Völva

[Verse 1] Sé ek heim verldr, í gráu ljósi, Óndr minn gæt svá þungr er kjólr, Norðr jǫfn nornna fǫgr hjósi, Hátt brotn einn andi of mér rólr. [Verse 2] Himinn stendr sem steinn, stinnhvít, Engi fugl syngr, engi á rennr, Greinar titra í kaldri stríð, Undir rotnum foldarmegin brennr. [Chorus] Hlýdd við mér, hlýdd við mér – Vǫlva kveðr, verldr lést hér. Vǫlva kveðr, verldr lést hér. [Verse 3] Gleipnir bregst á nökkru stigi, Fjǫtrinn brotnar, vígr hefjr lopt, Sól slokknar, hann fjokar bligi, Goðin seal, í flamma þeim mopt. [Verse 4] Sól afmátr, tungl bliundar svá, Ask rís í kvöl, rótum eilífð, Ekkert logar, laust allt bráðna, Gǫggr gapamenn fagna né tíð. [Chorus] Hlýdd við mér, hlýdd við mér – Vǫlva kveðr, verldr lést hér. Vǫlva kveðr, verldr lést hér. [Bridge] En heyrið kvæði af fornum tíð, Þrír fræjar hvílast djúptnil grot, Nýr morgunn brýst úr sorgar lið, Óðs afli vaknar með heitir rót. [Chorus] Hlýdd við mér, hlýdd við mér – Vǫlva kveðr, verldr lést hér. Hlýdd við mér, hlýdd við mér – Vǫlva kveðr, verldr lést hér. Vǫlva kveðr, verldr lést hér. Translation: [Verse 1] I see the world fading, in grey light, My spirit watches as heavy is the keel. Northward equal, the Norns’ fair dwelling, High broken, a single spirit in me rests. [Verse 2] The sky stands like stone, stiff-white. No bird sings, no river runs. Branches tremble in cold conflict, Beneath the rotten earth-root burns. [Chorus] Listen to me, listen to me— The völva speaks, the world perished here. The völva speaks, the world perished here. [Verse 3] Gleipnir fails at some point, The fetter breaks, battle rises skyward. The sun darkens, it flutters pale, The gods are sealed, in flames they sink. [Verse 4] The sun powerless, the moon so dim, The ash tree rises in torment, roots eternal. Nothing burns, all melts unbound, The keen gap-men rejoice not at time. [Bridge] But hear the song of ancient times: Three seeds rest in deep-dark rock. A new morning breaks from sorrow’s line, Óðr’s force awakens with heated root.