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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Krummavísur" by the artist "Voces Thules"

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The poem "Krummavísur" ("The Raven's Song") by Icelandic author Jón Thoroddsen paints a bleak picture of winter starvation and survival through the eyes of a raven.

The text is filled with despair and hopelessness. The raven awakens on a frosty morning, hungry and desperate. Winter has gripped the land, and the raven can find no sustenance. The shore is empty, houses are guarded by dogs, and the ice-covered fields offer no sustenance.

The repeating lines "Many things that can harm him", "From under the big stone, / From under the big stone" and "Hunger is inside me, / Hunger is inside me" emphasize the danger and hopelessness of the raven's situation, amplify the sense of loneliness and fear.

Even the peat wasteland, usually a source of food, offers only inedible grass. The only glimmer of hope appears in the image of a dead ram, a symbol of unexpected luck.

The final lines, where the raven calls its "namesakes" to feast, abruptly change the mood of the poem. This is a reminder that even in the most difficult times, life goes on, and there is always hope for the best.

Krummi svaf í kletta gjá, -

kaldri vetrar nóttu á,

verður margt að meini;

verður margt að meini;

fyrr en dagur fagur rann

freðið nefið dregur hann

undan stórum steini.

undan stórum steini.

Allt er frosið úti gor,

ekkert fæst við ströndu mor,

svengd er metti mína;

svengd er metti mína;

ef að húsum heim ég fer,

heimafrakkur bannar mér

seppi' úr sorpi' að tína.

seppi' úr sorpi' að tína.

Öll er þakin ísi jörð,

ekki séð á holta börð

fleygir fuglar geta;

fleygir fuglar geta;

en þó leiti út um mó,

auða hvergi lítur tó;

hvað á hrafn að éta?

hvað á hrafn að éta?

Sálaður á síðu lá

sauður feitur garði hjá,

fyrrum frár á velli.

fyrrum frár á velli.

'Krúnk, krúnk! nafnar, komið hér!

krúnk, krúnk! því oss búin er

krás á köldu svelli.

krás á köldu svelli.'

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