Sneppan
Sólin setir seg í kvøld
Yvir bygd og land
Grýtan kólnað, bríkin køld
Ravnarnir setast á sand
Í deyðans døkka dimma dali
Ljós lívsins er sløkt
Lív í leiki dystin tapti
Svarta deyðans økt
Oyðin bygd við havið lá
Kvirt er innan húsagátt
Manntóm blikandi still er vág
Døpur er tann drepandi sótt
Eittans lív her anir enn
Í smáttu innan garð
Nornan hon kvettir ein tráð í senn
Ein enda hesin eisini fær
Í deyðans døkka dimma dali
Ljós lívsins er sløkt
Lív í leiki dystin tapti
Svarta deyðans økt
Sita skal eg sorgarvakt
Yvir fjøld og ætt
Tá mítt síðsta orð er sagt
Deyðin stíg tú innar lætt
Í deyðans døkka dimma dali
Ljós lívsins er sløkt
Lív í leiki dystin tapti
Svarta deyðans økt
The Darkness of Death
The sun sets tonight
Over town and land
The pot has cooled, the bridge is cold
The ravens settle on the sand
In death's dark, shadowy valley
The light of life is gone
Life played its game and lost
The black death has grown
The deserted town by the sea
Silence fills the doorway
Empty, shimmering stillness is the bay
The deadly plague is a sorrowful tale
One life still lingers here
In the garden's small patch
The witch weaves a thread at once
An end this one will also meet
In death's dark, shadowy valley
The light of life is gone
Life played its game and lost
The black death has grown
I will keep my vigil of sorrow
Over the crowd and kin
When my last word is spoken
Death, you step in so easily
In death's dark, shadowy valley
The light of life is gone
Life played its game and lost
The black death has grown