TRUSO — Truso | Chapter I of The Amber Road | Baltic Folk Trance

Truso — Chapter I of The Amber Road. Nine days east of the river mouth the water turns brackish and shallow, and the reeds close in on both sides. Then the smoke of Truso, and the first fires on the shore. — HISTORICAL NOTE Truso was a Viking-age trading settlement on the shore of Lake Drużno near present-day Elbląg, Poland. It is named in Wulfstan's account of a voyage from Hedeby, preserved in the Old English Orosius (late 9th century). Excavations at Janów Pomorski are widely identified with the site. — LYRICS [Intro - low drone, water lapping, distant] (hei... hei...) (oars in water, slow) [Verse 1 - male, low, weary] Nine days east of the river mouth Where the salt turns thin and grey There's a harbour with no name in our tongue And a fire that never goes away [Build - drums entering, whistle over] Furs and iron Silver and stone We came for trade We came alone [Drop - full, group chant] TRUSO! TRUSO! Light on the northern shore TRUSO! TRUSO! Open up the door TRUSO! TRUSO! Amber for our steel TRUSO! TRUSO! Bind it, sign it, seal [Verse 2 - female, ethereal, over pulsing bass] They spoke a tongue like wind through reeds They burned their dead with all they owned They asked us nothing of our gods They only asked what we had shown [Bridge - stripped, single drum, whispered] Trade is a kind of peace Trade is a kind of peace (until it isn't) [Final Drop] TRUSO! TRUSO! Light on the northern shore TRUSO! TRUSO! Open up the door TRUSO! TRUSO! Amber for our steel TRUSO! TRUSO! Bind it, sign it, seal [Outro - drone fading, single flute] (hei... hei...) — Written, arranged and produced by TRUSO. Vocals and instrumentation generated with AI tools, then edited, arranged and mixed by hand. #balticfolk #vikingmusic #folktrance #truso #amberroad