Текст и перевод песни Skálmöld - Áras

Áras

Kvöld, úr norðri kólna fer.
Kemur yfir heiðar:
Vængjasláttur, vætta her,
Varúlfar til reiðar.

Ég reið yfir landið mitt, reri' út á fjörð.
Rólegur sjórinn, ég lofaði Njörð.
Í ljósanna skiptum ég leit upp í Skörð,
Ljót var sú sýn er mér mætti.

Kom yfir brúnina kolsvartur her,
ég kúventi bátnum og hraðaði mér.
Vængirnir steinrunnir, vígtannager
Og væl sem nú kyrrðina tætti.

Skugga hann varpaði, skelfileg sjón.
Skálmöld var risin og mikið varð tjón.
Drukknaði þannig mín dýrasta bón,
Drepið var allt sem ég unni.

Verja þau átti en var til þess seinn,
Viti menn, lifandi eftir ei neinn.
Ataður svörður sem áður var hreinn,
Allt mitt var hrunið að grunni.

Ég sá:
Barnið mitt tætt, blóðugt og hrætt.
Ég sá:
Barið á húsgripum mínum og ætt.
Ég sá:
Saklaust blóð, fljóta um fljóð.
Ég sá:
Fjölskyldu slátrað sem var mér svo góð.

Ég sá:
Barnið mitt tætt, blóðugt og hrætt.
Ég sá:
Barið á húsgripum mínum og ætt.
Ég sá:
Saklaust blóð, fljóta um fljóð.
Ég sá:
Fjölskyldu slátrað sem var mér svo góð.

Kvöld, úr norðri -- Ég sá:
Kólna fer. -- deyja mær, dæturnar tvær.
Kemur yfir -- Ég sá:
Heiðar: -- dreyrrauðar klærnar sem læstust í þær.
Vængjasláttur, -- Ég sá:
Vætta her, -- visna jurt, var einhvers spurt?
Varúlfar til -- Ég sá:
Reiðar. -- vágestinn glotta og halda á burt.

Gekk um garð,
Gríðarskarð,
Höggvið hart,
Hel mig snart.
Vængjuð vá,
Vargur sá.
Nafn hans nefnt,
Nú skal hefnt.

Heit er gefið, heit sem verður efnt.

Heit er gefið, heit sem verður efnt.

Kvöld, úr norðri -- Gekk um garð,
Kólna fer. -- gríðarskarð,
Kemur yfir -- höggvið hart,
Heiðar: -- Hel mig snart.
Vængjasláttur, -- Vængjuð vá,
Vætta her, -- vargur sá.
Varúlfar til -- Nafn hans nefnt,
Reiðar. -- nú skal hefnt.

Heit er gefið, heit sem verður efnt.

Heit er gefið, heit sem verður efnt.

Heit er gefið, heit sem verður efnt.

Havoc

Evening, from the north it grows cold.
It approaches over the moors:
Wing beats, a host of spirits,
Werewolves ready for attack.

I rode across my land, rowed out onto the fjord.
The sea was calm, I praised Njörð
In the shifting light I looked up to Skörð,
The sight that met me was ghastly.

Over the brow came a pitch-black host,
I turned the boat and sped away.
The wings were stony, the teeth jagged
I wished for the calm to continue.

It cast a shadow, a horrific sight.
Skálmöld had risen and much was lost.
Thus my dearest wish drowned,
Everything I loved was killed.

I should have protected them but it was too late,
You must know, no-one survived.
The sword that was once clean now devoured,
All that was mine was destroyed.

I saw:
My child was close, bloody and afraid.
I saw:
My household and family butchered.
I saw:
Innocent blood, flowing through the crowd.
I saw:
My family slaughtered, who were so good to me.

I saw:
My child was close, bloody and afraid.
I saw:
My household and family butchered.
I saw:
Innocent blood, flowing through the crowd.
I saw:
My family slaughtered, who were so good to me.

Evening, from the north -- I saw:
It grows cold. -- my daughter die, my two daughters.
It approaches -- I saw:
Over the moors: -- their clothes blood red, which froze them fast.
Wing beats, -- I saw:
A host of spirits, -- withered herb, was anything asked?
Werewolves ready -- I saw:
For attack. -- their laughing faces pale, as they carried them away.

Walked through the homestead,
Gríðarskarð,
Struck hard,
Heal me now.
Winged woe,
Wolf saw.
His name was mentioned,
Now it shall be avenged.

A vow is made, a vow that will be kept.

A vow is made, a vow that will be kept.

Evening, from the north -- Walked through the homestead,
It grows cold. -- gríðarskarð,
It approaches -- struck hard,
Over the moors: -- Heal me now.
Wing beats, -- Winged woe,
A host of spirits, -- wolf saw.
Werewolves ready -- His name was mentioned,
For attack. -- Now it shall be avenged.

A vow is made, a vow that will be kept.

A vow is made, a vow that will be kept.

A vow is made, a vow that will be kept.