In Extremo Villeman Og Magnhild(Походная песня викингов,XI век.)

Текст песни "In Extremo — Villeman Og Magnhild(Походная песня викингов,XI век.)"

Боевая песня норвежских викингов,XI век.

Villemann gjekk seg te storan å,
Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle
Der han ville gullharpa slå
For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

Villemann gjenge for straumen å stå,
Mesterleg kunne han gullharpa slå

Han leika med lente, han leika med list,
Og fugelen tagna på grønande kvist

Han leika med lente, han leika med gny,
Han leika Magnhild av nykkens arm

Men då steig trolli upp or djupaste sjø,
Det gjalla i berg og det runga i sky

Då slo han si harpe til bonns i sin harm,
Og utvinner krafti av trollenes arm

and the translation is:

Villemann went to the river
To the most beautiful of all linden
This is where he wanted to play the gold harp
Because the runes didn't augur well

Villeman went to stand up against the torrent
He could play the gold harp brilliantly

He played it gently, he played it clever
The bird calmed down on the green tree

He played it gently, he played it loud
He played Magnhild free out of the arms of the troll

Then the troll rose up from the depth of the lake
It rumbled in the mountains and crashed in the clouds

He hit the harp with all of his concentrated strength
And took away the troll's strength and power