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Original lyrics

Traust

Eiris sazun idisi, sazun hera duoder;

Suma hapt heptidun, suma heri lezidun

Suma clubodun umbi cuoniouuidi:

Insprinc haptbandun, invar vigandun

Þann gel ek þér fyrstan

- þann kveða fjölnýtan

Þann gól Rindi Rani, -

At þú of öxl skjótir

Því er þér atalt þykkir;

Sjalfr leið þú sjalfan þik

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér annan

Ef þú árna skalt

Viljalauss á vegum

Urðar lokur

Haldi þér öllum megum

Er þú á sinnum sér

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér inn þriðja

Ef þér þjóðáar

Falla at fjörlotum

Horn ok Ruðr

Snúisk til heljar meðan

En þverri æ fyr þér

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér inn fjórða

Ef þik fjándr standa

Görvir á galgvegi

Hugr þeim hverfi

Til handa þér

Ok snúisk þeim til sátta sefi

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér inn fimmta

Ef þér fjöturr verðr

Borinn at boglimum

Leysigaldr læt ek

Þér fyr legg of kveðinn

Ok stökkr þá láss af limum

En af fótum fjöturr

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér inn sétta

Ef þú á sjó kemr

Meira en menn viti

Logn ok lögr

Gangi þér í lúðr saman

Ok léi þér æ friðdrjúgrar farar

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér inn sjaunda

Ef þik sækja kemr

Frost á fjalli háu

Hræva kulði

Megi-t þínu holdi fara

Ok haldisk æ lík at liðum

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér inn átta

Ef þik úti nemr

Nótt á niflvegi

At því firr megi

Þér til meins gera

Kristin dauð kona

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Þann gel ek þér inn níunda

Ef þú við inn naddgöfga

Orðum skiptir jötun

Máls ok mannvits

Sé þér á minni ok hjarta

Gnóga of gefit

(Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.)

Eiris sazun idisi, sazun hera duoder;

Suma hapt heptidun, suma heri lezidun

Suma clubodun umbi cuoniouuidi:

Insprinc haptbandun, invar vigandun

Translation

Trust

Once sat women, they sat here, then there.

Some fastened bonds, some impeded an army,

Some unraveled fetters:

Escape the bonds, flee the enemy!

Then first I will chant thee

The charm oft-tried,

That Rani taught to Rind;

From the shoulder whate'er

Mislikes thee shake,

For helper thyself shalt thou have.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then next I will chant thee,

If needs thou must travel,

And wander a purposeless way:

The bolts of Urth

Shall on every side

Be thy guards on the road thou goest.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then third I will chant thee,

If threatening streams

The danger of death shall bring:

Yet to Hel shall turn

Both Horn and Ruth,

And before thee the waters shall fail.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then fourth I will chant thee,

If come thy foes

On the gallows-way against thee:

Into thine hands

Shall their hearts be given,

And peace shall the warriors wish.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then fifth I will chant thee,

If fetters perchance

Shall bind thy bending limbs:

O'er thy thighs do I chant

A loosening-charm,

And the lock is burst from the limbs,

And the fetters fall from the feet.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then sixth I will chant thee,

If storms on the sea

Have might unknown to man:

Yet never shall wind

Or wave do harm,

And calm is the course of thy boat.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then seventh I chant thee,

If frost shall seek

To kill thee on lofty crags:

The fatal cold

Shall not grip thy flesh,

And whole thy body shall be.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then eighth will I chant thee,

If ever by night

Thou shalt wander on murky ways:

Yet never the curse

of a Christian woman

From the dead shall do thee harm.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Then ninth will I chant thee,

If needs thou must strive

With a warlike giant in words:

Thy heart good store

Of wit shall have,

And thy mouth of words full wise.

(I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.)

Once sat women, they sat here, then there.

Some fastened bonds, some impeded an army,

Some unraveled fetters:

Escape the bonds, flee the enemy!

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Submitted by

Cristi Neagu on 2019-06-09

Last edited by

Cristi Neagu on 2020-09-23

Author's comments:

First and last verses are the first Merseburg charm.
The bulk of the lyrics come from Grógaldr 6-14.
The repeated chorus-like chant is part of the washing verse/spell from the Galdrabók (Book of Spells). Thanks to BeepBep for pointing this out in the comments and for providing a better translation.

Translation source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseburg_charms#First_Merseburg_Charm http://www.voluspa.org/grogaldr6-10.htm http://www.voluspa.org/grogaldr11-16.htm http://www.galdrasyning.is/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350%3Aaegishjalmur&catid=18&Itemid=60&lang=is https://livingiceland-blog.tumblr.com/post/62994768283/helm-of-awe-wall-sticker-viking-symbol-helm-of

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Comments

Bahram Mahmudzade

Sun, 16/06/2019 - 22:16

The Merseburg charms are in Old High German. There's "German (Old High German)" as a language here on this site. Maybe you want to switch it there instead of just "German". Best regards.

Cristi Neagu

Sun, 16/06/2019 - 22:34

Thanks for the suggestion. However, as far as i can tell, i can't do that. I think the poster of the original lyrics has to.

Bahram Mahmudzade

Sun, 16/06/2019 - 23:04

Ah yeah, didn't pay attention to that. Well, maybe they see it :)

Theo Weeden

Sun, 14/07/2019 - 15:13

As someone said, some verses are in Old High German, however, I'd also like to point out that the bulk of the song is not in Icelandic, but Old Norse.

BeepBep

Tue, 04/02/2020 - 16:04

A small note about: Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna

This is not 'from the Ægishjálmur'. The Ægishjalmúr is a Galdrastafur, or magical symbol, which was often used with the washing verse.
The text is part of the washing verse/spell from the Galdrabók (Book of Spells).

And the translation should be a bit different: Fjón here means hatred and I believe is in accusative form, like rán and reiði. While fjanda minna is in genitive form, as is ríkra manna.
So the translation should be along the lines of I wash off the hatred of my enemies and the theft and anger of rich men.

Cristi Neagu

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 17:30

Thanks for the info. Made the corrections and credited you in the description.

BeepBep

Fri, 02/10/2020 - 11:46

No problem. Thanks for the translation.

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