Wardruna Runaljod English Translation Lyrics

Wealth cause dispute among friends;
The wolf lives in the forest

Slag come from bad iron;
Often runs the reindeer on frozen snow

Giant causes woman's sorrow;
Few are cheerful from misfortune

River's mouth is the way of most journeys;
But the sheath is the one of swords

Riding, one says, is for horses the worst;
Regin forged the best sword

Ulcer is fatal for children;
Death makes man pale

Hail is the coldest of grain;
Herjan shaped the world in olden times

Need leaves you little choice;
The naked freeze in the frost

Ice we call the broad bridge;
The blind man must be led

A good year is a blessing for men;
I say that Frodi was generous

Sun is light of the land;
I bow before the holy

Tyr is one-handed among the Æsir;
Often the smith must blow

Birch is the limb greenest with leaves;
Loki brought success of deceit

Man is increase of soil;
Mighty is the hawk's claw

Water is what falls from the mountain;
But of gold are the jewels

Yew is the greenest tree in winter;
It often singes when it burns