Hljóðs Bið Ek Allar

I Call for All Sounds

Hljóðs Bið Ek Allar

I call for all soundsHljóðs bið ek allar
Holy kindredHelgar kindir
Greater and lesserMeiri ok minni
Children of HeimdallMögu Heimdallar
Do you want me, Father of the Slain!Viltu, at ek, Valföðr!
To tell wellVel framtelja
Ancient tales of menForn spjöll fíra
That are foremost in mindþAu er fremst um man

I remember giantsEk man jötna
Born long agoÁr um borna
When in ancient timesþÁ er forðum
They had raised meMik fœdda höfðu
Nine I remember at homeNíu man ek heima
Nine in the woodsNíu íviði
The mighty treeMjötvið mœran
Beneath the soilFyr mold neðan

Long ago was the ageÁr var alda
When Ymir dwelledþAr er Ýmir bygði
There was neither sand nor seaVara sandr né sær
Nor cool wavesNé svalar unnir
The earth was not foundJörð fannsk æva
Nor the sky aboveNé upphiminn
A gap was the voidGap var ginnunga
And grass was nowhereEn gras hvergi