Текст и перевод песни Einar Selvik - Helreið Oðins - Odin’s Ride To Hel

Helreið Oðins - Odin’s Ride To Hel

Senn váru Æsir
Allir á þingi
Ok Ásynjur
Allar á máli
Ok um þat réðu
Ríkir tívar
Hví væri Baldri
Ballir draumar.

Upp reis Óðinn
Alda Gautr
Ok hann á Sleipni
Söðul of lagði.
Reið hann niðr þaðan
Niflheljar til
Mætti hann hvelpi
Þeim er ór Helju kom.

Sá var blóðugr
Um brjóst framan
Ok galdrs föður
Gól of lengi
Fram reið Óðinn
Foldvegr dunði
Hann kom at hávu
Heljar ranni.

Þá reið Óðinn
Fyrir austan dyrr
Þar er hann vissi
Völu leiði
Nam hann vittugri
Valgaldr kveða
Unz nauðig reis
Nás orð of kvað:

"Hvat er manna þat
Mér ókunnra
Er mér hefir aukit
Erfitt sinni?
Var ek snivin snævi
Ok slegin regni
Ok drifin döggu
Dauð var ek lengi."

"Vegtamr ek heiti
Sonr em ek Valtams
Segðu mér ór helju
Ek mun ór heimi
Hveim eru bekkir
Baugum sánir
Flet fagrlig
Flóuð gulli?"

"Hér stendr Baldri
Of brugginn mjöðr
Skírar veigar
Liggr skjöldr yfir
En ásmegir
Í ofvæni
Nauðug sagðak
Nú mun ek þegja.

Helreið Oðins - Odin’s Ride To Hel

Once upon a time the Aesir
Were all in council
And the Asynjur
Were all in talk
And about that did question
The mighty gods
Why Baldr
Had hurtful dreams.

Arose then Odin,
The ancient one,
And on Sleipnir
A saddle he laid.
He rode thence down
To Niflhel,
He met a hound
That which from Hel came.

Bloody he was
On his breast was
And the song of his father
Long he did bark
Odin rode on,
The ground shook,
He came to the high
Gate of Hel.

Then Odin rode
East of the door
Where he knew
The seeress' mound
He began to sing
Valgaldr
Until she unwillingly
Spoke these words:

"What man is this
Unknown to me
Who to me has
Brought greater torment?
I have been snowed on
And beaten by rain
And driven by dew
Long have I been dead."

"Vegtamr I am called
Son of Valtam
Tell me from Hel
I must from this world
To whom are the benches
Adorned with rings
The floor so fine
Covered with gold?"

Here stands Baldr,
Mead is poured
The pathways are bright
A shield lies across
On the Asmegir
Not in bliss
Unwillingly, I have said
Now I will be silent.