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Icelandic, Old Norse
Original lyrics

Máninn líður

Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Hrafninn flýgur um kvöldið
Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Um daginn, hann getur ekki
 
Þú ferð í dans, þú ferð í dans
Þú ferð í dans, þú ferð í dans
 
Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Hrafninn flýgur um kvöldið
Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Um daginn, hann getur ekki
 
Lǫng er fǫr, langir ro farvegar
Ok skeikar þá Skuld at skǫpum
Langir ro manna munir, ef þat verðr
Ok skeikar þá Skuld at skǫpum
At þú þinn vilja bíðr, ok skeikar þá Skuld at skǫpum
 
Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Hrafninn flýgur um kvöldið
Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Um daginn, hann getur ekki
 
Þú ferð í dans, þú ferð í dans
Þú ferð í dans, þú ferð í dans
 
Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Hrafninn flýgur um kvöldið
Máninn líður, dauðinn ríður
Um daginn, hann getur ekki
 
Þú ferð í dans, þú ferð í dans
Þú ferð í dans, þú ferð í dans
 
Lǫng er fǫr, langir ro farvegar
Ok skeikar þá Skuld at skǫpum
Langir ro manna munir, ef þat verðr
Ok skeikar þá Skuld at skǫpum
At þú þinn vilja bíðr, ok skeikar þá Skuld at skǫpum
 
Máninn líður, þú ferð í dans
Máninn líður, þú ferð í dans
 
English
Translation

The moon moves on

The moon moves on, death rides on
The raven flies in the evening
The moon moves on, death rides on
During the day, he may not
 
You go in a dance, you go in a dance
You go in a dance, you go in a dance
 
The moon moves on, death rides on
The raven flies in the evening
The moon moves on, death rides on
During the day, he may not
 
Long is the journey, long are the paths to go
Then it’s Skuld’s design that guided your fate
Long-lasting is the longing of men, if this is to be
Then it’s Skuld’s design that guided your fate
If your will be done, then it’s Skuld’s design that guided your fate
 
The moon moves on, death rides on
The raven flies in the evening
The moon moves on, death rides on
During the day, he may not
 
You go in a dance, you go in a dance
You go in a dance, you go in a dance
 
The moon moves on, death rides on
The raven flies in the evening
The moon moves on, death rides on
During the day, he may not
 
You go in a dance, you go in a dance
You go in a dance, you go in a dance
 
Long is the journey, long are the paths to go
Then it’s Skuld’s design that guided your fate
Long-lasting is the longing of men, if this is to be
Then it’s Skuld’s design that guided your fate
If your will be done, then it’s Skuld’s design that guided your fate
 
The moon moves on, you go in a dance
The moon moves on, you go in a dance
 

Translations of "Máninn líður"

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