PUBLISHED: Oct 04, 2013
DESCRIPTION:
Based on two Medieval Runic poems, from the Bryggen inscriptions (written on pieces of pine and discovered in Bergen, Norway in and after 1955).
Óst min, kyss mik
'My love, kiss me'
Mun þú mik,man ek þik.Unn þú mér,ann ek þér.
'Remember me,I remember you.Love me,I love you'.
These are translated into Morse Code and performed on solely electronic instruments:
---/.../-//--/../-./--..--//-.-/-.--/.../...//--/../-.-/
--/..-/-.//-.../..-//--/../-.-/--..--/
--/.-/-.//./-.-//-.../../-.-/.-.-.--..-./
..-/-./-.//-.../..-//--/./.-./--..--/
.-/-./-.//./-.-//-..././.-./.-.-.--..-.////
The background behind the verse is "Love" repeated in morse code.
Music by Christine Southworth
Lyrics based on two Runic poems from c. 1198-1248 AD
Video by Christine Southworth