, or bringing you back to that place of closeness.
In german heilung is the word for healing
Made me cry too. Heilung makes such beautiful music. Truely Seiðr in the flesh.
@@jivepsilocybe993 Have you heard Asja yet? It's amazing as well!
This group has changed my life in many ways, from my way of life to helping with some PTSD issues from the military. Heilung is just sublime
as a Norse pagan this just fills my heart seeing everyone loving Heilung,
I’m glad more people are enjoying them.
This predates Norse pagan mythology, they are talking their imagery from European hunter gathering society 👈😑
Think Stonehenge not longships 😕
As a bison, I'm also a big fan.
this music feels like my germanic ancestors are speaking to me and waking something very deep down in my soul that i never new i had or existed. it's sad that so many of our ancestoral past was more or less lost in the modern world and i envy you norse people for living it, or at least have it much more present in modern society. german nazis back in the days tried to integrate much of the old myths into their propaganda and i guess thats why our ancestoral history has still a bitter taste for many of us germans. but i guess bands like heilung help to heal even these things. i am happy that the past is not forgotten...
Imagine someone calling their own religion Pagan lmao. Christianity dicked you guys over hard, huh.
I was shocked to see myself become teary eyed in the soft lullaby section of the song. This is an indeed amazing song. Also loved the new single “Asja”
Me too, great song!
"Heilung is a form of self care" could not be a more accurate statement.
Litterally "heilung".
Healing.
This song made me so emotional , I had tears , especially when she's sings gently holding the baby .
❤️🌱
Real magic? Their intentions when forming Heilung was to spread the healing and use media in a way no other shaman had before. Magic? my experiences in life tells me there is much more to life than what we see.
I recently had a very traumatic experience on top of PTSD I already suffered. Anoana in particular has been very healing to hear. It helps take those sights from my memories and I cry but it's okay
As a nordic and a native american etc i just listen to heilung and put it on loop with headphones and just let everything stressing float away. 🙏❤️
american first nations originate from siberia, but before they crossed the bering straight,
they probably met european/nordic first nations, in central asia, or eastern europe.
DNA tests showed that american natives originated from asia, but some of them
had also european/caucasian ancestors : that's very interesting !
you can notice similarities in the outfits, rituals, instruments, beliefs, respect to nature, etc...
of all these first nations, and it appears now logic, since we found their common origins.
I came across Heilung just after they began. Blown away is an understatement. I love nordic / experimental folk but these guys are next level. They sit above my top 10 favourite groups. League of their own. ⚔🛡⚡
Their side group, Songleikr, has quite a few good songs out, like Ulvetime, Hei Skal, and my favorite, Jenta Ho Gjekk Seg. All worth a listen
Thank you! I did not know this 🙂
@@cerunos Also check out Maria in the group 'EUZEN'
A music video has never touched me as much as this one. Taken on a journey to the roots, to the reason of our existence. I wish I never had to come back from this trip.
Great reactions, AileenSenpai! Might I suggest Warduna "White Raven" and "Helvegen", the live with Aurora version. I think you'll love them if you're finding this genre relaxing. Two of my favorites. Keep up the great vids!
As much as I love insane screaming metal sometimes I actually do need find my baseline. These folks, the Hu, Nytt Land, they do that, find that basic uncomplicated human in there. Great reaction!
This band got me through one of the hardest times of my life. About the time their second album dropped, my dad and my oldest friend died within a day of each other. Heilung's music was all I listened to for weeks, and I credit it with helping me more than anything.
That’s amazing. I can attest to something similar. When I listened to Heilung’s live performance on TH-cam back in 2018 it changed my life. That change paved the way for the spiritual growth I would definitely need and rely on from 2020 to the present.
Anoana, now mature and fully actualized in her power, embraces her place in the world and her destiny.
I have listened to this every day since it came out. It is incredible. I am currently suffering from a herniated disc in my neck and an inflammation of nerve roots which in turn cause quite some pain in my shoulder and arm - especially at night, which prevents a healthy sleep. When I listen to this, I forget the pain and am transported to some other sphere. The name "Heilung" (I am German) fits so well!
Have you heard the new live version yet? You’d love it, they reworked it and expanded the sound, it’s incredible!
If you like this kind of music, the kind of music that fuels ur senses, you should really try out wardruna as well.
Einar Selvik is inzane in bringing emotions into his singing. This one is a really good choice:
Fmf 2015: International tv series gala: viking suite, trevor morris, Einar selvik
Einar and Maria got a song together as well, cant remember its name now. Its a swedish old fashion lullaby i believe. Really good song, but it aint got a music video, or well it has 1 taken from clips of the viking serie.
Its very normal for people to suggest wardruna and aurora - helvegen
Which is a Great song as well, i just prefer the other :)
I can’t really explain how much the helvegen version with aurora impacts my emotions. I love it so much.
I wish they would release it officially on iTunes but unfortunately there’s just the live videos on TH-cam.
Yes! Wardruna is great. I would recommend Wardruna f/Aurora
The song with Maria and Einar on vocals together is "Vallåt" by Kaunan
Its been a while since I started to feel my mental health spiriling into something I want to scape from. There are good days, there are bad days, and last week held me in a dark place like never before. I was feeling it mentally, but also physically. My whole body was in pain, I had no apetite and I was exausted.
Yesterday, in the way back from my college, Anuana playing in my earphones on repeat, I slept peacefully for the first time in a month. No dreams, no intrusive toughts. I didnt even realise I had fell asleep and only woke up one hour later, close to home.
I know music alone isnt going to save me (Therapy has been really important) but there is so much power in this song. So much confort, like I didnt feel in months. Like someone was deeply caring for me. Like I can scape to somewhere else, to nature, even if only for 5 minutes.
This is the power of something made out of love, out of care. This is Heilung.
The comments here are wonderful and informative. Thanks to all. Just listened to drif three times in a row. It’s a masterpiece. Thanks so much for your reaction. I feel the same emotions. So happy I found Heilung.
I found Heilung through youtube about 4 years ago and I have been totally hooked ever since. I can't even explain how their music has somehow connected to something within me I didn't even know was there ? I very often fall into a deep sleep when I listen to them...a sleep like I've never known before ? I am lucky enough to work in an outdoor environment and very often on my own and to have Heilung music going through my mind when I am in woodland early in the morning with nothing but the sound of nature around me makes me feel more connected to it....as Heilung say 'we are all brothers/sisters.
The new live version of this that just came out is amazing
! Komme aus dem Norden Deutschlands und fühle die Musik ! Gänsehaut pur !
I fell in love with the woman who played Anoana grown up. The most beautiful woman I've ever seen....lol....and as a 57 yr old man, I cried watching this video. Absolutely the best music video there is.
Your comment halfway through about being emotional listening to the mother chanting/singing to her child also touched me in the same way. I lost my mother to cancer and despite being an adult, that moment was comforting in a maternal way. ❤️ Beautiful. Thank you for also identifying that moment🙏
this is the first reaction video i've seen to anoana & ur reaction was MEEE [& as a massive fan of heilung, U KNOW im gonna watch your other heilung reactions!]. pls keep the heilung reactions coming!!
In the part of the video where shes singing to the infant, to me the cadence sounds like that of a nursery rhyme, at that moment i went from goose bumps to totally relaxed.
To me, a german guy, this feels like being greeted by my germanic ancestors i have never known, invited to keep their traditions alive and be more a part of nature like they used to be.
Heilung is on TH-cam as Amplifiedhistory - they have a video that explains a bit about the lyrics and meaning (and it was a muskox at the end) :)
What happened is that Anoana ( meaning protector of the land, the people and of nature) finally came into her full power. This is something that she had been trying to do all her life as was shown in her interactions with the moose, the bird and finally the bison. In Game of Thrones they called this warging, a slightly different concept though.
I am going to see them live soon! I can't wait!
Go to one of their concerts if you can. Amazing live. Breathtaking. Lifegiving.
Following this group and watching their rays of light shine into all sorts of new places has been one of the best parts. I love seeing more and more people have the visceral reactions like I did as we all tap into something we can't quite describe but know to be true.
I only _just_ noticed something; at the point where the baby has only just been born, she already has the wee bitty nubs of the antlers.
would like to mention that there is two female singers in this song, Maria Franz and Kirsten Bråten Berg. Kirsten Bråten Berg chants anoana toa toa, when the camera is focused in the woman giving birth. Greets from Norway
They are in the US in September. See if you can get tickets because they are selling out fast.
So beautiful, so uplifting and transcendental. I haven't listened to Heilung for quite a while but I'll be going back to them. Excellent reaction Aileen. btw. According to A&P Reacts, they're touring in North America in October.
Elizabeth at The Charismatic Voice called the singing to the infant a “lullaby”
The drums are very primal. If I had to guess, drums were probably the very first instrument ever created by our ancestors. 2 sticks and a hollow log, very simplistic, then as time went on, they added animal hide. Almost every ancient culture used drums in one way or the other. Also, the tempo (beats per minute) has a lot to do with it. If the bpm matches our heart rate, it can be very hypnotic. So I believe drums and their effects connect all of us at the primal level. I don't know if there is any science to back up my beliefs, it's just what I feel. And watching all these reaction videos to this sort of music and everyone having the same reaction, makes me believe it even more. I don't know if you have watched Wardruna with Aurora in the song Helvegen, but you should put it on your to do list. As well as the cover of Helvegen by Kalandra. I would watch the Wardrun version first as it has subtitles.
If you'd like to hear something more "aggressive" from Heilung, I suggest their live video of Hamrer Hippyer!
This song is for me just a form of true love/peace/meditation. It feels just right to close the eyes and listen. Thanks for introducing this song to me and my life. Greetings from Germany
It’s a german/danish/norwegian band established 2014. There are deep into rituals from the iron and Viking time. Absolutely stunning 😌
I love that you said listening to Heilung is a type of 'self care', that's exactly how I feel when I listen to their music. It's so hypnotic that it just takes into you into a really peaceful trance.
Heilung dropped another new song today ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I would definitely recommend viewing the vid for Norupo, it is yet another amazing Heilung video. Their music is so helpful for me I suffer badly with depression and listening to Heilung helps me and pulls me back to a quiet state of mind. @ aileensenpai tyvm for all your vids, keep up the amazing work.
Also "Suurin" from Kati Ran is a very good trancy piece.
I just saw them live last night and the entire time I felt like i'd been transported. It was a religious experience.
Great reaction, music and what happens really reflects in your face. Can I just add some points that are important in seeing this? The most important being that the child is born under an eclipse (seen in background several times). According to previking believs they had very special gifts: hamnskifte (= the ability to change appearance), age shift, talking to animals, healing (of the bird) etc The previking time and it's religion in nordic countries is much more female directed than the religion in the later years (viking gods like Tor and Oden... ). Also healing = heilung in the german name of the band. ...and she is born with antlers which scares here moother. Heilung sing in a reconstructed version of the previking proto norse language....
So good for the soul
You might enjoy their concert performance called 'Lifa'
Oh also for another incredible Heilung song and music video, watch Norupo. Truly gorgeous
I am going to see them in Worcester MA in September so excited to be a part of their ritual. You don't even need to understand what is being said to feel the emotion in the music. They purposely use certain sounds and pitches to incite certain responses and feelings from their listeners.
That's why the name of the band it's Heilung (cure, or healing in english in Portuguese the translation is "cura")
Glad that you listened to Heilung, love their music and style.
The last scene is about meeting one's fate head-on as in the culture being portrayed, the belief in reincarnation after death was real, and just a new cycle.
Going to watch them in Denmark this fall. Finally.
When I need to collect myself.. when I feel overwhelmed by life I put on Heilung for a few hours.. works everytime
Great to see your journey discovering Heilung, you're right about it being like self care! It speaks to something deep in all of us. When I get stressed I'll pour a drink into a horn, sit by my fire pit and listen to my Heilung and Wardruna playlist and it just feels like a renewal. Some of their more chant like songs, like Alfadhirhaiti are great for a work out too lol
I'd definitely recommend Alfadhirhaiti or Othan from Heilung. And not to make too many suggestions, but Wardruna is another great band in this same genre. Thanks for your great reactions!
Time for another, they dropped, "Asja" as well. That one is amazing as well.
The Musk ox is a creature of the
Old tundra regions its one of the creatures on the walls of caves drawn by Neanderthal's.
The girl is linked to the deer ...forest creatures from later times.. creatures of the Boreal landscapes...but one is the past the girl the returning of new life growth and warmth of the long spring.. 🤔 .. thats how i read it.
Cernunnos en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernunnos is the horned god of the hunt ... In the 🇬🇧 theres an old tradition dance called the Abbots Bromley horn dance...its later but it links back to the stories of the great hunt...
Music, Anthropology and cultural mythology... Which is what Heilung are about.🧙♂️ add a touch of Carl Jung on archetypes and Joseph Campbell's ..Way of the animal powers. 🦌🦡🐗🐻🐺🦊
... yes, more Heilung is good for us all ...
So if you're looking for similar sounding bands, the holy trinity is Wardruna, Danheim and Heilung. And then as a fourth, Munknorr. If you haven't already, start with Wardruna's Kvitravn - it's an instant favourite of anyone who ever heard it.
A couple years ago, I was in a deep dark place. This was before I knew anything about Amplified History style of music. I randomly looked up for some kind of meditative music and Heilung was the first one to catch my eye, their song Norupo. I've been hooked since, and even made a Playlist on Spotify based all around this style of music from different bands in the same genre.
I recommend looking into Skald and Danheim. Skald has a beautiful lead singer that you may like, and Danheim is more about the rhythmic tantric hypnosis part of that genre. Of course, there so many more. It's a wonderful rabbit hole to jump down.
I also just found this spectacular sound, Very fulfilling and powerfull. Almost scary the power of there sound. Getting so much emotion from language not of our time. Also the timing of there work where the world is on the spiral down. Breathtaking !! I had just missed seeing them live in Dallas. Like you said there sounds transport you to a child like happyness.
Cheers
I've seen a few of your reactions now & see how you truly feel when listening to the voice, you should seriously listen to Eivor - Trodlabundin as Eivor has an extremely enchanting voice & you certainly will not be disappointed!
The motherhood and nature spin is so good IMO
The lullaby for Anoana is telling her what she is. Landawarjer Anoana means Land Warrior or Land Guardian Anoana. Her high kerning voice, and the setting means that Anoana, being born in a solar eclipse, guards sea, land and air. She calls them and blesses all life.
Haha! I still cannot get through this song without tearing up.
Also check out Wardruna with Aurora singing Helvegen
I think the reindeer-woman died at the end. The whole video is centered about life and death and its circle. The baby was born in a hut without a light (an eclipse). The mother of the baby even looked up into the ceiling and we saw the twisted branches, which seem to form a round shape. The child grew up as a child of nature, learned about the languages of the animals and the call of nature and was acting as a protector (helping the dead bird, overlooking the isles and so on). Then, when a new child was born, her role ended and her time as a protector came to an end. There was an eclipse during the ceremony, where all the people danced around the fire and thats the sign that she will die. And so she sought out and died against the musk-ox and a new horned child will take up her mantle.
The whole LIFA live at Castlefest live concert is epic.
In Maidjan
Alfadhirhaiti
Krigsgaldir
Othan
Hamrer hippyer
I too have to catch myself around the point where they show the newborn swaddled. That's one point.
The other thing I wanted to point out was the ending, where you expressed some confusion about it. This is my opinion though.
Look at her when she was young. So in love and respect for nature, she was able to bring back a dead bird. Let's not forget to mention that a bison even allowed her to hug it. But, by the end, her adult self saw nature as something to be challenged. That too is a part that catches me off guard no matter how many times I watch it.
Ya this song and video are both stunning. Heilung is a favourite of mine and Maria is a treasure in any of her groups. Definitely check out Ulvetime by Songleikr if you haven't already for more Maria Franz.
Cool shirt btw and cheers ☺️
Somehow I'm a lot more open to people since I watched them in concert , the concept really helped me about overthinking and my depression
Hej from Sweden! ❤️
I like to describe their style of music as 'Viking-trance' 😂 The deep drumbeats and harmonies are very soothing for the soul and mind. Likewise with other similar bands like 'Forndom', 'Wardruna' and 'Danheim'.
Depending on the mood I also like to describe 'Meshuggah' as 'Trance' 😅
Anyways,
I like to watch 'Reactions' on music I've listen to 'all my life' such as Opeth, Tool and other metal-ish bands, and I must say you are one of my favorite channels. I like your sincere reflections and when it sometimes comes from personal life experience.
You seem openminded, empathic and down to earth and I believe you're a great role model for many but maby in particular for younger girls. 😊
Take care! ❤️
The beast is a Musk OX, native the the arctic. Well known for the bulls going head to head in dominance battles. The main tribe of the largest native peoples of the animals home range is OO-Ming-Mac.
I love that, every reaction video to this awesome song/video, even though the men's reactions do not alter when the baby belly is shown, every woman goes on instant high alert! 😍 And, beautiful reaction. When you talked about the "lullaby" being sung to the baby, it made me tear up in the remembering and renewed gratitude that I had that kind of music, stories, and exposure to Nature when I was a child.
I know what you mean about the lullaby part, I don't know what she was singing but it was utterly entrancing. 😍🥺
you gotta see them live, also try Mongolian metal band the Hu, just dropped new track :)
my mother... was a healer... a birth doula.. lactation counselor, childbirth educator.... physical and massage therapist. pain fled in her presence... 5 1/2 yrs w/o her.... my core is broken....
For me end scene look like finding own inner strength and becoming full grown person (Adult) that can serve its community.
Wunderschön. Danke.
Fun fact, there is only a single word in this song that can be roughly translated. "LadawarijaR" kind of means "protector of the land."
Also the reason you feel like Heilung is a form of self care makes sense. Heilung means "Healing"
I believe they will be touring the U.S. soon. If you live in the States and can make the time, absolutely go see them. We've seen two live performances and loved both of them. As for other bands, Warduna is awesome...."Helvegen" and "Lyfjaberg" are stunning pieces. Faun, Gealdyr, Grai, Skald and my current favorite Trobar de Morte ("Sacrifice" and "Summoning the Gods") are all good listens although each band has a different vibe to it. Welcome to a new world. Have fun.
Heilung always manages to be contemplative and mystical at the same time. Maybe the best word to describe their work is "primal." It doesn't need to be "understood" for the power to be felt.
Oddly, Pink Floyd can accomplish the same thing with a completely different musical style. Try the A side of Atom Heart Mother for an example. It has the added benefit of an ending which will leave you feeling triumphant.
Ya gotta listen to Wardruna Helvegen feat Aurora. Norse Folkmusic from Norway. The live show for Helvegen featuring Aurora is just stunningly beautiful
I know it's been a while since you reacted to this, but in the Norse alphabet, the letter Uruz stands for auerochs and endurance at the same time because young warriors used to measure their strength and endurance on sparring with auerochses. so the landwarrior, land protector - the spirit of the land is enduring. that's my interpretation, at least. she was measuring her strength as someone who is nurturing, who is *life* as well, not just a warrior with a sword, for the land, for the people, for herself
I love Heilung !
If you like healing music, you might like Norwegian songwriter and singer Aurora. Maybe start with her collaboration with Wardruna (a Norwegian group similar - maybe not as ancient - to Heilung) on the song "Helvegen", then move on to Aurora's own songs like "Runaway" and "Running with the Wolves".
Quick correction, it's a musk ox. One of, if not the most resilient animals in the world
Its the story of the beginning our all live here on Gaia💗.. See FAUN the song Gwydion its beautyfull too.
I have studied old english and germanics. I'm getting the same vibe as you. A sort of see the sky and find your wings, see the beast and find your legs. : Funny when you say " it's not your language" it's much closer that you think.
Listen to Heilung's "Traust".
Her voice sings the vocals, and then with the end of each verse she's worshipped by an all male chorus chanting a reply. It's incredible.
New CD "Drif" will be released at August,the 19th.....cant wait to hear more of MARIA FRANZ's
Heilung is magic. Bringing the old world into the new. I've always been drawn to this style of music. But Heilung stands out more from say Wardruna or Danheim.
Traust. Not a live version. Masterpiece and hands down my favorite Heilung Track
🥰 Heilung is absolutely EPIC 🥰
I have been able to experience this Formation Live several Times (for example the MEGA Lifa Concert, at the "Castlefest", Netherlands & at the "WGT" (Wave Gotik Fest((ival)), Germany
Many greets from the Middle of Germany
You **NEED* to check out Dead Can Dance. Recommendations: Yulunga, The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove, Opium. Trust me, you'll love them.
Their Trisaigonial Version of Seraphim is pretty amazing too
Your feelings are so appropriate. "Heilung" means "Healing."