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Original lyrics
Sal sér hon standa
Sal sér hon standa
sólu fegra,
gulli þakðan
á Gimléi;
þar skulu dyggvar
dróttir byggja
ok um aldrdaga
ynðis njóta.
Þá kemr inn ríki
at regindómi
öflugr ofan,
sá er öllu ræðr.
Þar kemr inn dimmi
dreki fljúgandi,
naðr fránn, neðan
frá Niðafjöllum;
berr sér í fjöðrum,
— flýgr völl yfir, —
Niðhöggr nái.
Nú mun hon sökkvask.
- Gimléi:
In Norse mythology, Gimlé (alternately Gimli as in Icelandic) is a place where the worthy survivors of Ragnarök are foretold to live. It is mentioned in the Prose Edda and the Eddic poem "Völuspá" and described as the most beautiful place in Asgard, more beautiful than the sun.
- Niðafjöllum:
Niðafjöll, also written Niðvellir, often anglicized as Nidafjöll, which means dark mountains, are located in the northern underworld. Niðafjöll is the site from which the dragon Níðhöggr comes. According to Snorri Sturluson, the good and virtuous people will live here in a golden palace after the Ragnarök, despite its proximity to Hel.
- Niðhöggr:
In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (Malice Striker) is a dragon who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil.
Submitted by 
Fiikus on 2017-12-20
Fiikus on 2017-12-20Last edited by 
Lobolyrix on 2022-11-26
Lobolyrix on 2022-11-26Translation
Einen Saal seh ich stehen
Einen Sall seh ich
sonnenglänzend,
mit Gold gedeckt,
zu Gimle stehn:
wohnen werden
dort wackre Scharen,
der Freuden walten
in fernste Zeit.
Dann kommt ein Reich
an die Macht,
das aus der Höhe
über alles herrscht.
Der düstre Drache
tief drunten fliegt,
die schillernde Schlange,
aus Schluchtendunkel.
Er fliegt übers Feld;
im Fittich trägt
Nidhögg die Toten:
nun versinkt er.
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