SKÁLD - Ó Valhalla (English translation)

Old Norse

Original lyrics

Ó Valhalla

Ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla,

ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla.

Sal veit ek standa

sólu fegra, gulli betra.

Fiar skulu dyggvar, dróttir byggja

ok of aldrdaga ynðis njóta.

Ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla,

ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla.

Fimm hundrað dura

ok of fjórum tǫgum,

svá hygg ek á Valhǫllu vera.

Átta hundruð einherja

ganga senn ór einum durum,

þá er þeir fara með vitni at vega.

Sal veit ek standa

sólu fegra, gulli betra.

Fiar skulu dyggvar, dróttir byggja

ok of aldrdaga ynðis njóta.

Ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla,

ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla.

Ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla,

ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla.

Allir einherjar

Óðins túnum í

höggvask hverjan dag.

Val þeir kjósa

ok ríða vígi frá,

sitja meir um sáttir saman.

Sal veit ek standa

sólu fegra, gulli betra.

Fiar skulu dyggvar, dróttir byggja

ok of aldrdaga ynðis njóta.

Ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla,

ó Valhalla, ó Valhalla.

Fimm hundrað:
500 or 600 doors: the numeral "húndruð" originally meant 120, and only later came to mean 100. It's impossible to tell which of the two meanings this word covers here.
einherja:
Name given to warriors who died in battle and were welcomed to Valhalla for their valour.
Átta hundruð:
800 or 960.
vitni:
Rare word for "wolf", here indicating Fenrir, who will break free from his chains on Ragnarök.