Nytt Land

Ár var alda → English translation

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Original lyrics

Ár var alda

Ár var alda,

þat er arar gullu,

hnigu heilög vötn

af Himinfjöllum;

þá hafði Helga

inn hugumstóra

Borghildr borit

í Brálundi.

Nótt varð í bæ,

nornir kómu,

þær er öðlingi

aldr of skópu;

þann báðu fylki

frægstan verða

ok buðlunga

beztan þykkja.

Sneru þær af afli

örlögþáttu,

þá er borgir braut

í Bráluni;

þær of greiddu

gullin símu

ok und mánasal

miðjan festu.

Þær austr ok vestr

enda fálu,

þar átti lofðungr

land á milli;

brá nift Nera

á norðrvega

einni festi,

ey bað hon halda.

Translation

In olden days

1. In olden days, | when eagles screamed,

And holy streams | from heaven's crags fell,

Was Helgi then, | the hero-hearted,

Borghild's son, | in Bralund born.

2. 'Twas night in the dwelling, | and Norns there came,

Who shaped the life | of the lofty one;

They bade him most famed | of fighters all

And best of princes | ever to be.

3. Mightily wove they | the web of fate,

While Bralund's towns | were trembling all;

And there the golden | threads they wove,

And in the moon's hall | fast they made them.

4. East and west | the ends they hid,

In the middle the hero | should have his land;

And Neri's kinswoman | northward cast

A chain, and bade it | firm ever to be.

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Submitted by

Fiikus on 2017-12-20

Translation source:

http://www.voluspa.org/helgakvidahundingsbana11-5.htm

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