Solovei the Robber | Solovei Razboynik | The Road Beneath Nine Oaks

For thirty years, the road beneath nine ancient oaks belonged to Solovei the Robber. One whistle bent the forest, scattered the animals and stopped every traveller, until the sound of approaching hooves reached his branches. Solovei the Robber is one of the most memorable figures of East Slavic epic folklore: a forest outlaw whose supernatural whistle carried the force of a storm. Neither an ordinary man nor simply a woodland spirit, he stood between the human road and the untamed power of the forest. This Velesa song retells his final encounter with a fearless rider. The hoofbeats grow closer, the forest bends beneath Solovei’s whistle, and an arrow finally answers the sound that ruled the road for decades. Dark Slavic folk rock, Russian lyrics, gusli, wooden flute, heavy drums and a powerful male voice turn the old legend into a tense musical confrontation. Subscribe to Velesa for more songs inspired by Slavic mythology, folklore and the ancient world of Navi.