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Ramund

Ramund egy jobb ember lenne, ja jobbak lennének a ruhái
A királyné adott neki ruhákat finom kék fonálból, és bőrből
'Ilyet én nem akarok,' mondta Ramund
'Én ilyeneket nem hordok,' mondta az ifjú Ramond
 
2 Ramund a sós tengerparton sétált, s látott ott hét óriást állni
'A legkisebb kezemmel megfogom Ramundot, és elhajítom egy messzi földre innen'
'Azt te egyedül nem fogod megtenni,' mondta Ramund
'Ahhoz mind a heten kelleni fogtok,' Mondta az ifjú Ramund
 
3 Ramund fogta a szeretett kardját, amit Vörös Dymling-nek hívott
Mind a hét óriást egy kardcsapással eltalált, s azok elvéreztek ettől
'Itt fekszik mind a hét,' mondta Ramund
'S én még mindig itt állok,' mondta az ifjú Ramund
 
7 Ramund elővette a kedvenc kését, amit a Drága Dymling-nek nevezett
Elvette a császár életét, s a feje 15 mérföldet* repült
'Azt hittem, hogy ez nem éles,' mondta Ramund
'S mégis, a vére folyik,' mondta az ifjú Ramund
 

Ramund

Ramund would be a better man,
if he had better clothes.
The queen gave him clothes immediately
of tow, bast fiber and leather.
'That kind I do not want,' said Ramund,
'That doesn't make me look good,' said Ramund the young.
 
2 Ramund walked by the salt sea shore,
there he saw seven giant stand.
»I take Ramund on my smallest hand
and throw him far from lands'.
'You alone won't do,' said Ramund,
'All seven of you must come,' said Ramund the young.
 
3 Ramund took his expensive sword,
the one he called Dymlingen1 red.
He cut the seven giants in a jiffy,
that the blood ran unto their deaths.
'There lie all seven,' said Ramund,
'I'm still standing here,' said Ramund the young.
 
7 Ramund took his big knife,
the one he called Dymlingen expensive.
He parted the emperor by his life,
so that the head flew fifteen miles.
'I thought it would not bite,' said Ramund.
'However, the blood is flowing down,' said Ramund the young.
 

• 1. Ancient Danish word for wooden nail.

Thor in Helheim

A chair stood high under arched stone
It was made of skulls and brittle bones of the dead
There, one could see Hel brooding, she was white to the foot
Towards the crown of her head blue, from blood that ran beneath
 
A dead man's white bone, well bleached in the moonlight
She stretched out to torment, with a vengeful mind
It smelled of earth, she waved it like a wand
Like a scepter, she wielded it in her cruel hand
 
It was so quiet within, the smell of corpses everywhere
No winds moved there, only empty sighs were returned
Three blue-flamed torches stood by each of the dead
Beheld in empty terror, without a trace of blood
 
Thor was seen smiling, he turned around
He hastened forward into the ring of the dead
He then shouted these harsh words:
Thus will it be for every woman who dares not to follow Thor
 
You poor fools who fear injury and death
Now may Hel inflict injury eternally upon you, with woe and bitter hardship
You let not the helmet adorn your head in battle
You were created to tremble, so tremble for eternity
 
Then the harsh warrior went steadily before Hela
He had to soften his voice in her dark home
He said, pallid woman, you punish justly
But I do not stand here of my own free will
 
To journey to the chieftain of Utgard, I had set my mind upon
He has caused me to wander in here
For tell me if you know which road I must take
To go to the strong kin in Jotunheim
 
Then to the swinger of Mjölnir, Hel shouted in her rough voice
It rang like the sword against a suit of armor
Depart from my black arch, walk ahead, soon you will be there
It blinds me to see the rosiness of your health
 
The agile god Thor waved hastily, with a bold glance
Loki turned away as Hel walked past him
Tightly he closed his eyes, so heavy to him that day
She looked at him and sighed, her scepter rang
 

The Death of Queen Dagmar

Queen Dagmar lies si k in Ribe
They'er awaiting her in Ringsted
All the ladies who live in Denmark
She has them brought to her
 
In Ringsted, Queen Dagmar is laid to rest
 
The little Kirsten stepped in through the door
With pain and great dignity
Queen Dagmar sits her up again
She embraces her coming so well
 
In Ringsted, Queen Dagmar is laid to rest
 
They lead her outside, they lead her inside
They kept on getting more scared
'While it can't get better,
Send for my lord!'
 
In Ringsted, Queen Dagmar is laid to rest
 
There was pity in the rooms
There, they let the ladies cry
 
Queen Dagmar died in little Kirsten's arms
When the king rode up the street
 
In Ringsted, Queen Dagmar is laid to rest
 
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Heaven Turned Black

The moon is big
the fog embraces the forest's ground
Winds blow my hair
Leaves wither as I walk
 
Tell me, father
The demon's control
can you save me from the storm so cold?
When you abandoned me for the gate to the underworld
my heart turned to stone, Heaven turned black1
 
Only at night, we'll come forth
hidden by the darkness, we have each other
in a world which isn't for me
I can only breathe through you
 
Tell me, father
The demon's control
can you save me from the storm so cold?
When you abandoned me for the gate to the underworld
my heart turned to stone, Heaven turned black
 

• 1. It could also be 'the sky turned black,' but as 'Himlen' is capitalized, and since the lyrics are taken from a video uploaded by Myrkur, I'm going with 'Heaven.'

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Moon Blót

That's the room they're doing it in
It'll cost money now
You open your mouth
 
I bare my teeth
You touch my skin
I open wide and let you come in
Howling howling praying to the sun
 
Oh, my beautiful Sora
Always coming down
Dirty whore, you deserve everything they've done to you
 
In pale moonlight
We bathe in blue
A sacrifice of life born new
They fear our kind
They hunt us down
They hear our screams
Like animals
 
Donna, donna always come around
Oh my woman, woman always coming down
Donna donna they will burn you down
Oh my woman, woman they will make you drown
 
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Elf-shot

In the pine forest so magnificent and grand
A small, elf-shot girl1 lives there
Her hair is made of ice crystals
But when the darkness calls, the ice starts shattering
Little eyes following me now
Little eyes following me now
He hears the call far away on the mountain
The beautiful betrothed, she sang herself to death
He ran towards the forest to save his wife
But she never got away from the underworld
Little eyes following me now
Little eyes following me now
 

• 1. According to folklore, people and animals could be struck by invisible arrows from supernatural creatures. This is called 'skud' (shot) and was a common way to explain why someone got sick back then.

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The Three Girls

Three girls stood on the piling mountain
Looking across the deep ocean
There, they saw a ship sailing
There, they saw a ship sailing
Which had three counts on it
 
The very youngest count
Who was on the ship
He wanted to get engaged
He wanted to get engaged
Even though he was so young
 
He took off his ring
It s gold was pure
Take it, take it, my friend
Take it, take it, my friend
Take it, and be like you were mine
 
But what will my mother say
When I return back home
Say that you've found it
Say that you've found it
On the green sloppy mountainside of the forest
 
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Nightmare

In a black-green forest
Where the light doesn't break through
Here I lie in the dark wooden cabin
Where the dust whirls around my face
A stag soars up there
And full of rage
At a violent speed, it's falling down
It's going to break my bones
Pierce my chest
In the tiny house, I lie alone
But I hear someone coughing
Behind the dark chamber's closed gate
In there, a dead woman is lying
She suddenly rushes towards me
I fall at her feet
And the dusty stone floor
I surrender to you
 

Vengeance

Versions: #1#2
Vengeance, vengeance
 
You there, you'll wake up tonight
in your grave
scream for help
an endless, abandoned
black tunnels
forever at the mercy of demons
 
The shadow will take my hand tonight
The shadow will take me tonight
 
Vengeance is mine
as I slaughter
drowning you
your eyes, your heart
(Die)
 
The shadow will take my hand tonight
the shadow will take me tonight