Paroles et traduction Einar Selvik - Snake Pit Poetry

Snake Pit Poetry

...nú munk nár af bragði
Ok nær dýrum deyja.
Gnyðja mundu grísir,
Ef galtar hag vissi,
Mér er gnótt at grandi,
Grafa inn rönum sínum
Ok harðliga hváta,
Hafa mik sogit, ormar;
Nú munk nár af bragði
Ok nær dýrum deyja.
Gnyðja mundu grísir,
Ef galtar hag vissi,
Mér er gnótt at grandi,
Grafa inn rönum sínum
Ok harðliga hváta,
Hafa mik sogit, ormar;
Nú munk nár af bragði
Ok nær dýrum deyja.
Gnyðja mundu grísir,
Ef galtar hag vissi,
Mér er gnótt at grandi,
Grafa inn rönum sínum
Ok harðliga hváta,
Hafa mik sogit, ormar;
Nú munk nár af bragði
Ok nær dýrum deyja.
Eigi hugðak orma
At aldrlagi mínu;
Verðr mjök mörgu sinni,
þats minnst varir sjálfan.
Eigi hugðak orma
At aldrlagi mínu;
Verðr mjök mörgu sinni,
þats minnst varir sjálfan.
(Nú munk nár af bragði
Ok nær dýrum deyja)

Snake Pit Poetry

...now no longer will I grow weary
And almost die with the animals.
The pigs would have squealed,
If they knew the boar's intentions,
I am annoyed by the snake,
It dug under my shield
And bit me hard,
The serpents troubled me;
Now no longer will I grow weary
And almost die with the animals.
The pigs would have squealed,
If they knew the boar's intentions,
I am annoyed by the snake,
It dug under my shield
And bit me hard,
The serpents troubled me;
Now no longer will I grow weary
And almost die with the animals.
The pigs would have squealed,
If they knew the boar's intentions,
I am annoyed by the snake,
It dug under my shield
And bit me hard,
The serpents troubled me;
Now no longer will I grow weary
And almost die with the animals.
I did not think the serpent
Would take my life;
It often happens,
That one is least wary of what will cost oneself one's life.
I did not think the serpent
Would take my life;
It often happens,
That one is least wary of what will cost oneself one's life.
(Now no longer will I grow weary
And almost die with the animals)