Wardruna "Völuspá" lyrics

Völuspá

1Hljóðs bið ek allar helgar kindir,meiri ok minni mögu Heimdallar;viltu, at ek, Valföðr! vel framteljaforn spjöll fíra, þau er fremst um man.

3Ár var alda þar er Ýmir bygði,vara sandr né sær né svalar unnir,jörð fannsk æva né upphiminn,gap var ginnunga, en gras hvergi.

57Sól tér sortna, sígr fold í mar,hverfa af himni heiðar stjörnur;geisar eimi ok aldrnari,leikr hár hiti við himin sjalfan.

45/47Bræðr munu berjask ok at bönum verðask,munu systrungar sifjum spilla;Skelfr Yggdrasils askr standandi,ymr it aldna tré, en jötunn losnar."

44Geyr nú Garmr mjök fyr Gnipahelli,festr mun slitna en freki renna,fjölð veit ek fræða, fram sé ek lengraum ragna rök römm sigtíva.

59Sér hon upp koma öðru sinnijörð ór ægi iðjagræna.Falla fossar, flýgr örn yfir,sá er á fjalli fiska veiðir.

64Sal sér hon standa sólu fekra,gulli þakðan á Gimléi.Þar skulu dyggvar dróttir byggjaok um aldrdaga ynðis njóta.

65Þá kemr inn ríki at regindómiöflugr ofan, sá er öllu ræðr.

Völuspá

1Silence I beg of all holy racesmore and less, the sons of Heimdallr;You want, Valföðr, that I tell wellold tales about men, the first one I remember.

57The sun grows dark, the world sinks into the sea,Bright stars disappear from the sky;fire and smoke rage,the heat plays high with the sky itself.

Brothers wil fight and kill each other,cousins (sisters' sons) will betray their kinship;Standing, Yggdrasil's ash shakes,the ancient tree groans, a giant becomes loose.

44Now Garm howls greatly before Gnipahellir,the rope will break, Freki will run,Of wisdom I know much, I see further aheadRagnarok of the gods of victory.

59She sees rise up a second timethe green earth from the sea.waterfalls fall, the eagle flies above,he who on the mountains catches fish.

64She sees a room standing more beautiful than the sun,covered in gold in Gimle.There the faithful will dwelland enjoy pleasures forever.