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Icelandic
Original lyrics
Heyr himna smiður
Heyr, himna smiður,
hvers skáldið biður.
Komi mjúk til mín
miskunnin þín.
Því heit eg á þig,
þú hefur skaptan mig.
Eg er þrællinn þinn,
þú ert drottinn minn.
Guð, heit eg á þig,
að þú græðir mig.
Minnst þú, mildingur, mín,
mest þurfum þín.
Ryð þú, röðla gramur,
ríklyndur og framur,
hölds hverri sorg
úr hjartaborg.
Gæt þú, mildingur, mín,
mest þurfum þín,
helzt hverja stund
á hölda grund.
Send þú, meyjar mögur,
málsefnin fögur,
öll er hjálp af þér,
í hjarta mér.
bidxaa'
IceyEnglish
Translation#1#2
Hear, Heavenly Creator*
Listen, smith of the heavens,
what the poet asks.
May softly come unto me
your mercy.
So I call on thee,
for you have created me.
I am thy slave,
you are my Lord.
God, I call on thee to heal me.
Remember me, mild one1,
Most we need thee.
Drive out, O king of suns,
generous and great,
every human sorrow
from the city of the heart.
Watch over me, mild one,
Most we need thee,
truly every moment
in the world of men.
send us, son of the virgin,
good causes,
all aid is from thee,
in my heart.
- 1. or mild king. This is a pun on the word mildingur
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Translations of "Heyr himna smiður"
English #1, #2
Comments
Besatnias Russia is waging a disgraceful war on Ukraine. Stand With Ukraine!
About translator
The following translation was not done by me, I've linked to the source of where I found the translation. The song is a sung version of Kolbeinn Tumason's hymn (13th century), composed by Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (in 1938). It's a 800 year old Icelandic Hymn.
*= Or simply "Listen, Smith Of The Heavens".