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Original lyrics
Ec Man Iötna
Ek man jǫtna ár um borna,
þá er forðum mik fœdda hǫfðu;
níu man ek heima, níu íviði,
mjǫtvið mœran fyr mold neðan.
Áðr Burs synir bjǫðum um ypðu,
þeir er Miðgarð,
sól skein sunnan á salar steina,
þá var grund gróin grœnum lauki.
Hittusk æsir á Iðavelli,
þeir er hǫrg ok hof hátimbruðu,
afla lǫgðu, auð smíðuðu,
tangir skópu ok tól gǫrðu.
Tefldu í túni, teitir váru,
var þeim vettugis vant ór gulli;
unz þrjár kvámu þursa meyjar
ámátkar mjǫk ór jǫtunheimum.
- mjötvið:
Another uncertain meaning, but probably a kenning for Yggdrasil.
- íviði:
The meaning of the word "íviði" is unknown still nowadays. Some interpretations see it as "sustains" to the nine worlds, so Yggdrasil's branches. Other connect it to the term "íviðja", a rare word for "giantess, ogress".
- Burs synir:
Odin, Vili and Vé, who created the worlds.
- Iðavelli:
This place will play no role in Norse mythology again, until the end of Ragnarök, when the surviving gods will meet there to give new shape to the post-apocalyptic world.
Submitted by 
Nutsa Rowan on 2019-02-24
Nutsa Rowan on 2019-02-24Last edited by 
Icey on 2022-09-14
Icey on 2022-09-14Translation
还记得那巨人
我还记得那最早出生的巨人们
抚养我长大
我还记得那九个世界，九个家
巨树在菌落下生长着强韧的根
包尔的孩子们举起了平地--
神勇的中土世界
南方的太阳温暖了大地的岩石
绿色的大地上长满了韭葱
众神在伊达沃这片土地上聚首
建造了高耸的神坛和庙宇
他们开创工坊，打造矿材
制造钳子并装饰工具
在平和的宅院中围着桌子玩耍
众神以为自己知道金子的一切
直到那三个女巨人的出现
她们高大又勇猛，来自約頓海姆
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歌词中有一个地方找不到相关解释就是var þeim vettugis
vant ór gulli这句，英文翻译成to them was naught the lack of gold，而我实在找不到这段故事和金子有什么关系……
整首歌都是节选自北欧古诗Völuspá。歌词中提到的几处：
1.Miðgarð Midgard是人类的世界。
2.Tefldu í túni,teitir váru,这句在查资料的时候有说他们玩的是一种叫Tafl的象棋游戏
3.三个女巨人可能指的就是Norns三女神，在这张专辑的其他曲目中也出现过
这首歌词的分段也挺奇怪，唱出来的分段中每一段的第一句在原本诗歌中是属于上一段的，所以大家看歌词的时候可能会觉得每一段的第一句和上一段联系更紧密。也许是什么特别的分段法吧。