Paroles et traduction Skálmöld - Álfheimur

Álfheimur

(Úti blæs og fjörður frýs,
Fimbulvetur ræður.
Yfir vakir álfadís,
Inni loga glæður.)

(Varúlfs heyrist vígagól,
Vargurinn er óður.
Álfabarn í krömum kjól,
Kúrir sig hjá móður.)

Hrynja og skjálfa gljúfragil,
Grýta þig bjálfar magrir.
Heima þeir sjálfir halda til,
Hér sofa álfar fagrir.

(Þrumuguðinn skóginn skók,
Skjól er Óðinn lofum.
Lesum við á lærða bók,
Leggjumst þar og sofum.)

(Álfabörn í hárri höll,
Heyrist enginn grátur.
Ráfa úti risar, tröll.
Ráðast álfagátur.)

(Kvöldin brenna kaldar senn,
Kálfsins spenna græðir.
Völdin renna aldar enn.
Álfsins penna ræðir:
Hlýja greiðir hálfa leið,
Harma- sneiðir kveinið.
Lýja reiðir álfa eið,
Arma neyðir veinið.)

Álfheimur

(The wind howls and the fjord freezes,
The Fimbulwinter rules.
Over it watches the elf queen,
Inside fires burn.)

(The werewolf's battle cry is heard,
The wolf is mad.
Elf child in the warmth of a cradle,
Nestles by its mother.)

Ravines rumble and shake,
Stones protect you, skinny ones.
At home they keep to themselves,
Here sleep the beautiful elves.

(The thunder god shakes the forest,
Let us praise Óðinn for shelter.
Let us read from a learned book,
Let us lie down and sleep.)

(Elf children in the high hall,
No crying is heard.
Outside roam giants, trolls.
They attack the elf riddles.)

(The evenings burn cold and lonely,
The calf's udder heals.
The powers flow through the ages.
The elf's pen speaks:
Warmth heals halfway,
Grief cuts the pain.
Lying betrays the elf's oath,
Misery forces pain.)