Týr "Ormurin Langi" lyrics

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Ormurin Langi

Viljið tær hoyra kvæðI'mítt,Vilja tær orðum trúgva,Um hann Ólav Trygvason,Hagar skal ríman snúgva.

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

Knørrur var gjørdur á Noregs landi,Gott var í honum evni:Sjútti alin og fýra til,Var kjølurin millum stevna.

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

Har kom maður á bergið omanVið sterkum boga í hendi:"Jallurin av RingaríkiHann meg higar sendi."

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

"Einar skalt tú nevna meg,Væl kann boga spenna,Tambar eitur mín menski bogi,ørvar drívur at renna."

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

"Hoyr tú tað, tú ungi maður,Vilt tú við mær fara,Tú skalt vera mín ørvargarpurOrmin at forsvara."

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

Gingu teir til strandar oman,Ríkir menn og reystir,Lunnar brustu og jørðin skalv:Teir drógu knørr úr neysti.

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

Einar spenti triðja sinni,æt1ar jall at raka,Tá brast strongur av stáli stinna,í boganum tók at braka.

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

Allir hoyrdu streingin springa,Kongurin seg undrar:"Hvat er tað á mínum skipi,So ógvuliga dundrar?"

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

SvaraðI Einar TambarskelvirKastar boga sín"Nú brast Noregi úr tínum hondum,Kongurin, harri mín!"

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

Nú skal lætta ljóðIð av,Eg kvøðI ei longur á sinni;Nú skal eg taka upp annan tátt;Dreingir leggi í minni!

Glymur dansur í høll,Dans sláIð ringGlaðir ríða Noregs mennTil Hildar ting.

The Long Serpent

Would you hear my ballad?Would you believe the wordsabout Olaf Tryggvason?The poem shall turn here.

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.1

A ship was built in the land of Norway;it was good in ability.Eighteen and fourty ells2there were between the keel and stern.

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

There came a man down off the hillwith a strong bow in hand:"The jarl of Hringaríki3sent me here."

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

"You shall call me Einar;4I can draw a bow well.Tambar5 is the name of my bold bow,letting arrows fly."

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

"Hear this, young man,will you travel with me?You shall be my bowshotto defend the Serpent."

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

They went down to the shore,powerful men and the rest;the runners broke and the earth shook:they dragged the ship from the boathouse.

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

Einar drew a third time,meaning to hit the jarl,when the bowstring of strong steel burst;the bow began to crack.

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

Everyone heard the bowstring snap;the king was surprised:"What is it on my shipthundering so terribly?"

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

Einar Thambarskelfir answered- throwing his bow -:"Now Norway has burst from your hand,my king, my lord!"

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

Now I shall finish my song;I'll speak no longer this time.Now shall I take up another section6and better keep it in my mind!

Dance resounds in the hall;dance in a ring!Gladly ride Norway's mento Hildr's Thing.

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