[INTRO] [Wind... waves... distant crew chanting.] Hoist the sail... Grip the oars... Face the tide... I am the Sea-Father. --- [VERSE 1] I am Njörðr, wave-waker, whale-road ruler, wind-commanding, Foam-Father, fleet-feeder, harbor-holder, storm-standing. Every mast that splits my waters moves because I will it so, Every keel that finds the sunrise rides the currents that I know. Silver-scaled sea's provider, net-filler, fortune's keeper, Pearl-guard, port-maker, deep-water oath-reaper. I've watched kingdoms rise from driftwood, watched them vanish in the spray, Built their wealth on salted timber, washed their pride and gold away. Every gull that circles overhead knows the language of my breeze, Every sailor reads my silence long before he reads the seas. Wave-Horse carries every merchant, every dream from shore to shore, Cargo holds and hearts grow heavier every time they leave the oar. Count your coins but thank the tide, for gold is useless on the deep, When the Sea-King calls your number, none but honor's yours to keep. I've seen cowards curse my waters, beg for mercy, plead and pray, Then I've watched the steadfast captain calmly sail the storm away. Not by luck does harbor greet you, not by chance the anchors hold, Those who honor sea and kin return with stories worth more than gold. --- [CHORUS] I am Njörðr! Master of the wind and foam! I am Njörðr! Every tide will lead you home! I am Njörðr! Stand your watch and hold your line! Honor rides upon the waves... And the sea remembers mine! --- [VERSE 2] I have bargained with the tempest, laughed where thunder split the mast, Watched the sea-serpents awaken, watched proud kingdoms breathing last. Wave-Raven, whale-road wanderer, breaker of the frozen bay, Ice can't chain the endless ocean, dawn will always find a way. Every harbor bears my blessing when the merchant keeps his word, Trade is built on trust unbroken, not on every promise heard. Ring-giver through honest labor, wealth that sweat and courage earn, Those who steal the sea's own bounty soon discover tides return. My children learned the wind by living, not by hiding from the rain, Strong are those whose hands bear rope scars, salt, and honest weathered pain. Raise the sail and trust your brothers, every rope pulled beats as one, Ocean never spared division, only unity gets done. Hear the timbers groan beneath you, hear the chorus of the tide, Every wave becomes a lesson, every storm becomes a guide. Stand your watch when darkness deepens, keep your compass true and bright, Morning favors those still steering when they vanish from the light. --- [CHORUS] I am Njörðr! Master of the wind and foam! I am Njörðr! Every tide will lead you home! I am Njörðr! Stand your watch and hold your line! Honor rides upon the waves... And the sea remembers mine! --- [VERSE 3] Now you call upon my blessing when you cast your fate away, Then remember every voyage starts before the break of day. Tie your knots with steady fingers, leave no weakness in your craft, Faith without good preparation leaves a man before the mast. Honor every hand beside you, every soul that pulls the line, None can master open water thinking only of what's mine. Feed the stranger lost at harbor, share your fire, bread, and ale, For tomorrow you may wander hungry on another trail. Do not fear the roaring breakers, fear the man who breaks his word, Storms will pass and winds grow gentle, lies remain forever heard. Stand before me when life's voyage reaches its appointed shore, Let your wake be clean behind you, needing neither less nor more. Then I'll greet you not as beggar, not as one who merely prayed, But a sailor who earned safe harbor by the choices that he made. --- [FINAL CHORUS] I am Njörðr! Wave and wind obey my hand! I am Njörðr! Sea and shore at my command! I am Njörðr! Keep your honor through the gale! Those who face the sea with courage... Always leave a worthy tale!
