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1. »Listen to me everyone
holy family,
bigger and smaller
sons of Heimdall;
you want, Godfather,
that well I carve
ancient legends,
  1. the first ones, I remember.
2. Giants, in primeval times
produced, I remember,
like me in the past
brought up;
nine worlds i remember
and what was in the nine,
the dimensional tree
deep under the cloud.

3. In the morning of the ages,
when Ymer lived,
be not sand, not lake,
not cool waves;
the earth did not exist,
not up to heaven;
a gaping throat was present
but grass was nowhere to be found.

4. Before the sons of Bur took off
the lands in the height,
those who are widely famous
Midgard created.
The sun was shining
from the south on rocks,
and green herbs
sprouted in the ground.

5. The sun came from the south
in the company of the moon
on the right hand
above the heavens.
The sun did not know,
where halls she had,
the moon did not know,
what power he had,
the stars did not know,
where they would shimmer.
6. Then all the powers withdrew
to their judgment seats,
high holy gods,
and held council;
at night and below
name they gave,
named morning
and dinner too,
afternoon and evening,
to count years.

7. The Aesir met
on Idavallen,
timbered high
temples and altars,
forges built,
jewelry made,
got pliers
and created tools.
8. In the yard with board games
the merry ones played,
poverty of gold
did not exist at all,
See you soon
trenne come on
very powerful
tender, from the giant world.

9. Then all the powers withdrew
to their judgment seats,
high holy gods,
and held council,
who dwarves' crowd
create would
of bloody burning
and Blain's leg.

10. There Modsogner was born
the most distinguished
of dwarves all
and Durin the second;
they did many
human images,
these dwarves, of earth,
as Durin said.


11. Nye and Nide,
North and South,
East and West,
All right, Dvalin,
Bees, Bees,
Bombur, Nore,
An and Anar,
Ah, Midwives.

12. Veig and Gandalf,
Wind Elf, Train,
Cover and Torin,
Faith, Vitr and Lith,
Na and Nyrad.
Now I have the dwarves
- Regin and Radsvid -
rightly mentioned.


13. File, Wedge,
Found, Nale,
Hepte, Vile,
Males, Squirrels,
From, Hornbore,
Frag and Lone,
Aurvang, Jare,
Eikinskjalde.

14. Time is that dwarfs
in Dvalin's crowd
for the people to lead
to Lovar in lineage;
those as the seat of the sandfields
searched for himself
to the gravel plains
from the foundation stone.


15. There was Draupner
and Dolgtraser,
Ha, Haugspore,
Lävang, Gloe,
Dore, Ore,
Pigeon, Breather,
Swirling, Swirling,
Squid, Ae.

16. Alf and Yngve,
Eikinsjalde,
Fjalar and Froste,
Finn and Ginnar.
Always to be remembered,
as long as men live,
this long range
of Lovar's ancestors.


17. Until out of that crowd
three aces,
strong and loving,
came to a house.
They found on land
little ability
Ash and Embla
without a life goal.

18. Spirit they did not possess,
judgment not had,
no life juice, no sound,
not vibrant color.
Spirit gave Odin,
review Hens,
life juice gave Lodur
and vibrant color.


19. I can stand an ash,
the name of Yggdrasil,
a very tree, over east
of white sand.
From there comes the dew,
which in the valleys fall,
it says evergreen
over the Urdarbrunnen.


20. From there come maidens,
as very well known,
three out of that hall,
who stands under the tree.
Urd was one,
the other Verdandi,
one cut wood
the name Skuld on the third.
Laws they set,
life they sang
for the children of men,
the destinies of men.


21. She remembers that battle
first in the world,
when those with the spears
pointed Gullveig
and in the hall of the High
her burned.
Three times they burned
the thrice born,
often, not rarely,
yet she lives.


22. Heid her name,
where to the houses she came,
a well-meaning whale.
She signed staves,
she conjured where she could,
conjured rapture.
She was always loved
of evil women.



23. Then all the powers withdrew
to their judgment seats,
high holy gods,
and held council,
if the Aesir would
harm suffer
or all the gods
receive compensation.



24. Spear hurled Odin
and sent among the flock,
that battle too
was the first in the world.
The bust was parapet
on the bail of asar,
over armed fields
habits could penetrate.



25. Then all the powers withdrew
to their judgment seats,
high holy gods,
and held council,
who all the air
with a mixed complexion
or at the giant's house
Odds may be given.


26. Just Tor struck
in defiant courage,
he seldom sits,
then such he hears,
Oaths were broken,
words and promises,
all important agreements,
which was exchanged between them.



27. She knows Heimdall's
horn let depend
on the sky high
sacred tree.
At this she sees swimming
a sand-mixed rapids
from Valfather's pledge.
Do you know more and what?



28. Alone she sat outside,
when the dread god of the Aesir,
the old man, come
and in the eye she saw.
»What are you asking me?
We tempt you in me?
I know everything, Odin,
was your eye you hid
in Mimer's well,
the very famous one.
Mead every morning
Mime drinks
of Valfather's pledge.»
Do you know more and what?

29. Gave Herfather her
gold necklaces and rings,
received words of wisdom
and notice of rods;
she looked far and wide
in every world.


30. She saw valkyries,
come from afar,
ready to do
the ride to Godtjod.
Guilt held shield,
and Skogul was the other,
Gunn, Hild, Gondul
and Geirskogul.
Now are Härjans
army maidens mentioned,
Valkyries, ready
to ride the earth.

31. I looked at Balder,
bloody god,
Children of Odin,
a fate is hidden.
High above the plains
slim stood adult
and a lot of phage
the mistletoe.

32. From that tree, which seemed
a count be,
a mournful shot was fired,
and the shooter what Höder.
Balder's brother
was soon born,
Odensson fought
just one night old.


33. He did not wash his hands,
his head he did not comb,
until on the pyre he carried
Balder's enemy.
But Frigg cried
in Fensalarne
over Valhalla's woe.
Do you know more and what?
34. Then prisons could be twisted
of Vale's bowels,
were quite firm
the shackles twisted.

35. In chains she saw lying
under Kittellund
a joint guise
with Loki's move.
There sits Sigyn
in grief with the husband,
not at ease.
Do you know more and what?
36. A stream from the east
through aftervales flow,
with swords and battle-knives;
Slidr it's called.

37. North stood
on the Nida plains
a hall of gold
for Sindre's family;
another stood
on Okolner,
banqueting hall
for the giant Brimer.
38. A hall she saw standing
from the sun far away
on the Nastranden;
the door faces north.
Afterdrops fell
in through the smoke hole,
of serpents' backs
is the room braided.

39. There she saw in battle
streams wade
perfidious men
and for murdering outlaws
and that, another's wife
secret lures.
There Nidhogg sucked
the bodies of the dead,
the wonder tore the men.
Do you know more and what?
40. East in the Iron Forest
the elderly sat
and gave birth there
Descendants of Fenrer.
One becomes the most
of all distinguished,
robber of the moon,
in the guise of trolls.

41. He fills himself with corpses
of men who died,
abode of gods
with blood besmirches.
Black becomes the sunshine
about the summers after,
all weather difficult.
Do you know more and what?
42. Sat there on the pile
and struck the harp
gygen's guardian,
the happy Eggder.
Over him gol
in spruce forest with pors
a fawn male,
as Fjalar is called.

43. Gol over the Aesir
Gullinkambe,
he at Härfader
the soldiers wake;
another madman
underground,
a sooty male,
in Hel's halls.
44. Gram barks ferociously
in front of the Gnipahola;
the shackle shall break,
the wolf is free.
Wisdom I know much,
far beyond I see
over the mighty of victory gods
final destinies.

45. Brothers will fight,
become each other's banemen,
sisters' children
his kinship spill;
hard is the world,
whoredom a lot,
ax time, blade time,
split become shields,
wine age, wolf age,
before the world is overthrown;
no man shall
the other shoe.
46. ​​Mim's sons play
and the final fate was lit
at the sound of the Gjallarhorn,
the penetrating.
Loud Heimdall blows,
with the horn in the air;
with Mim's head
Odin advises.

47. Then the Yggdrasils tremble
ash, where it stands,
the root tree wails,
the giant gets loose.
On the journey to Hel
save all,
before Surt's relative
devours him.
48. What's with apes?
What about elves?
All Giant Home growls,
asar have meeting.
The dwarves groan
before the stone doors,
sage of the rock wall.
Do you know more and what?

49. Garm now barks hideously
in front of the Gnipahola;
the shackle shall break,
and the wolf will be free.
50. Escape father from the east,
on arm holds shield;
in great anger twists
the world serpent itself;
the serpent whips the wave,
and the eagle screams,
tears corpse, pale about the beak,
and Naglfar comes off.
51. The ship departs from the east;
across the lake shall Muspells
leadung come,
and Loki rules.
Widunder's brood
with the wolf comes;
with them are Byleipts
brother next.
52. Sour father from the south
with searing flame,
sun of battle gods
of the sword shines.
Stenberg overthrow,
giantesses fall;
trample dead Hel's way,
and the sky is falling.
53. A second suffering
for Lin then comes,
when Odin leaves
against the wolf to fight,
and Bele's light
bane against Surt;
fall then shall
Frigg's beloved.
54. Garm now barks hideously
in front of the Gnipahola;
the shackle shall break,
and the wolf will be free.

55. Then comes the Victory Father's
son, the mighty,
Vidar, to fight
against the beast of the polling place.
On the great son
to the heart the sword
with the hand he thrusts.
Revenge then is the father.
56. Then comes Lodyns
illustrious descendant;
Son of Odin
goes towards the snake to fight
In anger he kills
the defender of Middle-earth.
From his home all draw
kill the blasphemy.
Nine five dying
goes Fjorgyn's son
forth from the serpent,
that fearless not fear.
57. The sun begins to turn black,
earth is sunk into the sea,
from the mount fall
flaming stars;
up steam fog,
and the fire burns,
the heat plays high
towards the sky itself.
58. Garm barks ferociously
in front of the Gnipahola;
the shackle shall break,
and the wolf will be free.

59. Up she sees coming
for the second time
the earth out of the sea,
again verdant;
rapids fall,
eagle flies above,
the one on the mountain
fish grab.
60. The Asar meet
on Idavallen
and about the girdle of the earth,
the giant snake speak,
bring to mind
strange fates
and Fimbultyrs
ancient runes.

61. There school again
the wonderful ones
the gold board game tiles
in the grass is found,
as in the morning of time
had belonged to them.
62. Unseeded school
fields grow,
all ill get better;
Balder will come.
In Ropt's victory halls
sit Balder and Höder,
the gods of the polling station.
Do you know more and what?

63. Then Höner knows the luck
lotto throw
and the two brothers'
children live
the wide Vindhem.
Do you know more and what?
64. A hall looks prettier
than the sun standing still,
covered with gold,
at Gimle.
There, chieftains will be faithful
hosts live
and at all times
own heaped.

65. There comes the mighty one
to the judgment of power,
the strong, from above,
he who rules over all.
66. Then comes the darkness
dragon flying,
a shiny snake, from below,
from Nidafjällen.
In the feathers carry,
and flies over the plain,
Nidhogg corpse.
Now she will sink.»