| Kvöld, úr norðri kólna fer
| Evening, from the north cools leaves
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| Kemur yfir heiðar:
| Across the moors:
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| Vængjasláttur, vætta her
| Wing, wet army
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| Varúlfar til reiðar
| Werewolves to ride
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| Ég reið yfir landið mitt, reri' út á fjörð
| I rode across my country, rowing out into the fjord
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| Rólegur sjórinn, ég lofaði Njörð
| The calm sea, I promised Njörð
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| Í ljósanna skiptum ég leit upp í Skörð
| In the light of the lights I looked up at Skörð
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| Ljót var sú sýn er mér mætti
| The vision I could see was ugly
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| Kom yfir brúnina kolsvartur her
| Came across the edge a coal-black army
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| Ég kúventi bátnum og hraðaði mér
| I hoisted the boat and hurried
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| Vængirnir steinrunnir, vígtannager
| The wings have been shown solely to give a sense of proportion
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| Og væl sem nú kyrrðina tætti
| And a howl that now tore the silence
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| Skugga hann varpaði, skelfileg sjón
| The shadow he cast, a frightening sight
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| Skálmöld var risin og mikið varð tjón
| Poetry was erected and much damage was done
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| Drukknaði þannig mín dýrasta bón
| Thus drowned my most precious plea
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| Drepið var allt sem ég unni
| Killing was all I loved
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| Verja þau átti en var til þess seinn
| They had to defend but it was too late
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| Viti menn, lifandi eftir ei neinn
| Wise men, living after no one
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| Ataður svörður sem áður var hreinn
| Eaten swords that were previously clean
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| Allt mitt var hrunið að grunni
| My whole thing had collapsed to the ground
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Barnið mitt tætt, blóðugt og hrætt
| My baby is torn, bloody and scared
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Barið á húsgripum mínum og ætt
| Knock on my belongings and family
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Saklaust blóð, fljóta um fljóð
| Innocent blood, floating on the river
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Fjölskyldu slátrað sem var mér svo góð
| A family slaughtered that was so good to me
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Deyja mær, dæturnar tvær
| Maiden dies, the two daughters
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Dreyrrauðar klærnar sem læstust í þær
| The crimson claws locked in them
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Visna jurt, var einhvers spurt?
| Withered herb, was anyone asked?
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| Ég sá:
| I saw:
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| Vágestinn glotta og halda á burt
| The weakest grin and hold off
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| Gekk um garð
| Went around the yard
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| Gríðarskarð
| Huge gap
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| Höggvið hart
| Hit hard
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| Hel mig snart
| Heal me soon
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| Vængjuð vá
| Winged wow
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| Vargur sá
| The wolf saw
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| Nafn hans nefnt
| His name mentioned
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| Nú skal hefnt
| Now let's take revenge
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| Heit er gefið, heit sem verður efnt | A promise is made, a promise that will be fulfilled |