From the recording Where Silence Still Remains
A reflective acoustic Slavic-Nordic folk ballad featuring the intimate, intertwined duet vocals of Zorya and Vargrim. Centered around expressive violin melodies and gentle acoustic instrumentation, the song tells the haunting story of an ancient birch tree quietly watching the passing seasons as memories and people fade away. It delivers a calm, deeply emotional experience that captures the enduring silence of nature, loss, and forgotten landscapes.
Lyrics
The birch still leans above the water
White against the fading grey
Seven winters crossed the valley
Still it waits beside the bay
Every leaf has learned the silence
Every root has learned the rain
Only echoes cross the meadow
Speaking softly through the plain
What was taken
Was not lost
What was broken
Still belongs
The river changes
The birch remains
The years keep moving
It waits the same
Somewhere beyond the morning mist
Somewhere beyond the falling rain
The river changes
The birch remains