| Villemann gjekk seg te storan å
| Villemann went to great lengths
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| Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle
| Hi most beautiful lindelauvi alle
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| Der han ville gullharpa slå
| Where he would beat the golden harp
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| For de runerne de lyster han å vinne
| For the runes they want to win
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| Villemann gjenge for straumen å stå
| Villemann thread for the current to stand
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| Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle
| Hi most beautiful lindelauvi alle
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| Mesterleg kunne han gullharpa slå
| Masterfully, he could beat the golden harp
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| For de runerne de lyster han å vinne
| For the runes they want to win
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| Han leika med lente, han leika med list
| He played with lente, he played with cunning
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| Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle
| Hi most beautiful lindelauvi alle
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| Og fugelen tagna på grønande kvist
| And the bird taken on the green twig
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| For de runerne de lyster han å vinne
| For the runes they want to win
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| Han leika med lente, han leika med gny
| He played with lente, he played with gny
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| Han leika Magnhild av nykkens arm
| He played Magnhild off the nook's arm
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| Men då steig trolli upp or djupaste sjø
| But then the troll rose up into the deepest sea
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| Det gjalla i berg og det runga i sky
| It was in the rocks and it was in the clouds
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| Då slo han si harpe til bonns i sin harm
| Then he beat the harp to bonns in his anger
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| Og utvinner krafti av trollenes arm | And gains power from the trolls' arm |